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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2010 1:17 pm |
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Hi,
At long last, Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition, has been published.
It is available directly from University of Illinois Press, Amazon.com, and B0B plans to stock some in the Forum store.
More info here:
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/
This is not an academic work; it is written for a general audience and steel guitar fans in particular. There are 32 black and white photos, some previously unpublished. Those who have read the manuscript tell me it's a good read.
Best,
Bob |
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Ian McLatchie
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Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 31 Aug 2010 1:42 pm
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| Those who have read the manuscript tell me it's a good read. |
As one of those privileged few, I don't appreciate being misquoted! I didn't tell you it was a good read. What were the words I used instead - fantastic, wonderful, marvelous? Congratulations, Bob. I know how much work you've put into this book, and I know too how much anyone with an interest in Sacred Steel or steel guitar in general will get out of it. It's a superb work and the photographs are great, too. Can't wait to get my own copy! |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 31 Aug 2010 3:37 pm
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Congratulations, Bob! I look forward to getting a copy when I'm able. Best of luck with it.
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2010 5:35 am
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Hi,
Thanks Ian and Mike!
I have had a couple of requests for signed copies from European buyers. If there are more Europeans interested in signed copies, just e-mail me your address and I will respond with actual shipping costs.
Mike, I look forward to your Speedy West project. Thanks for undertaking it.
All the best,
Bob |
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Donna Dodd
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Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2010 9:58 am
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Bob, I know this project means a lot to you. Do you happen to know when b0b(Lee)will have them available through the Forum?
Congratulations! I can't wait to get my copy!!
Donna
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2010 4:42 am
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Hi Donna,
Thanks for your interest. The books are available from University of Illinois Press now. When and how many Bob Lee orders is up to him.
All the best,
Bob |
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Daniel Morris
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Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2010 5:43 pm Book review.
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This is in another thread, under steel players, but I thought I'd add it to this one.
Another fine addition to the University of Illinois Press' MUSIC IN AMERICAN LIFE series, Robert Stone's SACRED STEEL traces the history of a little known corner of African-American church life. Most of the volume is a very readable history of the innovators of a highly spirited style of playing steel guitar. It also gives you an idea of the milieu (House of God, Keith Dominion and to a lesser extent, Jewel Dominion)in which the steel became such an integral part of worship. Yes, there is mention of Robert Randolph, who took this style of playing into uncharted waters - clubs, television, concert halls.
(Regarding Randolph's recorded output: although it's not cited in the book, just in the discography, LIVE AT THE WETLANDS is a turbocharged performance that preceded his major label discs. So far, that deal has yet to match the fire of the Wetlands concert.) The only thing that might have improved the book - given that it would probably be read by guitarists/steel guitarists/musicians - might have been some musical examples, i.e. tab/standard notation of what makes the Sacred Steel style unique, how the differences in players and the Dominions vary, copedents (pedal/knee lever arrangements on pedal steel guitars, which came into use later on). But all in all, this is a fascinating book on the music, and should certainly have readers snapping up recordings of Randolph, the Campbell brothers, and others who offer up their steel guitar talents in praise to God. |
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