Prairie Bohemian : Frank Gay's life in music /

Long-overdue biography of the enigmatic Western Canadian luthier, musician, and guitar virtuoso Frank Gay.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrison, Trevor W., 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta : University of Alberta Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Gay, Frank
Stringed instrument makers > Canada > Biography.
Guitarists > Canada > Biography.
Gay, Frank, > 1920-1982
Luthiers > Canada > Biographies.
Guitaristes > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Strings.
Guitarists.
Stringed instrument makers.
Canada.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. Army tunes
  • 3. Postwar Toronto
  • 4. Edmonton the new
  • 5. The shop
  • 6. Guitar maker to the stars
  • 7. World-class concerts
  • 8. The dark side
  • 9. Musical flights and nothing more
  • 10. Giving back
  • 11. House parties and Mr. Montoya
  • 12. Marriage redux
  • 13. Wood songs from the south side
  • 14. Frank Gay's travelling music show
  • 15. Jack Paget's tape
  • 16. Searching for a miracle
  • 17. The final years
  • 18. Frank agonistes
  • 19. Final days
  • 20. The funeral
  • 21. Legacy
  • 22. "The repressed unmakeable"
  • 23. Coda.

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