Brig. Gen. Edwin Howard Simmons, USMC (Ret.) served in the Marine Corps for thirty-six years, from 1942 to 1978, and is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He also served the Corps for seventeen years as a civilian, including many years as Director of Marine Corps History and Museums. He is the author of the Korean War novel Dog Company Six, The United States Marines: A History, and Frozen Choisin: U.S. Marines at the Changjin Reservoir, among other publications. He died in May 2007.
Joseph has written twelve books for guitar students, and has sold over 30,000 books worldwideFundamental Changes in Jazz Guitar I: TheMajor ii V I for Bebop GuitarMinor ii V Mastery for Jazz GuitarDrop 2 Chord Voicings for Jazz and Modern GuitarThe CAGED System and 100 Licks for Blues GuitarThe Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar Book One: Rhythm GuitarThe Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar Book Two: Melodic PhrasingThe Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar Book Three: Beyond PentatonicsThe Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar Compilation (Paperback)Sight Reading Mastery for GuitarComplete Technique for Modern GuitarRock Guitar Un-CAGED: The CAGED System and 100 Licks for Rock… GuitarThe Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists15 Essential Guitar Lessons for BeginnersJoseph Alexander Guitarist BiographyA professional guitar teacher for over 15 years,Joseph graduated from The Guitar Institute in London with a Diploma in Popular Music Performance. He continued his education at the prestigious Leeds College of Music achieving a BA (Hons) in Jazz Studies in 2002.For more information and 100+ free guitar lessons, check out www.fundamental-changes.com