The bastard instrument: a cultural history of the electric bass
Brian F. Wright
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024
- Copyright:
- ©2024
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- Summary:
- Abstract: The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument's invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more. Their innovations are preserved in performances from artists as diverse as Lionel Hampton, Liberace, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, the Supremes, the Beatles, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Airplane, and Sly and the Family Stone, all of whom are discussed in this volume. At long last, The Bastard Instrument gives these early electric bassists credit for the significance of their accomplishments and demonstrates how they fundamentally altered the trajectory of popular music.
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Brian F. , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Other Related Resources:
- Online version: Bastard instrument [by Wright, B.F.] (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024 — ISBN 9780472221707; LCCN 2024002502)
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- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-361) and index.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Physical Characteristics:
- illustration
- Call Numbers:
- ML1015.B35 W75 2024
- ISBNs:
- 9780472076819 (hardcover)
0472076817 (hardcover)
9780472056811 (paperback)
0472056816 (paperback)
9780472221707 (ebook) [Invalid] - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2024002501
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1408375378