Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar (2008)

Directed by

Kent Hagen

Genre

documentary, music

Runtime

2h 35m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the history of the electric guitar through interviews with famous players and archival footage. It covers different music styles and highlights how the instrument shaped popular music.

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What happens

Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar is a 2008 documentary film by Kent Hagen. It spotlights the development and history of the classic electric guitar as well as certain players who made them famous. Covering of genres including rock, blues, rockabilly, country, hard rock, and punk it presents interviews with Les Paul, B.B. King, Duane Eddy, Scotty Moore, Billy Gibbons, Slash, George Thorogood, Joe Satriani, and Elliot Easton. The film was the Winner for best documentary at the 2008 Route 66 Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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