Jul 18, 2014
60 min
Full-HD

The Joy of the Guitar Riff (2014)

Traces the history and mechanics of the guitar riff over 60 years from the 1950s, from Chuck Berry through Hank Marvin, Black Sabbath and others to the White Stripes. Featuring interviews with some of the core arbiters of change and new techniques.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC

Chuck Berry

Self (archive footage)

Ritchie Blackmore

Self (archive footage)

Lita Ford

Self

Robert Fripp

Self

Tony Iommi

Self

Dave Davies

Self

Kelley Deal

Self

Ryan Jarman

Self

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