The Story Of The Guitar(2008)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2008-10-05
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
How did the guitar become the world’s favorite instrument? Alan Yentob begins this personal journey, fascinated by both the sound of the Oud, an ancient middle-eastern ancestor of the lute, and the iconic guitar draped round the necks of Bill Hailey and Elvis Presley, which rocked the cosy world of popular music in the 50s.
Keywords
guitar
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
In The Beginning
Air Date: 2008-10-05
Beginning with the rise of the acoustic guitar, Alan Yentob traces the instrument's history from an ancient Middle Ea...
E02
Out of the Frying Pan
Air Date: 2008-10-12
As the guitar turns electric, music is changed for ever. The world’s first electric guitar had nothing to do with jaz...
E03
This Time it's Personal
Air Date: 2008-10-19
In the final programme of the series the guitarists talk about how they find their own sound, and how the guitar has ...
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