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New solo CD: Humming My Way Back Home

Folk music with a serrated edge...a magical blend of storytelling and driving flattop guitar.
--Andy Ellis

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About Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Author, editor, and musician

The Complete Singer-Songwriter The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour's Guide
to Writing, Performing, Recording, and Business

If your dream is to be a songwriter, and if ever a book
could help you realize that dream, this is the book.
--Bruce Cockburn

   
 Rock Troubadours:
Featuring interviews with Jerry Garcia, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Dave Matthews, Ani DiFranco, and more

A source book for songwriters, guitarists, and music lovers who have a need to dig deep into the roots of the music that has become a soundtrack for their lives.
--Patty Larkin

Rock Troubadours
   
Beginning Guitarist's Handbook Beginning Guitarist's Handbook

So you have in your hands this piece of crafted wood
with six strings and wonder how to get started making those
beautiful sounds you've heard? Get this book.
--Pete Seeger


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