Name:______Guitarist Report

1. Choose 1 guitarist from each of the 6 genres listed in the table below. If there is a guitarist you know of who you would rather research, please get approval from Mrs. Bonczkowski. Circle the names of those you wish to research.

Guitarist Genre Andres Segovia Classical Nicolo Paganini Classical B.B. King Blues Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues Charlie Christian Jazz Bob Dylan Folk James Taylor Folk John Denver Folk Chet Atkins Country Roy Clark Country Jimmy Hendrix Rock Jimmy Page Rock Eric Clapton Rock Chuck Berry Rock Keith Richards Rock

Your report should consist of the following: 1. 1-2 page report for each of the 6 guitarists you chose. (Some will have more information than others.) 2. Picture of each of the 6 guitarists. 3. Works cited page.

YOU WILL HAVE APPOX. 1 WEEK TO FINISH EACH REPORT. YOU MAY DO THEM IN ANY ORDER YOU CHOOSE.

DUE DATES: First Friday of each month (Nov., Jan., Mar., May)

 If you hand your paper in late, 10 points will be deducted for each day past the deadline.

Name______

Guitarist Report

Guitarist Name______

 You may use the internet and/or books to complete your research.

 Please remember to write down the sites you have gone to or the titles of books used so that you can site this information in your finished report.

 Use the questions below as a starting point for your research. The answers to these questions should be included in your finished report.

1. Birth date ______

2. Death date______(if applies)

3. Place of birth______

4. Facts about family and childhood ______

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5. Schooling______

6. Genre of music played ______

7. How did they get famous? Who did they play with? Is their music still popular? ______

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8. List of famous songs: ______

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9. Other interesting facts:

USE THE BACK OF THIS SHEET TO WRITE DOWN YOUR SOURCES!!!!!!