Turning professional-against his wife and music manager, LovellвЂ™s advice вЂ“ Slim found it tough to survive. Slim made an impressive debut with his recordings of IвЂ™m a King Bee.вЂќ In 1957. Today, 51 years since his passing, Slim is an unsung hero of the blues - that is, outside of the generations of iconic artists he influenced.Д«orn in 1924 among the sugar cane fields of Belmont Plantation across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Slim Harpo, aka James Isaac Moore was among the last of the original down-home bluesmen, but also one of the first to register hits on the pop charts. His brush with chart topping pop fame was brief as was his life, but his imprint on music is undeniable. With his fusion of blues, rock & roll rhythms, soul, swing and even country vocal inflections, Slim was a prominent torch bearer of a subgenre known as Louisiana swamp blues.

The story of Slim Harpo and his music is among the most fascinating in all of blues and R&B. The guitar has a custom вЂњLovellвЂќ logo on the back of the headstock to honor Slim HarpoвЂ™s wife, life partner, manager, and the co-writer of some of his biggest hits, Lovell Moore. The Slim Harpo 'Lovell' ES-330 features a three-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple top, back and sides with Spruce bracing, a Mahogany neck with a rounded C profile, Rosewood fretboard with small block inlays, ABR-1 bridge with Trapeze tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons, Dog ear P-90 pickups with hand-wired controls, and Orange Drop capacitors. The Slim Harpo вЂњLovellвЂќ ES-330 guitar is handmade by the expert luthiers and artisans of Gibson USA in Nashville, TN and is available worldwide at: An homage to blues musician James 'Slim Harpo' Moore, Gibson USA has recreated HarpoвЂ™s guitar of choice, the Gibson ES-330 in the form of the Slim Harpo 'Lovell' ES-330 in Vintage Sunset Burst. Gibson is proud to release the legendary American BluesmanвЂ™ s signature ES-330 electric guitar, the Lovell.

NASHVILLE, TN (March 30, 2021) For 127 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres and has emerged as the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brand around the world. Hardcover with slip case в€™ 224 pages, 300 color and b&w photos A regular contributor to Guitar Player and Vintage Guitar magazines, he resides in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He is the author of several popular books about guitars, amps, and effects, including Voyageur Press's Star Guitars, The Fender Stratocaster, The Gibson Les Paul, and 365 Guitars, Amps & Effects You Must Play. ItвЂ™s the definitive look at the FenderвЂ™s first three-quarters of a century and a must-have for any guitar enthusiast.Дave Hunter is an author, musician, and journalist. Illustrated throughout with rare images from company archives, Fender 75 Years treats readers to rare behind-the- scenes views of the shop floor throughout the years, as well as studio imagery of the guitars, rare period advertising and brochures, and performance images of Fender players. In addition, Hunter explores the work of the award-winning Fender Custom Shop and the wares produced there. The Jazz Bass and Precision Bass also feature, as do FenderвЂ™s acoustic guitars and workhorse tube amplifiers like the Bassman, Twin Reverb, and Princeton, to name a few.ДЄlong the way, readers will get in-depth scoops on the relationships dozens of players have enjoyed with Fender: rock вЂ™nвЂ™ roll pioneers like Hank Marvin and James Burton classic-rock icons like Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, and Eric Clapton blues legends Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Buddy Guy alt-rock gods J Mascis and Kurt CobainвЂ¦the list goes on. In addition to the instantly recognizable Telecaster and Stratocaster, Hunter examines FenderвЂ™s line of legendary offset guitars like the Mustang, Jazzmaster, and Jaguar, and bygone models such as the Marauder, Coronado, Bronco, and more. All the innovations and landmark models are here, as well as legendary players who became synonymous with Fender instruments across musical genres. Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, Fender 75 Years is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the company and its legendary instruments.ДЇrom FenderвЂ™s first instrument-a lap steel guitar produced in 1946-to founder Leo FenderвЂ™s groundbreaking early six-string вЂњSpanish-styleвЂќ guitar designs like the Esquire that set the standard for the electric guitar explosion to follow, author Dave Hunter traces FenderвЂ™s entire history to the present. Ubiquitous in the music world, Fender guitars and amplifiers are also icons in popular culture, their shapes and sounds instantly recognizable.

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