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Rickenbacker 325
The Rickenbacker 325 is the first of the Capri series of hollow body guitars released in 1958 by Rickenbacker. Overview The 325 was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers. Production models had a short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small () body. The body is unbound, semi-hollow, with an angled sound hole, and boasts "crescent moon"-style cutaways. These instruments gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles. Lennon's 1958 model was among the first batch made and has the pre-production feature of a solid top with no sound hole. All subsequent production short-scale Rickenbacker 300 series, 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s. This series is currently available only in "C" reissue form, although the reissues lack a sound hole to mimic Lennon's instrument. Notable players * John Lennon played 325s and their assorted variants during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickenbacker 325C64
Rickenbacker International Corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California. Rickenbacker is the first known maker of electric guitars, with a steel guitar in 1932, and produces a range of electric guitars and bass guitar, basses. History Founding Adolph Rickenbacher and George Beauchamp founded the company in 1931 as the Ro-Pat-In Corporation (ElectRo-Patent-Instruments) to sell electric Lap steel guitar, Hawaiian guitars. Beauchamp designed his instruments in collaboration with Paul Barth and Harry Watson, who had been active in the National String Instrument Corporation. The Ro-Pat-In brand name would eventually transform into the 'Rickenbacher' brand, and ultimately the modern 'Rickenbacker’ was adopted. Early examples bear the brand name 'Electro'. The early instruments were nicknamed Frying pan (guitar), "frying-pans" because of their long necks and small circular bodies. They are the first known solid body, solid-bodied electric guita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly abbreviated as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American Rock music, rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. These members had played together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs, before settling on Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967. The band's most prolific and successful period between 1969 and 1971 produced 14 consecutive top-10 singles (many of which were double A-sides) and five consecutive top-10 albums in the United States, two of which—''Green River (album), Green River'' (1969) and ''Cosmo's Factory'' (1970)—topped the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival in upstate New York, and was the first major act signed to appear there. CCR disbanded acrimoniously in late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennon's Musical Instruments
John Lennon's musical instruments were both diverse and many, and his worldwide fame resulted in his personal choices having a strong impact on cultural preferences. Overview John Lennon played various guitars with the Beatles and during his solo career, most notably the Rickenbacker 325 (four variants thereof) and Epiphone Casino, along with various Gibson and Fender guitars. His other instrument of choice was the piano, on which he also composed many songs. For instance, Lennon's jamming on a piano together with Paul McCartney led to creation of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1963. Lennon's musicianship went beyond guitar and piano, when he showed his proficiency on the harmonica in early Beatles records. His mother, Julia Lennon first showed him how to play the banjo and encouraged him to learn to play guitar, when they would practice together, "sitting there with endless patience until I managed to work out all the chords". According to Lennon, it was Julia who introduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan
Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles and albums during the late 1960s. Donovan discography, His work became emblematic of the flower power era with its blend of Folk music, folk, Pop music, pop, Psychedelic music, psychedelica and jazz stylings. Donovan first achieved recognition with live performances on the pop TV series ''Ready Steady Go!'' in 1965. Having signed with Pye Records that year, he recorded singles and two albums in the folk vein for Hickory Records, scoring three UK hit Single (music), singles: "Catch the Wind", "Colours (Donovan song), Colours" and "Universal Soldier (song), Universal Soldier", the last written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. He then signed to Epic Records, CBS/Epic in the US and became more successful internationally, beginning a long collaboration w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickenbacker 400 Series
The Rickenbacker 400-Series was a line of lower cost solid body electric guitars that Rickenbacker introduced in 1956. Combo 400-450 Series: 1956-1957 The 400 series initially consisted of the single pickup Combo 400 model introduced in 1956, which had distinctive Tulip style cutaways and the pickup at the neck position. In 1957 Rickenbacker unveiled a 2-pickup variant of the Combo 400 named the Combo 450. While the Combo 400 continued to come equipped with a DeArmond pickup, the Combo 450 marked the debut of the famed "toaster" pickup design. In 1958, Rickenbacker 400-series production waned. The Combo 400 appears to have been phased out entirely before the end of 1957. The Combo 450 continued to be made in 1958 albeit on a very limited basis. 1958 serial-numbered Combo 450 guitars differ from earlier examples for how their bodies feature a transitional concave curve instead of a convex curve where the lower bought meets the neck joint. Jazz Guitarist Toots Thielemans, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans (), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz".Gioia, Ted. ''The History of Jazz'', Oxford Univ. Press (2011) p. 382 He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.Morton, Brian, and Cook, Richard. ''The Penguin Jazz Guide: the History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums'', Penguin UK, (2010) ebook. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he played with George Shearing, and then led his own groups on tours in the U.S. and Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part Close and open harmony, tight harmonies: Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's Rhythm and blues, R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The group wrote all their own original material, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists, and are regarded as one of the most important and influential acts in pop-music history. They have been referred to in the media as Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Disco Kings, Britain's First Family of Harmony, and The Kings of Dance Music. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice's lead vocals, including "Lay It on Me (Bee Gees song), Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time (song), On Time". The Bee Gees are one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time. Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England at the age of five joining the skiffle-rock and roll group The Rattlesnakes (1950s band), the Rattlesnakes, which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 after spending three years in Manchester when they moved to Australia. They returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music". Following Gibb's unexpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. Billed as "an Age of Aquarius, Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted an audience of more than 460,000. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite overcast and sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals in history and became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s. The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as a defining event for the Silent Generation, silent and Baby boomers, baby boomer generations. The event's significance was reinforced by Woodstock (film), a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More, soundtrack album, and a Woodstock (song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter. CCR had nine top-10 singles and eight gold albums between 1968 and 1972, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Since CCR parted ways in 1972, Fogerty has had a successful solo career, which continues. He was listed on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of 100 Greatest Songwriters (at No. 40) and the list of 100 Greatest Singers (at No. 72). His songs include "Proud Mary", "Bad Moon Rising", "Fortunate Son", "Green River (song), Green River", "Down on the Corner", "Who'll Stop the Rain (song), Who'll Stop the Rain", "Up Around the Bend", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Centerfield (song), Centerfield", "The Old Man Down the Road", and "Rockin' All Over the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California. Rickenbacker is the first known maker of electric guitars, with a steel guitar in 1932, and produces a range of electric guitars and basses. History Founding Adolph Rickenbacher and George Beauchamp founded the company in 1931 as the Ro-Pat-In Corporation (ElectRo-Patent-Instruments) to sell electric Hawaiian guitars. Beauchamp designed his instruments in collaboration with Paul Barth and Harry Watson, who had been active in the National String Instrument Corporation. The Ro-Pat-In brand name would eventually transform into the 'Rickenbacher' brand, and ultimately the modern 'Rickenbacker’ was adopted. Early examples bear the brand name 'Electro'. The early instruments were nicknamed "frying-pans" because of their long necks and small circular bodies. They are the first known solid-bodied electric guitars, though they were a lap-steel type. They had a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bangles
The Bangles are an American all-female band, all-female pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1981. They are known for hit singles during the 1980s that made them one of the most successful pop rock groups of the decade. The band’s biggest commercial successes include "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986), which became a worldwide phenomenon, "Manic Monday" (1986), a song written by Prince (musician), Prince, and a cover of Simon & Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel’s "A Hazy Shade of Winter#The Bangles version, Hazy Shade of Winter" (1987), which was featured in the film ''Less Than Zero''. Their ballad "Eternal Flame (song), Eternal Flame" (1989) became a big hit, topping the charts in several countries and is one of their signature songs. Other hits included "In Your Room (The Bangles song), In Your Room" (1988) and "If She Knew What She Wants" (1986). Formed by Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson, the group began as part of the Paisley Underground scene, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
