In 2023, Steve Rosen wrote “Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen”. Tonechaser was based on Rosen’s 26-year friendship with the iconic guitarist. Tonechaser is now in its 3rd printing.
Steve Rosen has been a legendary rock journalist during a career lasting 50 years. He has written for Guitar Player, Guitar World, Classic Rock, Mojo, Playboy, Los Angeles Times and many other prestigious publications. He has written biographies on several artists including Black Sabbath, Randy Rhoads, Free/Bad Company, and others.
Now Steve has turned his attention to his long time admiration for the legendary Jeff Beck… the new book entitled:
“THE ORIGINAL PUNK – JEFF BECK STORIES: FROM YARDBIRD TO THE GUITAR SHOP”
Adds Steve;
“I have been working on the book for about seven months and I am excited to say I have finally completed it!
I first met Jeff back in 1973 when he was working with Beck, Bogert & Appice and subsequently interviewed him three more times including our final conversation in 1989. So the book covers his earliest pre-Yardbirds days and runs through his 1989 release, Guitar Shop.
The records he recorded during that period were in my estimation far and away his most important and creative albums: the Yardbirds albums;; the pair of Jeff Beck Group albums (Truth and Beck-ola); Blow by Blow; and the recordings that followed up until Guitar Shop.
I was also lucky enough to interview many musicians he played with and other key figures in his career including Keith Relf (singer for the Yardbirds); Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja (drummer and rhythm guitarist for the Yardbirds respectively); Stevie Wonder; Stanley Clarke; Max Middleton (keyboardist); Jan Hammer; Les Paul; Pete Townshend; Jimmy Page; John Paul Jones; Ronnie Wood; and many others”.
The book is a 6″x9″ hardback with roughly 360 pages. There are 16 pages of color and black-and-white photos containing some historic and never-seen-before shots.
You can find the book on Steve’s website: https://www.tonechaserbook.com/
You can also find the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4H8C65D
Those of an old school persuasion can also find the book in your local bookstore or big chain bookstores. Simply go in, ask for The Original Punk by Steve Rosen and they can order either a softback or hardback for you. The book is available virtually everywhere on the planet.
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