Chris Adams

Gebundenes Buch

Grail Guitar

The Search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze Telecaster

Beschreibung

Telecaster, Chris Adams takes readers on a mystery tour of the late 60â s rock world to determine whether a Fender Telecaster bought second hand in a London music store in 1973 is the one used by Jimi Hendrix to record â Purple Hazeâ in January 1967. Follow the clues on this fascinating journey into Hendrix history.

Autor

Chris Adams is a retired U.S. Air Force Major General and Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command; former Associate Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory and industry executive. He has traveled the world extensively an in particular, Russia and the former Soviet States, where he directed joint ventures for five years in support of resurrecting the Cold War deteriorated public communications systems. His military service included logging over 8000 flying hours in strategic nuclear bombers, including the B-36 and B-52, as well as, the C-141 transport. He also served two Vietnam tours.Accordingly, his honors include The Distinguished Service Medal, The Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Two Legions of Merit, Two Air Medals for service in combat and numerous others. He was also awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution National Medal of Honor for 2011.He has also been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University - Commerce, and has been listed in Who's Who In America since 1982. In 2019, he was additionally presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the military industry. In developing his books, Adams draws on his extraordinary knowledge and experience in strategic air operations, intelligence activities and the culture of Russia and the former Soviet Union. Each work is historically based and alludes to actual events that occurred in the former Soviet Union and the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9781442246799
• ISBN-10: 1442246790
• Artikelnr.: 42810290