SOUTH·SEA·ISLAND MAGIC
Bill Sevesi and the Auckland Music Scene
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v4i1.28728Keywords:
Bill Sevesi, electric steel guitar, New Zealand popular musicAbstract
This article provides a detailed study of the career of leading New Zealand-based steel guitarist Bill Sevesi (and his contemporaries Trevor Edmondson and Bill Wolfgramm).
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