My First Guitar : tales of true love and lost chords Compiled by Crowe Julia and Andy summers.

previously published as 1st ed., in 2012.

Foreword Andy Summers [The Police]
Travelling seven hours for a cup of coffee
Les Paul
Scotty Moore [Elvis Presley's first guitarist]
Aaron Shearer [classical guitarist]
Dick Dale [Dick Dale & the Deltones]
Albert Lee [Emmylou Harris's Hot Band]
Jorge Morel [classical guitarist / composer]
George Benson
Roger McGuinn [Byrds]
Taj Mahal
John Hammond [Junior]
Seymour Duncan [guitar effects maker]
A guitar on the make
Eli Kassner [classical guitarist]
Paco Peňa [flamenco guitarist]
Pat Martino [jazz guitarist]
Bob Margolin [blues guitarist]
Richard Thompson [Fairport Convention],
Steve Howe [Yes, Asia]
Peter Frampton [The Herd, Humble Pie]
Frederic Hand [classical guitarist]
Richard Bruné
Carlos Barbosa-Lima [classical guitarist]
Juan Martin
Dennis Koster
The Assad Brothers
Wings on my fingers
Carlos Santana [Santana]
Jimmie Vaughan [Fabulous Thunderbirds]
Pat Metheny [jazz guitarist]. Christian Frederick Martin IV [guitar maker]
Ralph Towner
Sonny Landreth [blues guitarist]
Lurrie Bell [blues guitarist]
Rory Block
David Tronzo
Thirty minutes inside a guitar shop
Melissa Etheridge
Muriel Anderson
Tommy Emmanuel
Martin Taylor [jazz guitarist]
Dave Alvin [The Blasters]
Bob Taylor
Graham Parker [The Rumour]
Wolf Marshall
Daniel Lanois [producer]
Sharon Isbin [classical guitarist]
The music conservatory of life
David Russell
Roland Dyens [classical guitarist]
Los Angelres Guitar Quartet
Alex Lifeson [Rush]
Steve Lkather [Toto]
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Gary Lucas
Michael McKean [Spinal Tap]
Christopher Guest [Spinal Tap]
A sheepdog raised by ducks
Kerry Keane
Lee Ranaldo [Sonic Youth]
Paul Reed Smith [guitar maker]
Vernon Reid [Living Colour]
Marty Friedman [Megadeth]
Joey Santiago [Pixies]
Benjamin Verdery
David Leisner [classical guitarist]
Tom Morello [Rage Against The Machine. Audioslave, The Nightwatchman]
Daron Malakian [System of a Down]
Tracii Guns [L.A. Guns, Brides of Destruction, . Contraband]
Joscho Stephan [jazz guitarist]
Johnny Hiland
Andy McKee
Fabio Zanon [classical guitarist]
Jonny Lang [blues guitarist]
Frank Vignola [jazz guitarist]
A cup of coffee with Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page [Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin]

Featuring Les Paul, Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Page, and more! Julia Crowe interviews the world's leading guitarists, from Les Paul, Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton and Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Satriani, Melissa Etheridge, to Lee Ranaldo, George Benson, and Jimmy Page. Through interviews that offer intimate insights into their beginnings as they recall their first instrument and share their memories of the inspiration, challenges, and successes of their early days, My First Guitar uncovers deeply human stories that explore how a host of famous musicians began to nurture the passion that they now share with millions of fans