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Brad Tolinski (Author) Brad Tolinski is Editorial Director of Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado. Over the past two decades, he has interviewed Jimmy Page more than any other writer. His previous publications include Guitars that Shook the World: A Star Studded Collection of the World’s Most Famous Guitars and Classic Hendrix: The Ultimate Hendrix Experience. Chris Gill (Author) Chris Gill is a regular contributor to Guitar World magazine. He is also the author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen and contributed extensive guitar background and historical text to Eric Clapton’s Six String Stories and Jeff Beck’s Beck 01: Hot Rods and Rock &amp; Roll. Gill has also interviewed Jeff on many occasions, including spending many hours with the guitarist at his home in England.

With his shag haircut and white Stratocaster guitar Jeff Beck was an icon. Yet somehow, he maintained the ineffable low-profile cool of a cult hero - gliding through six decades of musical trends with nary a lapse in taste. 
In his illustrious career Beck won eight Grammy Awards, was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and recorded with some of the most important rock, jazz and soul musicians of all time, including Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Morrissey and Kate Bush. 
Here, we shed new light on the elusive rock genius.

Brad Tolinski

This is the most comprehensive and compelling collection of interviews, insights and historical anecdotes of one of Rock &amp; Roll's premier guitarists / songwriters ever compiled. A fascinating must-have for Jimmy Page fans like myself

Jimmy Page … the one and only … ! And it's with no surprise that Jimmy's name and image ignites the excitement of all things ‘guitar’. From mild to wild, Jimmy sez it all. And millions of fans and followers wanting more is all here on and in between the pages of this fascinating insight into the man who strums the six-string … Jimmy Page.This fine work will rock you …!

By shining a light on the shadowy Page, Tolinski has created a must-have for any Led Zeppelin fan or guitar player

Conversations with Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page was the leader, mastermind, guitarist and producer of Led Zeppelin, described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the biggest band of the seventies" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history." While there is no shortage of written material out there on Led Zeppelin's legacy, none of the band members have ever written a tell-all book or co-operated with the press or a biographer. For the most part, their exploits are merely the stuff of legend. On the rare occasions that Page has opened his doors to journalists, he has done so with caution. 
 
Over the last twenty years, Brad Tolinski, editor-in-chief of Guitar World magazine, has interviewed Page more than any other journalist in the world and by asking incisive questions, he's been able to gain the trust of this greatly misunderstood artist. Sifting through over fifty hours of conversations that touch on everything from the 1960s music scene and his early years as England's top session guitarist working with artists like The Who, The Kinks, and Eric Clapton, to his wild years in Led Zeppelin, and post-Zep projects, Light &amp; Shade will provide readers with the most complete picture of the media-shy guitarist ever published.

Brad Tolinski

Praise for Light and Shade

This is the most comprehensive and compelling collection of interviews, insights and historical anecdotes of one of Rock & Roll's premier guitarists / songwriters ever compiled. A fascinating must-have for Jimmy ...

Jimmy Page … the one and only … ! And it's with no surprise that Jimmy's name and image ignites the excitement of all things ‘guitar’. From mild to wild, Jimmy sez it all. And millions of fans and followers wanting ...

By shining a light on the shadowy Page, Tolinski has created a must-have for any Led Zeppelin fan or guitar player

This is the most comprehensive and compelling collection of interviews, insights and historical anecdotes of one of Rock & Roll's premier guitarists / songwriters ever compiled. A fascinating must-have for Jimmy ...

Jimmy Page … the one and only … ! And it's with no surprise that Jimmy's name and image ignites the excitement of all things ‘guitar’. From mild to wild, Jimmy sez it all. And millions of fans and followers wanting ...

By shining a light on the shadowy Page, Tolinski has created a must-have for any Led Zeppelin fan or guitar player

This is the most comprehensive and compelling collection of interviews, insights and historical anecdotes of one of Rock & Roll's premier guitarists / songwriters ever compiled. A fascinating must-have for Jimmy ...

Jimmy Page … the one and only … ! And it's with no surprise that Jimmy's name and image ignites the excitement of all things ‘guitar’. From mild to wild, Jimmy sez it all. And millions of fans and followers wanting ...

By shining a light on the shadowy Page, Tolinski has created a must-have for any Led Zeppelin fan or guitar player

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