Bone Walker: Book III of the Anasazi Mysteries
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Bone Walker: Book III of the Anasazi Mysteries
Kathleen O'Neal Gear , and W. Michael Gear
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Nearly a millennium ago, the Anasazi ruled the cliffs and canyons of New Mexico with a rich, vibrant culture that disappeared as mysteriously as it arose. The link between the 800-year-old murder of an Anasazi holy man and the ritual death of archaeologist Dusty Stewart's beloved mentor drive this rich tapestry of a novel, which moves almost seamlessly between the past and the present to its riveting conclusion. But long before that happens, the reader is drawn into the hunt for a wolf witch that resonates down the centuries, unearthing not only the secrets and relics of an ancient world but also those of Dusty's past--his father's suicide, his mother's desertion, the existence of a sister he never knew, and the reappearance of the woman whose tangled love life set a series of bloody crimes in motion. Archaeologists themselves, the authors bring the past to life with skill and verisimilitude in this terrific story. --Jane Adams

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W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, award-winning archaeologists and international bestselling authors, break extraordinary new ground in the riveting sequal to their bestselling The Summoning God. Bone Walker is more than a murder mystery, it is a psychological thriller filled with the action that have made this the dynamic duo of the historical. They have breathed life into the vanished world of the Anasazi, bringing out the spirit, the loves, and a mysterious world where mystery and horror lurk in every shadow, behind every door, sometimes right before you. The Gears invite you to follow them down the dark labyrinth of the serial killers mind in Book III of the Anasazi Mysteries.Eight hundred years have passed since the Mogollon holy man was murdered in Flowing Waters Town. The threads of evil spun by Two Hearts are drawn across time to ensnare modern archaeologists Dusty Stewart and Maureen Cole. The "Wolf Witch" has killed archaeologist Dale Emerson Robertson, and Dusty and Maureen must unmask the murderer before he strikes again. But in so doing, Dusty will root out disturbing secrets about his own past that will cast his father's suicide in an unsettling light. With so many skeletons in the closet, even a bone expert like Maureen can be baffled....and the Wolf Witch is two steps ahead of them, drawing them relentlessly into his trap....From the national award-winning archaeologists and international bestselling authors of The Visitant and The Summoning God comes a novel of unforgettable terror about a murder in America eight hundred years ago....and a power that transcends time.

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W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, award-winning archaeologists and international bestselling authors, break extraordinary new ground in the riveting sequal to their bestselling The Summoning God. Bone Walker is more than a murder mystery, it is a psychological thriller filled with the action that have made this the dynamic duo of the historical. They have breathed life into the vanished world of the Anasazi, bringing out the spirit, the loves, and a mysterious world where mystery and horror lurk in every shadow, behind every door, sometimes right before you. The Gears invite you to follow them down the dark labyrinth of the serial killers mind in Book III of the Anasazi Mysteries...

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3 out of 5 stars It was good until the last fifty pages...........2007-06-11

Just finished reading Bone Walker. This is the last of the Anasazi Mysteries. I'm assuming that there won't be anymore. Interesting, I had been thinking that this final one was a big improvement over the other two. Some editing issues seemed to be cleaned up. They learned how to spell pinon; studied southwestern cooking (although I don't think I'm going to want to eat huevos rancheros anytime soon - sick to death of them now); I think the Gears even visited Albuquerque. While it was a little hard to get into at first the pace did pick up; the flipping back and forth between centuries wasn't too bad. They even worked out the awkward Maureen-Dusty dynamic; I enjoyed the direction their relationship was taking. Catkin and Stone Ghost were brought back into the picture. Catkin was one rockin' warrior. Browser was great! Little Bone Walker was sad. Overall, it was looking like a fairly good murder mystery mixed in with the Anasazi story. But somehow they managed to drop it in the last fifty pages.

For one thing, all these new characters that were introduced without any direction whatsoever. Yvette's purpose was lost on me. She added nothing to the pace of the story. Reggie needed more page time to work but he didn't get it. We didn't even get a chance to find out what for sure happened to him. Ruth Ann was probably the most uni-dimensional character I've ever read. I didn't believe anything about her. Rupert wasn't that great either considering how important he was. Why wasn't he in more of the story? And how many elderly aunts does Magpie have left to kill off?

Then they gave away the ending to the Anasazi story way too soon. Mysteries are about suspense - you know? Then with the modern mystery I was subjected to a drawing room scene where the murderer reveals his motives. But since the story was pushing well past six hundred pages maybe the authors thought they needed to speed things up. But it was still a poor payoff for my efforts.

But then there's something that didn't occur to me until I got to page 326 of the paperback version - there were no hispanics in the section of the story that takes place in modern times except for the attendant in a parking lot who didn't even get a gender. Just mentioned as "a Hispanic". I do not understand that and it's been rubbing at me ever since. Now I'm wondering if there were any hispanics in the other two. I hate to belabor the issue but hispanics are half the population in New Mexico. You would have to make an effort to avoid them.

So there - those are my thoughts. If another one comes out I probably will read it. Too late to stop now.

5 out of 5 stars Loved it!.......2007-05-05

I loved this series. Two mysteries; one from the past and one from the present both skillfully woven with a little history and archeology thrown in for good measure and you have a fantastic read. Now that's talent! I'm not ready to see the end of Dusty and Maureen. I hope the series will contiue with a different mystery to solve.

1 out of 5 stars Trashed It.......2007-04-18

I've read just about all of the O'Neal Gear books and I just could not stomach this one. I tried twice to read this book and finally just threw it in the trash. The content was just too much. I found it repulsive. Most of their books I enjoy, some were tedious to read but for the most part entertaining and interesting.

5 out of 5 stars Bone Walker .......2007-01-12

I found myself in agreement with other readers in that the lives and times of Browser and Catkin are far more interesting than Dusty and Maureen's pathetic F'ed up 20th century existences.

So, to get an expansive uninterrupted narrative simply skip the chapters pertaining to Dusty's unresolved childhood issues. That would be every other chapter if you're keeping score.

3 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first two.......2006-05-02

I am a big fan of the People and Anasazi series. This final third book in the latter didn't quite live up to my perhaps too-high expectations. It felt a bit rushed. Plotlines from the first two are rather abruptly dropped (i.e. Sylvia and Steve's love affair) and new characters seem to be ushered hastily in (Rupert, various mean people and random relatives of Dusty's...) I too was annoyed that the evil mother got off scot-free (do the Gears have a thing about letting hot but evil women get off easy in their stories?? See: People of the Lightning, People of the Mist). The supposedly climactic ending reeked a bit too much of formulaic TV-crime-drama staging, with guns being pointed here and there and long explanatory monologues of "Why I did it." There was absolutely no foreshadowing of the key relationships here in the first two books.

The Gears are good enough that even when it's not their best work ever, it's still eminently readable. Maureen and Dusty's growing affection is made believable against all odds, and the intertwining of past and present is handled quite well. But the modern-day drama left much to be desired. Mediocre made-for-TV stuff in the end, despite the well-crafted main characters from the previous two books. I love how it all ties in with People of the Silence.
Skeletal and Developmental Anatomy, Second Edition
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • An essential for gross anatomy students!
  • Great book for spinal anatomy and gross anatomy class
  • Brilliant Reference
Skeletal and Developmental Anatomy, Second Edition
C. Owen Lovejoy , M. Elizabeth Bedford , and William Yee
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5 out of 5 stars An essential for gross anatomy students!.......2006-05-21

I am a chiropractic student and this book is absolutely amazing. Before I bought it I would flip back and forth between my other atlases trying to get a comprehensive understanding of the joints. With this book it explains things in an orderly fashion and is very easy to read. It also has all of the minor ligaments that are much more difficult to find in other books. I HIGHLY recommend it!

5 out of 5 stars Great book for spinal anatomy and gross anatomy class.......2003-05-28

I am a chiropractic student and used this book for my spinal anatomy and gross anatomy classes. It made the information easier to understand. My study group and I also used the following which is also on amazon: Spinal Anatomy Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi
ISBN: 0971999600
The study guide had the type of questions that were asked on my spinal anatomy and gross anatomy tests. We all passed the class. These two books are must buys.

4 out of 5 stars Brilliant Reference.......2003-02-10

I will admit that I have not read this book cover to cover, but I have used it rather as a reference tool, and so far, it has never let me down. It contains an even spread of the simple and the technical when descibing all aspects of the human skeletal system, leaving the reader to find the relevant information. It is well illustrated with simple, labelled line-drawings, rather than the highly detailed renderings of some other texts, making memorisation and reproduction easier for the student. Skeletal anatomy is well covered and well ordered, with references provided. The appendix, which contains "Muscle origins, insertions, innervations, blood supplies and principal actions" is, I believe, one of the books strongest aspects, and is well set out; easy for memorisation.
Students will benefit from this book.
Zero at the Bone: A Mystery
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  • "Zero At The Bone" Moved Too Slow!
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Zero at the Bone: A Mystery
Mary Willis Walker
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Katherine Driscoll is just three weeks away from disaster: foreclosure on her home and business, even the sale of her beloved dog.  She has no hope of raising the $91,000 she so desperately needs--until the father she hasn't seen for thirty years writes to her, offering her enough money to solve her problems...if she will do one thing in return.

But Katherine may never learn what that is.  When she arrives in Austin, she is hours too late: her father has died in a bizarre accident.  As she sifts through the cryptic notes he left behind, she finds herself caught up in terrible family secrets--and a deadly illicit trade.  The more she learns, the more determined she becomes to prove her father's death was no accident.  In doing so, Katherine will make a bitter enemy--one desperate enough to kill...and perhaps, kill again.

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4 out of 5 stars 4kittens.......2006-07-09

I bought this used, thinking it was first in a series by this author. Even though it wasn't part of a series, and since I haven't read anything by this author before, I loaned it to a friend. She said it was okay. I read it and enjoyed it, it was hard to put down. I have loaned it to another friend, to see if she likes it.

5 out of 5 stars I loved it.......2004-07-12

I thought this book was great. I found out about it from another author. She said it was good & it was.

Hard to put down. You want to keep going so that you can find out who the killer is.

very well written.

5 out of 5 stars You can't go wrong with this mystery.......2001-05-28

Walker does an excellent job with this book.

As you eneter Katherine's world it's crumbling away and then she gets notice that her father who she hasn't seen or heard from in year dies. She goes off to see him off and go through his extate. When she comes across something that doesn't seem right and this embarks her on a journey that will change her life.

Walker paints a powerful picture with her words. In one scene they come across a lion traped in a cage. You can actually see the lion and feel the cage and his imperfections with your hands. It will send chills up your spine.

This is her best book and the only one that stands on it's own. Her other books deal with continuing characters and are great, too.

Read. Enjoy. Then take a trip to a large zoo and enjoy the animals.

If you liked Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal with all there power you'll enjoy Mary Willis Walkers' work.

3 out of 5 stars "Zero At The Bone" Moved Too Slow!.......2001-01-04

I admit, I might be getting too critical when it comes to mystery novels lately. But I have read so many that I start to know what a really good mystery novel is and which ones are not. "Zero At The Bone" was the first novel that I have read by Mrs. Walker. Don't get me wrong, the book wasn't bad at all, but the plot moved quite slowly and there was not much suspense. Most of the novel described in great detail the tasks and obligations that a zookeeper must go through. How to clean the cage, sweep the floor, feed the animals, take the snake out of his cage, and on and on. If you work at a zoo, you'll love this book I guarantee it! Although, the characters were well developed and likeable, I wouldn't put this book on my "must read list" at all. Not bad Mrs. Walker!

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4 out of 5 stars Suspenseful.......2000-01-08

I really enjoyed Zero at the Bone. You never knew where the plot turns were going to take you. It is rare to find a mystery novel that leaves you guessing until the end. I found it a great read along with Mary Willis Walker's other books. I just wish she would write another one soon.
The T-Bone Walker Collection
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Stroll With Bones!
The T-Bone Walker Collection
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This terrific collection features 20 tunes from wildly influential (B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix, to name but a few) blues legend T-Bone Walker, to whom electric blues and rock music owe their existence. Songs include: Call It Stormy Monday * Don't Leave Me Baby * I Got a Break Baby * It's a Low Down Dirty Deal * Mean Old World * So Blue Blues * T-Bone Boogie * The Time Seems So Long * Vida Lee * and more. Includes an introduction by Dave Rubin and a selected discography.

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5 out of 5 stars Stroll With Bones!.......2005-02-05


This is a great collection of some of T-Bone's best stuff. And all the cuts in this book; except for 'Bye Bye Baby', 'Vida Lee', and 'Low Down Dirty Shame Blues', can be found in the 90 track CD collection 'T-Bone Walker - The Original Source' by Proper Records. There's other discography given in the book, only not as recent as Proper's 4 CD box set, which goes for around $22; such things I know for certain, as I got the CD's just the other day. Whereas 'Bye Bye Blues' and 'Vida Lee' may be found on the 'Complete Imperial' CD.

Finding 'Low Down Dirty Shame Blues (a.k.a 'Married Woman Blues') from 1944 may be difficult to find. Try Limewire (hint hint). There's also a 40-cut album entitled simply 'T-Bone Walker' on Rhapsody which appears to have this cut; but when sampled, played only various Bessie Smith tunes!

The transcriptions are accurate, which isn't hard to imagine - given T-Bone's 'bare bones' technique. His mastery was that of tone and taste, rather than complex voicing or dazzling speed. T-Bone's forte was in his unrelenting rhythmic drive and sparse melodic interpretation, that yielded a sound which to this day commands both appreciation and respect.

Of interesting note here is 'T-Bone Blues', which has Walker singing, although the Hawaiian slide guitar solo is played by Frank Pasley; this tid-bit culled from the extensive liner notes of the Proper CD set.

So, with an investment of under $50 for this book and its associated sound recordings, you can obtain a large amount of material whereby to play some classic blues guitar. Enjoy!
The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fascinating!!!
  • I am not really interested in Alan Walker's life
  • Very creative ideas and easy to digest for novice
  • An interesting take on Human Evolutions
  • Too Heavy a Burden
The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human Origins
Alan Walker , and Pat Shipman
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Traveling to the desolate rock-strewn deserts of northen Kenya, where the temperature can hit a brutal and dry 130 degrees, would be enough of a trip, but scientist Alan Walker also takes us on a trip in time, far back in time, where we meet a boy who will help to re-write the story of our human ancestors. The mysterious boy, whose skeleton is the best specimen of Homo Erectus, the species long considered the proverbial missing link between apes and humans, lived more than a million years ago. But in the hands of scientists whose skill is only matched by their curiosity, his bones talk to us today. A highly readable account which shows how paleoanthropologists, in work both painstaking and exciting, reach conclusions about the day-to-day life of the ancestors of modern man.

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"Fascinating. . . .  As engaging an explanation of how scientists study fossil bones as any I have ever read." --John R. Alden, Philadelphia Inquirer

In 1984 a team of paleoanthropologists on a dig in northern Kenya found something extraordinary: a nearly complete skeleton of Homo erectus, a creature that lived 1.5 million years ago and is widely thought to be the missing link between apes and humans. The remains belonged to a tall, rangy adolescent male. The researchers called him "Nariokotome boy."

In this immensely lively book, Alan Walker, one of the lead researchers, and his wife and fellow scientist Pat Shipman tell the story of that epochal find and reveal what it tells us about our earliest ancestors. We learn that Nariokotome boy was a highly social predator who walked upright but lacked the capacity for speech. In leading us to these conclusions, The Wisdom of the Bones also offers an engaging chronicle of the hundred-year-long search for a "missing link," a saga of folly, heroic dedication, and inspired science.

"Brilliantly captures [an] intellectual odyssey. . . .  One of the finest examples of a practicing scientist writing for a popular audience."            
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"A vivid insider's perspective on the global efforts to document our own ancestry."
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5 out of 5 stars Fascinating!!!.......2005-05-06

Pat Shipman and Alan Walker are not only brilliant scientists, but also superb authors. Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down. Excellent for aspiring anthropologists, like myself, and ANYONE interested in human origins. Fantastic writing, excellent research. In fact, every book this husband and wife team has written is fantastic. TAKING WING by Pat Shipman, about Archaeopterix and the origin of flight is another highly addictive book!

2 out of 5 stars I am not really interested in Alan Walker's life.......2005-04-13

It is largely a semi autobiogographic account of Alan Walker's life, which I am not concerned about, It does have some information on the Nariokotome Boy which I am very interested in.

As such it held little that kept me interested.

5 out of 5 stars Very creative ideas and easy to digest for novice.......2005-01-21

Although this is obviously a book grounded in science, it's important to note that this isn't chemistry or quantum physics, where if you don't have specialized knowledge it will be a waste of your time. The authors here do a great job of presenting their findings and then explaining how and why they made the assumptions they did based on those findings. Anybody can follow their logic and come to their own conclusions based on the evidence. It is also very well written and even the story of the researchers travelling to Africa is quite interesting.

I saw another reviewer bashing the authors for making wild conclusions based on minimal evidence. But that is the creative genius of these people. They're not making wild conclusions, but rather the most logical findings they can working with tiny pieces of bone millions of years old. For instance, at one point the authors discuss finding evidence of a specific type of disease in a pre homo-sapiens fossil. We know that the person (or hominid!) would have been partially crippled for some extended period of time, and certainly unable to gather food and defend against predators. Much like reading tree rings, the next layers of bone show that the infection or disease healed, and the being likely recovered and went on with life. The fact of the recovery leads to the author's conclusion that at this point in pre-history, the (person) had someone else as a caregiver, helping gather water and food and offering shelter, etc. This is important and offers glimpses into the mental and emotional development at that point in time. It seems a rather simple idea, but it's just one of numbers of brilliant ideas the authors proffer that don't seem like wild conclusions at all.

The entire book is fascinating and quite honestly makes me wish I could go back in time and change professions.

4 out of 5 stars An interesting take on Human Evolutions.......2002-05-03

Aside from being a fantastic professor and wonderful conversationalist Alan Walkier is a great writer. He and his wife Pat Shipman have taken many literary ventures together; this one being their best.

The challenge in popular scientific books is to make potentially dense material easy to read so that the reader doesn't feel burdened by the material he or she reads. Walker and Shipman do this very well in "Wisdom of the Bones". Walker successfully integrates two stories here- one of his trip to Kenya leading up to his team's revolutionary discovery of Turkana Boy (Homo erectus/ ergaster), and the other of Turkana Boy and his bretherin.

The book doubles as a pleasurable novel and a factually saturated work-- I've found this book an invaluable resource in many classes, but i've also enjoyed the plot line. Walker keeps one engaged throughout the book-- not an easy feat in the scientific world.

3 out of 5 stars Too Heavy a Burden.......2001-03-04

This book reminds me that Christian Huygens "knew" that there was so much hemp growing on the planet Jupiter. How did he know?. . .Moons! That's how. Jupiter has so many moons. These would be used by lots of sailors. . .to guide their ships at night. Lots of sailors. . .lots of ships. Ships require miles of rope if they are to sail. Hence there must be a lot of hemp on Jupiter. And so it is that Walker makes so much out of so little evidence... An ancient hominid dies with a chronic bone disease and therefore must have had a lot of concerned family/companions and a massive social structure to have survived. The anterior-posterior dimension of the skeleton's cervical spinal canal is narrow, therefore the chest musculature couldn't have been sufficient to support the ability to speak (never mind that elderly humans frequently have spinal canals of 8 mm and never complain of problems speaking). It's fun to speculate about our ancestor and Walker and his team deserve great credit for finding the fine H. erectus specimen and scientifically documenting his sex, age, time of appearance on earth etc. maybe we should reserve accolades on this one until we have some more evidence....
A Bucket of Bones (Stories from a Game Warden)
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    A Bucket of Bones (Stories from a Game Warden)
    John A. Walker
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    Jazz Blues Guitar Solos (book and CD)
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      Jazz Blues Guitar Solos (book and CD)
      Larry McCabe
      Manufacturer: Santorella Publications
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      ASIN: 1585606618

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      The excellent solos in this book are performance-quality improvisations on jazz-blues standards. If you are a rock, folk, country, or blues guitarist looking to advance to the next level, these solos will help you develop more variety in your phrasing, improved familiarity with the fingerboard, a vastly improved ear, and enhanced conceptual abilities. The solos are for guitarists with intermediate, or better, skills. Each tune is arranged in standard notation and tablature, and recorded note-for-note on the companion CD. Solos: Alberta; Careless Love; Corrine, Corrina; Every Night When the Sun Goes In; Hesitation Blues; Jada; Lonesome Road; Make Me a Pallet on the Floor; Nobody's Business; St. James Infirmary; Sporting Life Blues; Willie the Weeper.
      Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker Story
      Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
      • One of the most disappointing books I have read
      Stormy Monday: The T-Bone Walker Story
      Helen Oakley Dance
      Manufacturer: Louisiana State Univ Pr
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 0807113557

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      2 out of 5 stars One of the most disappointing books I have read.......1998-05-02

      The subject of this book is one of the most amazing musicians/artists/showmen of all time. Unfortunately the writer treats the subject in a disjointed, disorganized, almost incomprehensible manner. There is no chronological methodology to the story, characters appear from nowhere with no clue as to who they are or what role they play in this man's life. One third of the way into the book a son all of a sudden appears at 14 with no indication of where he came from, who his mother is, or what role he has played in Walker's life. The book is authored by Helen Oakley Dance and it appears that she has spent time with Walker . She attempts to recall stories and anecdotes that have been told her by Walker, his associates, and family. Those stories are thrown together in a haphazard and incongruous fashion that, frankly, more often than not, just leave you confused. She will recall a story and then in the middle of it she is onto something else that may have happened years earlier or later. Extremely frustrating reading. It is obvious that she has alot of knowledge of this fabulous artist but unfortunatly she does not have the ability to write a book. If you are a Blues fan or a fan of T-Bone Walker I would reluctantly reccomend the book to you because there is alot of valuable information and interesting details contained therein. Unfortunately you will become very frustrated trying to make any sense of it. She's got the facts there, she just doesn't know how to relate them.
      Bone Walker
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        Bone Walker

        Manufacturer: Books on Tape, Inc.
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        Binding: Audio Cassette
        ASIN: 0736684867
        101 Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Fill-In Licks (Book and CD) (Red Dog Music Books Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Series)
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          101 Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Fill-In Licks (Book and CD) (Red Dog Music Books Razor-Sharp Blues Guitar Series)
          Larry McCabe
          Manufacturer: Red Dog Music Books
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Spiral-bound
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          Legendary guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Hubert Sumlin, T-Bone Walker, Johnnie Winter, Albert King, Freddie King, and Chuck Berry are known to all blues fans for their remarkable soloing abilities. But the complete blues guitarist must do more than shine in the solo spotlight. And that is why every great soloist is also a great fill-in player.Tasteful fill-in licks support and inspire the singer while adding fire and drive to the performance. For example, Blind Lemon Jeffersons string-snapping fill-ins provided the perfect complement for his rough-hewn blues songs. Both Louis Armstrong and Lester Young seemed to talk to the singer with their finely-crafted, jazzy fill-ins. And Henry Sunflower Vestines stinging, buzzsaw fill-ins never failed to drive his Canned Heat bandmates into a psychedelic frenzy.This book is accompanied by a user-friendly split-track CD allows you to sit in with a professional blues band while you learn to play blues fills behind a great singer, Charles Adkins. The Heat-Seeking Missile Blues Band is heard on the left channel; the fill-in licks are isolated on the right channel.This is not just another book of abstract how do I use these licks in real life? licks, but a collection of solid musical ideas that can be applied to thousands of real songs. Another fine contribution from Red Dog Music Books, designed for the early intermediate-to intermediate guitarist. Some of the licks are accessible to highly motivated near-beginners, and the book is an excellent resource for teachers.

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