by Dave Harris
Hardcover; 416 pages; 8.5 X 11 inches
Price: $50.00 CAD (Canadian Dollars)
(plus shipping - see rates in the drop-down menu below)
- If you are a One Man Band (OMB) you may qualify for a discount. However, please confirm your OMB status with Dave Harris by e-mail before buying the book. Contact: daveharrisonemanband@gmail.com
- If you are NOT a One Man Band (OMB), please select from the top three shipping options in the drop-down menu below.
Book Description
This full size, coffee table style book contains information on more than 900 one man and one woman bands from all over the world and throughout history. It is profusely illustrated with over 1200 color and black and white photos and drawings. It covers every one man band (OMB) that the author could find, from the earliest mentions right up to the beginning of 2012. Believed to be the first book on the subject, this professionally produced tome has a wealth of information on the topic. It also includes contributions from respected authors such as Dr David Evans, Mary Katherine Aldin and lesser known writers such as James G. Carlson. The book is presented chronologically and regionally, covering both the history and the worldwide extent of the one man band phenomenon. Some of the more famous artists covered include: Jesse Fuller (a full twenty pages), Dr. Ross, Duster Bennett, Wilbert Harrison, Hasil Adkins, Bob Log III, Xavier Rudd and Don Partridge.
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About the Author
Dave Harris is a long-time busking one man band in Victoria B.C. Canada. He is also an author of articles published in music magazines.
With over 15 years experience as a one man band he knows the genre from the perspective of a professional practitioner. His photo is at the top of this page and a video of him performing a song he wrote, "Busker's Blues", is available to the right. As with many in this book, he also plays in bands, but finds the challenge of “doing it all yourself” to be irresistible. He plays many instruments in different combinations. This is his first book.Reviews and Quotes
"…a tremendous work, beautifully produced."
Mary Katherine Aldin
"…a beautiful job…I will surely treasure it forever…like a birthday gift from my Dad."
Alice Fuller Rippetoe (daughter of Jesse Fuller)
"...Harris has created an in-depth text covering the world of one-man bands in a way that the uninitiated can easily follow and the most avid fans can revel in. Harris was very thorough, covering all of the relevant genres and subgenres, as well as the international scene. Head, Hands, & Feet is not just Harris's first book, it is the only one of its kind, which makes it a rather important item, as well as quite an accomplishment for the author."
James Carlson, One-Man Band Series, #27: Dave Harris (Click here to read the whole review.)
"…this is a wonderful book. I’m proud to have been participating in it."
Rien Wisse (Block Magazine)
"Nobody on the planet has ever written anything like it, as far as I know, even in this world of information overload when seemingly every topic has been covered, recovered, uncovered and repeated. Here is something completely new and different, a topic looked at with passion and a sparkle in the eye. Dave Harris has produced an exhaustive directory of worldwide one-man bands that is simply marvelous and unique in its audacious supposition that one-man bands not only deserve recognition, but that they are indeed a viable, wonderfully diverse and colorful cultural force.
"His new book Head, Hands and Feet – A Book of One Man Bands is impressive on multiple levels. Here is what you get in the Book: Hardcover, 415 pages, 10.75 x 8.5 inches (21.5 x 228 cm) sized pages, filled with hundreds of color photos, very good typography, excellent paper, print and binding quality. For the price it’s a steal.
"The directory covers everything you ever wanted to know about OMBs, exhaustively researched and well presented, from the earliest history to artists currently performing all over the world. The collection adds significantly to folk musicology and provides a reference resource worthy of any serious folklorist and lover of folk music. He covers the wide range of musical instruments typical in the genre, and even the most seasoned folklorist may find a surprise or two among the many contraptions and inventions created by these artists."From: The Country Blues: a guide to contemporary accoustic and traditional blues. (Click here to read the whole review.)
- If you are a One Man Band (OMB) you may qualify for a discount. However, please confirm your OMB status with Dave Harris by e-mail before buying the book. Contact: daveharrisonemanband@gmail.com
- If you are NOT a One Man Band (OMB), please select from the top three shipping options in the drop-down menu above.
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