Rory Gallagher, Steve Marriott, Rick Derringer and Robin Trower are guitar legends. The glue behind legendary barn-busting, hard-touring outfitslike Taste, The Small Faces, Procol Harum and Humble Pie, and later rea lizing their full potentials as solo artists, this is the first biography – group or otherwise – of four players whose dedication tomusic and screaming virtuosity has been inspirational to a generation o f fans and admirers. Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower is acandid look at the lives of four men who combined have sold more than 6 0,000,000 albums. Each has a unique musical story to tell, from roots inAmerican rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll to the joys and perils of l ife on the road, as well as the pitfalls of fame and the music business.What makes their stories unique is their intense dedication to their ar t and the fact that the careers of these trailblazing guitarists have never been thoroughly covered in print. This is not a linear, album-by-album study. Rather, it is an in-depth conversation with the artists themselves and those closest to them, including band members, management, record executives, road managers, crew, producers, studio engineers, family and friends: fully authorized, revealing and straight from the source. Features fantastic photographs throughout, many never before seen.
Dan Muise has spent his entire 25-year career in the music business covering radio, band management, production and reco rd company promotion. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
