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The first 50 years, the musicians and their stories
by Mo Foster
Price: $36.95
ISBN: 9780857162311
Publisher: McNidder and Grace
Pub Date: 2024-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: McNidder and Grace
280 Pages
Mo Foster, renowned bass player, draws upon his own recollections and those of some of the greatest exponents of the rock guitar, from Hank Marvin to Eric Clapton and Brian May. Mo Foster has written the definitive history of the importance of the guitar in the development of British music over the last 50 years.
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