who are your favorite guitarists: part 2

Subject: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 06 Jan 02 - 10:57 PM

the more i read about the beatles in the new book called beatles gear, my vote is for lennon, mccartney and harrison, all 3 were and are great guitarists. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 06 Jan 02 - 10:59 PM

Bennett Hammond. He knows when to stop putting in more notes. Just enough to make the song ring.

This is not a paid endorsement.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: khandu
Date: 06 Jan 02 - 11:17 PM

Mark Knophler, Martin Barre, Doc Watson, John Hurt and Capt. J (my son!).

khandu

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 02:25 AM

Almost everyone on the 'Best ever Air Guitar Album in the world' that I got over Christmas..... Brian May, Knopfler, Clapton, you name them, they're on it!!!

And it's a merde chaud album, only one duff song on it!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: kendall
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 02:39 AM

Dead or alive?

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 12:34 PM

Mississippi Fred McDowell. People usually think if him as a great blues singer until they try to play what he played. Ain't easy. Plenty of Stevie Ray, Eric Clapton, Leo Kottkee, Micheal Hedges sound alikes but no Fred McDowell sound alikes that come to my mind. That says something about his skills and style.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 03:18 PM

i've been listening to slim harpo here lately and he's got some pretty good licks. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST,Sean Ruprecht-Belt
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 03:42 PM

It's been an age since I posted something here. This seems like a good re-entry point.

I'd have to say Martin Carthy and Lester Flatt. Couldn't be farther apart on the folk musical spectrum, but they've both got that "something" about their playing.

- Sean

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 03:47 PM

Martin Barre... Chet Atkins... Mark Knophler (sp?)

Stephen Fearing

Don Ross!!!!!

Dan Holland

;-)

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 03:50 PM

I'd second Bennett Hammond's playing, also Martin Carthy's, also fond of Richard Thompson, Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan (in the quieter, non bashing mode), Julie Henigan also has a nice way on the fingerboard. And too many others to name.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Arbuthnot
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 04:42 PM

I can play guitar, and there's lots of things that I know can be taught, and learned by dint of hard work, but Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Steve Tilston, John McLaughlin, Nic Jones, Alan Holdsworth, and Fapy Lafertin are people that have impressed or scared me.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Bennet Zurofsky
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 04:59 PM

For a folkmusic site this list is certainly tilted to rock musicians. How about Merle Travis, Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson, Blind Blake (the blues musician, not the calypso musician) and Joseph Spence, all musicians who developed remarkable guitar styles without the aid of listening to recordings or elctronic amplification or distortion?

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST,Desdemona
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 05:09 PM

Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, Richard Thompson, Leo Kottke, (gasp!)Jerry Garcia, only just discovered Dick Gaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Lester Flatt, Keith Richards....this list could go on & on.

But Martin's me darling.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 08:38 PM

GUITARISTS FROM ALL PHASES OF MUSIC ARE STILL CONSIDERED GUITARISTS. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 08:44 PM

I recently had the pleasure of hearing Tim Hearsey, Canadian Juno award winner, right here on Saltspring Is. He's the best I've heard so far.

LL

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 10:04 PM

LESTER FLATT DEVELOPED THE FAMOUS BLUEGRASS RUN THAT EVERYBODY USES NOW. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: kendall
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 10:16 PM

Segovia,Hank Snow, Gordon Bok, Pierre Bensusan.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Rolfyboy6
Date: 07 Jan 02 - 11:11 PM

B.B. King, Robert Johnson, Doc Watson, Freddie King, Tony Rice, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Hurt, Clarence White, Maybelle Carter, Merle Travis, Karl Marx Farr, Eldon Shamblin, Charlie Christian, T-Bone Walker, early Tom Rush, Leadbelly, Son House, Jimmy Bryant, Buddy Guy, Kenny Burrell, Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Mance Lipscomb, Elmore James.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: River
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 12:27 AM

So like, where is Pat Donohue, Kenny Sultan, Bob Brozman, and Del Ray in this pantheon? Speak knaves!

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: kendall
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 07:27 AM

While I must agree that a guitarist is a guitarist no matter what kind of music he/she plays, I dont think it is right to lump electricians with musicians. You can do things with an electric guitar that you simply can't do on an acoustic. You can also do things you SHOULD'T do! Yes, I'm biased. To me, an electric guitar is a totally different instrument. Now, that said, what would be the result if we broke them down by two different categories? The 4 string banjo and the 5 string banjo, to the uneducated eye, look pretty much alike, but, we know that they are two different instruments. Dont we? It has been said that there is no such thing as a good example, but, this is as close as I can come. Oh, I have it, can you imagine putting Fred Van Eppes in the same category with Earl Scruggs?

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Raptor
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 08:32 AM

Mark Knophler
Mick Taylor
Miami Steve Van Zant
Robert Atteyo ( from Canada)
Ry Cooter
Peter Green
Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST,tm
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 08:40 AM

michael bloomfield never peaked. jimi hendrix never peaked. roy buchanon never peaked. steve cropper, bb king,robbie robertson: still alive and kickin'.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 08:47 AM

Dylan was an amazing guitar player when he started. Johnny Winter's electric playing was astounding, but his acoustic stuff was even better. Django Reinhardt is one of the most amazing musicians I've ever heard. Jeff Beck continues to floor me. Robert Johnson and Son House got sounds out of acoustic guitars that most people didn't realize were there. Mississippi John Hurt is one of the sweetest pickers I've ever heard. Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson, ah the list just goes on and on.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 09:02 AM

Acoustic would have to be Soig Siberil, the Breton guitarist, hands down.

On the rock/electric side, it's a toss-up between Duane Allman and Carlos Santana.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST,ta2
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 09:29 AM

paul simon............listen to him play anji........davie graham pretty good too

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 10:41 AM

pete anderson. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: GUEST,grgptrsn
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 01:15 PM

no mention of John Fahey yet?

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 02:21 PM

NOPE, SO GO AHEAD AND MENTION HIM, EVEN THOUGH I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 03:33 PM

Robert Johnson, Jimi, Django Reinhardt, Clarence White, Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Merle Travis, Eddie Van Halen, Roger McGuinn, James Burton, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the guy from Pink Floyd, Peter Frampton, Randy California, Freddie King, Robbie Kreiger, Jorma Kaukonen....in no particular order!

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 03:44 PM

that's a nice group of pickers, you have nice taste in guitar players. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: alanabit
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 03:48 PM

Paul Downes, who used to play with Phil Beer back before his Albion Band and Show of Hands Days. I also love Mississippi John Hurt, who at times fools you into thinking the guitar is playing itself. There's the wonderful Bert Jansch, Robert Johnson... On the electric side I always loved Peter Green, Mick Taylor and Paul Kosssoff - and that's before I've even started on the North Americans...

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 03:51 PM

Why thanks, Bob! Now...won't someone tell me the name of the Pink Floyd guitarist? His solo in On the Turning Away is one of my all-time favorites.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 03:54 PM

David Gilmour has been the Pink Floyd Guitarist for years, at least since '70. He replaced Syd Barrett. I'm not familiar with the song that you're referring to, but I'd guess it's Gilmour, one of the most tasteful electric players I've heard.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 04:27 PM

Thanks Mr Latimer. Check out the track on Momentary Lapse of Reason when you get a chance. Great song, great guitar break.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 04:32 PM

You're welcome. I'll have to look that one up.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: LoopySanchez
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 05:38 PM

Monte Montgomery[BR] Eric Johnson[BR] Stevie Ray Vaughan[BR] Adrian Legg[BR] Michael Hedges[BR] Jimi Hendrix[BR] Phil Keaggy[BR] Chet Atkins[BR] Mark Knopfler[BR] Billy McLaughlin[BR] Lenny Breau[BR] Stanley Jordan[BR] Steve Vai[BR] Steve Morse[BR] Bill Frisell[BR] Eddie Van Halen[BR] Doyle Dykes[BR]

...And plenty of others who play with similar originality, guts, and passion.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: LoopySanchez
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 05:39 PM

Did they change the rules on line breaks? Sorry for the ugly layout of the post preceeding this one.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Tweed
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 09:00 PM

Nope, just use < and > instead of the brackets;~)

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 09:09 PM

JOHN FOGERTY. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: curmudgeon
Date: 08 Jan 02 - 09:12 PM

Harvey Reid, Ed Gerhardt, David Surette --all local, all old friends, and all awsome.

Other old friends, Paul Geremia, Chris Smither, and Paul Lolax..

If I knew how to blueclick, I'd give some websites. -- Tom

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From:
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 01:15 AM

I never get tired of repeating myself, so Gordon Quinton of Newfoundland...awesome...

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Raptor
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 08:40 AM

Curmudgeon
Is Cris smither the one who sings I GOT BANANNAS?
And a great version of Killing The Blues?
Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: mooman
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 09:52 AM

Re: Pink Floyd: could also have been Snowy White, another great guitarist (although was probably David Gilmour) but I'd have to look up the album to be sure.

While talking Peter Green (who is a great) we must not forget also Nigel Watson (who now plays with Peter Green in the Splinter Group) who is an excellent interpreter of Robert Johnson's playing.

Some other current acoustic guitar favourites include:

Eric Bibb
Ani DiFranco
Tony McManus Steve Tilston
Wizz Jones
Woody Mann
Steve Newman
Chris Newman
Ed Boyd
Lee Collinson
Richard Thompson
Dick Gaughan
Steve Cooney
Nic Jones

Regards,

mooman

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 10:21 AM

my son, david atwater, and eddie shaver both are hell of guitar players. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 09:44 PM

albert lee, and the guy who plays with rhonda vincent, i can't remember his name , but he's a good bluegrass flatpicker. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: CRANKY YANKEE
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 12:43 AM

Y'Know, Kendal and curmudgeon, we cranky types have a lot more in common than I thought at first. add, Carlos Montoya
Tom Paley
Paul Geremia
Zeb Turner ( the nashville studio guitarist befor chet Atkins)
Chet Atkins
Merle Travis
Hank Snow
me

Zeb Turner was the lead guitarist for Elton Britt and Me when we toured Ontario in 1957. He is (or was) the compleat guitarist. He plays Bach (as written) a few of Mozart's piano sonata which he adapted to the guitar, Flamenco, and, in fact,any type of music one can think of.
Paul Geremia also plays all kinds of stuff besides blues and ragtime, when we're just hangin' aound jamming.

I don't think Lester Flatt originated any Bluegrass runs. Before Bill Monroe pulled old time stuff out of the dust, polished them up and called it "Bluegrass" We "old Farts" were playing the same guitar runs that Lester Flatt Uses. I do not want to give the impression that Lester Flatt is just a good old guitar picker and singer. His and Earl Scruggs' contribution to the development of the "Bluegrass" genre was considerable. They were pioneers, but not in guitar bass runs.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 11:02 AM

luther perkins, who was the player for johnny cash, before he set himself on fire by smoking in bed, was a favorite of mine, you can hear him on all of the old sunn recordings out of memphis. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: Bobert
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 11:55 AM

GUEST, grgptrsn: Yeah, John Fahey was a heck of a player. Just real spacey. I don't think he ever knew exactly what was going to come out of his guitar when he sat down to play. I heard him many times because he played in and around the D.C area. I enjoyed his music but some of my friends couldn't stand his music.

Also, DANNY GATTON, the "best unknown guitar player" who other guitarists when they were in the D.C. area would try to catch. Now, ol' bobert, appreciated his technical skills but he over played everything he did by trying to showcase all his tricks in every song.

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: 53
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 03:57 PM

john prine has a great but simple style of playing and him and nanci griffith sound great together,and i believe that danny gatton is playing guitar in another world now. BOB

Subject: RE: BS: who are your favorite guitarists: part 2
From: fat B****rd
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 04:21 PM

Danny Cedrone, who played the amazing solo on "Rock Around The Clock". The man sadly died not long after.