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Birth of the Groove: RandB, Soul and Funk Guitar: 1945-1965 (Inside the Blues) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dave Rubin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
Buy New: $11.31
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 695012
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9 x 0.3
ISBN: 0793551668
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
UPC: 073999950366
EAN: 9780793551668
ASIN: 0793551668
Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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Product Description
The years 1945-1965 saw a radical and exciting shift in American popular music. Blues and swing jazz helped to produce a new musical form called rhythm and blues, which in turn set in motion the development of soul and funk, not to mention rock OnO roll. What united these genres was an emphasis on the beat, or the groove, over the melody that would culminate in the syncopated monochord workouts of funk. Along the way, some of the greatest electric guitarists of the postwar years explored the boundaries of the new instrument with a rich array of hot licks. This book/CD pack explores everything from the swinging boogie of Tiny Grimes, to the sweaty primal funk of Jimmy Nolen, to the styles of Mickey Baker, Billy Butler, Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Curtis Mayfield, Ike Turner and everyone in between. Includes in-depth lessons, historical analysis, rare photos, and a CD with 33 full-band tracks.
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 Great Purchase March 9, 2008
This is well worth the money. All of the examples demonstrate great licks you can add to your playing and you can even upload the cd into iTunes for easy access.
 Great book on rhythm guitar playing!!! August 18, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Five stars and I stand by every one of them. For me, this is the perfect book focusing more on rhythm than on lead guitar. But of course it's not about rhythm guitar in the (boring) strumming sense. This is a book on double stops, licks and fills. Instead of teaching you how to play one hundred notes in three seconds, this book teaches you how to play one note at the exact right point in time.
Yes, it's about timing, about economical use of notes. In short, the secret of what makes music funky and groovy.
I am an intermediate player, but I do think even better players might find it interesting. The book is also a guide to a lot of great guitarists who haven't been put in the spotlight like Clapton and Hendrix. The session men behind a lot of great music who know how to play for the song not to ruin it with stupid solos.
33 songs/examples on the CD. I have only gotten til example 7 yet, but I'm really looking forward to doing more. Each new thing might take me a day or two to master, but I already feel I'm making great progress.
In short, for me this book makes practising fun. And well, that's a whole lot more than could be said about all other books around.
Great historical info, tips on recordings etc.
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