"The guitar, particularly in its electric form, is the most influential instrument of the past sixty years. [This] spotlights the key players who made it that way: the visionary talents and living legends who developed the sound and style of the electric guitar as we know and love it. [It] traces the life stories and musical legacies of superstar guitarists Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck [Yardbirds], Dick Dale [Richard Mansour: Dick Dale & The Deltones], Pete Townshend [The Who], Billy Gibbons [ZZ Top], David Gilmour [Pink Floyd] and Keith Richards [Rolling Stones], as well as influential sidemen and behind-the scenes stalwarts James Burton [Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris ...] and Steve Cropper [Booker T & The MGs]. ..."--Book flap.