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Subject: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: 53 Date: 25 Jun 01 - 07:32 PM Bob's favorites are: Lindsey Buckingham, John Lennon, Don Rich, Pete Anderson, Chet Atkins, Keith Richards, Luther Perkins, Willie Nelson, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, James Burton, Scotty Moore, John Fogerty, Keith Urban, Brent Mason, Mick Ralphs, George Harrison, Leroy Parnell, Marty Stuart, Junior Brown, Ricky Skaggs, Eddie van Halen, Eric Clapton. Would love to hear from some of you about favorite guitarists. Glenda and Bob (in South Carolina) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 25 Jun 01 - 07:37 PM GREAT list there!! I'd concur with all of them! Some of mine: Brian May, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Greenwood, David Gilmour, Noel Gallagher. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Clinton Hammond Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:03 PM Don Ross, Stephen Fearing, Bruce Cockburn, Mark Knophler, Martin Barre, Dan Holland... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:04 PM Gordon Bok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Justa Picker Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:25 PM (In no special order): Lee Ritenour, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Peter Frampton, BB King, Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Joe Pass, John Schofield, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santanna, Steve Cropper, Amos Garret, Ry Cooder, David Bromberg, Mark Knopfler, Pat Donahue, Chris Proctor, Leo Kotke, and myself. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: ddw Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:39 PM Josh White, Mance Lipscomb, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Norman Blake, Joel Mabus, Jorma Kaukunan (Sp?), Roy Clark. And that's just for starters.
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jon Freeman Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:46 PM I'm sure we've had similar threads before but Chris Newman remains my favourite. Another favourite of mine: Paul Airy from the Bangor (N Wales) session - a complete unknown but the best accompaniest of Irish music in a session environment that I have ever met. Jon |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 25 Jun 01 - 08:49 PM And of COURSE Tom Scholtz! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: 53 Date: 25 Jun 01 - 09:10 PM I know there are similar threads and the "What do u like" thread today is what got me to the point of asking. Glenda listed a lot of the groups we play with when I work with her for practice but I particularly like the above listed guitarists. Thanks for answering. I see several I know and some I do not. Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Benjamin Date: 25 Jun 01 - 09:35 PM David Russell!! After him, Ana Vidoic, Paul Simon, Brownie McGhee, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Joe Pass, Phil Keaggy, Brian May, Steve Lukather. Too many names! Get back to me! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 25 Jun 01 - 09:38 PM Wasn't Steve from Toto, Ben? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: 53 Date: 25 Jun 01 - 10:02 PM I'm not Ben, but yes. He was. Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: RangerSteve Date: 25 Jun 01 - 10:13 PM A lot of the above. Also, Sam McGee (of the McGee Brothers). I was listening to John Lee Hooker today on the radio - a tribute program - I was stunned. I never paid much attention to him before, I was really missing something. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Dave (the ancient mariner) Date: 25 Jun 01 - 10:18 PM B B King, John Renbourn, John Williams, Segovia, Julian Breem, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Page, Liona Boyd. Too many to name all.. Yours, Aye. Dave |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Bugsy Date: 25 Jun 01 - 10:48 PM Off the top of my head - Wizz Jones, Martin Simpson, Big Bill Broonzy, Joh Martyn, Ry Cooder. Many more buried deeper in the brain. CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Bert Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:22 PM Actually I HATE the whole lot of them - Rotten Showoffs;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Benjamin Date: 25 Jun 01 - 11:34 PM Yes Matt, Steve was in Toto. But he was also one of top studio guitarists around before, during, and maybe after Toto. His webpage is Here! I haven't actually looked at it yet (just found it on google). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: raredance Date: 26 Jun 01 - 12:04 AM I saw Dean McGraw and Peter Ostroushko Saturday night. It was billed as their final concert together after 14 years. I had never seen McGraw before. The range of sounds he coaxed out of his acoustic guitar was quite incredible. Ostroushko is a superb mandolinist and fiddler. rich r |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: MarkS Date: 26 Jun 01 - 12:19 AM David Bromberg, John Renbourn, Django Rheinhart, Preston Reed, Joe Beck (went to high school with him), and many others. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Chip2447 Date: 26 Jun 01 - 01:01 AM Ry Cooder, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Atkins, and just about a million others. Anyone that can make me say...DA-YUM!!! I wish I could play like that. Chip2447 |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Mudlark Date: 26 Jun 01 - 01:12 AM Manuel Barueco, Julian Bream, Laurindo Almeida, Barney Kessel, Mundell Lowe, ... just for starters.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Terry Blankenship Date: 26 Jun 01 - 01:26 AM Electric guitarists: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Brian May, Adrian Belew, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton w/ Cream, Leslie West, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai. Acoustic guitarists: Pierre Bensusan, John Renbourn, Martin Carthy, Dick Gaughan, Richard Thompson, Michael Hedges. And of course John Lennon and George Harrison on acoustic and electric. Terry Blankenship |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Margret RoadKnight Date: 26 Jun 01 - 02:01 AM Jean Bosco Mwenda, Kante Manfila and so many other West African stylists, trad & contemporary Flamenco practitioners, Martin Simpson and ELLEN MCILWAINE!! And Australia's Chris Finnen. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: flattop Date: 26 Jun 01 - 02:12 AM Hard to argue with Ry Cooder but Rick Fielding and Tony Quarrington are also world class even if most of the world doesn't know it. They played together in Toronto tonight like they do most Mondays (except for next week which is a holiday) at Hugh's Room. Even Duckboots, who has heard a bit of picking over the years, couldn't believe the sounds Rick and Tony got out of their guitars tonight when they played without the band. They seemed to be encouraging each other to new heights. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 26 Jun 01 - 04:18 AM Most of my favourites already in there, even Joe Pass, but regular 'Catters know my fave bottleneck player is Fred McDowell. RtS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jim Cheydi Date: 26 Jun 01 - 05:26 AM Fruitbat, Steve Jones, Andy Taylor, Henry Cluney, Stevie Butcher, Johnny Marr and Stuart Adamson. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,nick Date: 26 Jun 01 - 05:42 AM ... and NOBODY has yet mentioned Jerry Reed?! unbelievable :) Nick |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: pavane Date: 26 Jun 01 - 05:59 AM More outstanding English acoustic guitarists - Nic Jones, Martin Simpson, Tom Gilfellon. Martin Carthy has already had a mention - Paul Simon used his arrangement of Scarborough Fair, of course, and Bob Dylan based Hard Rain on hearing him sing Lord Randall, as well as Bob Dylan's dream on Lord Franklin. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: IanC Date: 26 Jun 01 - 06:10 AM Actually, I like Kevin McGrath's guitar playing; unconventional but nice. I also have a friend whose name is Alan. Before he got his new Yamaha, he had an old guitar which was coming to pieces. The face got lower and lower and so did the bridge, so the strings made a sort of "slappy" sound (before it got too bad). I really miss that one.
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 26 Jun 01 - 06:33 AM ...and if we're including amateurs then, of course, my friend, Yorgos Glinatsis of Emborios, Kalymnos. I hope to be "singing" with him on Thursday evening and for the following fortnight.(British Foreign office warns holidaymakers to avoid this part of Greece for the next two weeks because of severe noise pollution and possible kazoo infection) RtS ("There is a house...") |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: John P Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:14 AM Soig Seberil Nic Jones Martin Carthy Martin Barre John Renbourn Gabriel Yacoub Steve Hackett George Harrison William Pint John McLaughlin Jimi Hendrix Dick Gaughan Steve Hackett me John Peekstok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: M.Ted Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:15 AM Add to the list Bola Sete, Ricardo Baillardo(Manitas de Plata), Link Wray, Dick Dale, Nic Lucas, Eddie Lang, Frank Zappa-- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: LR Mole Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:45 AM Grant Green.A jazz cat never given his due, and gone too soon. Old story. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: fat B****rd Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:55 AM Davy Graham, Leadbelly, Django Reinhart, Chuck Bery, John Martyn, Ry Cooder, Jimi Hendrix, anyone who can play slide better than me i.e. anyone, Elliot Randall the list is endless......... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:01 AM A couple of Steves: Steve Tibbets - Steve Morse. The Duane Allman/Dickey Betts duo. A couple of Als: Alvin/Albert Lee. Mickey Baker...Johnny A. .... Eric Johnson. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Midchuck Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:29 AM I second Chris Newman. Two that I don't think anyone's mentioned, who are incredible: Jack Lawrence (Doc Watson's touring partner), and Andrew Hardin (Tom Russell's lead guitarist). Peter. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:33 AM And, for serious music, Segovia. Head and shoulders above all those others. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:44 AM Well, as us classical guitarists go, Segovia was a groundbreaker but certainly not "head and shoulders" above the rest. That position is filled by John Williams, Pepe Romero, Julian Bream, and Andrew York. 9 out of 10 classical guitarists will tell you that Williams is the greatest ever (so far). I forgot to mention Bernard Butler and Arty McGlynn! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: mooman Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:49 AM Having heard him play live a couple of times ....let's not forget our own 'Catter Ian Stephenson, a very young and fine player of incredible potential. mooman |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Grab Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:08 AM Thank god, someone else for Davey Graham - I was beginning to think ppl had forgotten about him! And no-one's yet mentioned Bert Jansch. In no order: Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, Mark Knopfler, John Williams, Brian May, Bernard Butler, some Chris Rea. Graham. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Kim C must reset cookie Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:32 AM Eric Johnson, Susan Tedeschi, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Norman Blake, Doc Watson, Dan Crary, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,SharonA Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:43 AM Phil Keaggy. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: JulieF Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:44 AM May I recomend one of our local guitarists - Keith Hinchcliffe. He's done some wonderful arrangements of Celtic music. He gave a workshop for us a couple of years ago which was , unfortunately , badly attended. He managed to teach to everyone's level and my daughter came home and retuned all the guitars in the house. Julie |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:53 AM Matt my boy, opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GeorgeH Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:03 AM Someone who's much under-rated . . Ed Boyd of Flook! Extremely versatile and a wonderful accompanist of Irish (or thereabouts) music. Ian Carr. Martin Simpson still stands head and sholders above most of those I know from the lists . . And, Kendall, unlike arse-holes, other people's opinions can be interresting . . G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Pinetop Slim Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:03 AM Dean Stevens, mostly because there's so much conscience in all he does. Doc, because he gets me where I live. Andy Solberg, because he gets me in that other place where I live, and for so generously sharing his musical wisdom. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: pavane Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:04 AM Wouldn't it be interesting to have a site where you could hear a demo (or complete recording) of each (with permission, of course) - a kind of guitar showcase |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: mooman Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:09 AM I agree George, Ed Boyd is a brilliant player whether driving things along like a steam train or playing the most sensitive slow melodies. mooman |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:18 AM Gerry O'Connor! How could I forget! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Geordie Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:38 AM Ellen Macillwaine, Bruce Cockburn, Martin Carthy, Adrian Legg, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Eric Clapton |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jack the Sailor Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:55 AM Most all of my favourites have been listed already, and there are dozens.... Did anyone say Duane Allman? Tim Reynolds?
My Number one favourite guitarist. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Sam Pirt Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:56 AM GeorgeH you got there before me, Ed Boyed and Ian carr, but I can't write in a guitar thread without talking about a great friend and musical companion Ian stephenson, he is a fantastic player. I must also mention Rick Fielding as he is also fantastic. Cheers, Sam |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Steve Latimer Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:58 AM Blues: Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Bob Dylan, Roy Buchanan, Reverend Gary Davis, Bukka White, Lightnin' Hopkins. Electric: Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Martin Barre, Steve Howe. Jazz: Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery. Other: Willie Nelson, Jody Payne, Doc Watson. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: SDShad Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:59 AM Pete Townshend, Adrian Legg, Norman Blake, Phil Keaggy, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, John Williams, Mark Knopfler, Edge, Tom Scholz, Bruce C. Allen of the Suburbs, Guy Davis, Robbie Krieger, Junior Brown, Dick Dale. To name a few. Chris |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: ScottyG Date: 26 Jun 01 - 12:24 PM Brian May tops my list, but then there's Richie Blackmore, Gary Richrath, Coco Montoya (when he was with John Mayall), David Gilmore, Robin Trower, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and too many others to mention here. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,jaze Date: 26 Jun 01 - 12:33 PM Mississippe John Hurt Mark Knopfler bonnie Raitt |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Blind DRunk in Blind River Date: 26 Jun 01 - 12:54 PM NIGEL TUFNEL man! Nigel rules!!! BDiBR |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Steve Latimer Date: 26 Jun 01 - 01:04 PM How could I have missed Nigel? Locally (Toronto area) some of my favorites are the Illustrious Mr. Fielding (one of the most versatile players I've ever heard), Paul James and Susan Latimer (although I could be biased). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: rush Date: 26 Jun 01 - 01:20 PM Here's my list : Martin Carthy , Nick Drake , Pat Donnahue , Bonnie Raitt , Rick Fielding , Brooks Williams |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Chicken Charlie Date: 26 Jun 01 - 05:43 PM Mance Lipscomb, Bukka White, Leo Kotke, Lone Cat Fuller, Doc Watson, Richie Havens. Hendrix, Montgomery and Reinhardt are all solid; I haven't played them in a long time, though. Too busy working on the guys in paragraph 1. Jose Feliciano--anybody remember him?? Classical influenced jazzy renditions of Pop Rock stuff. Light My Fire; California Dreamin'. I think some of the folks nominated are excellent musicians who happen to be guitarists, but I'm not sure that makes them superior guitarists per se. I should also, which is totally pointless but fun, say that I admire my friend Glenn Elfman (folk) who is connected with the Pistol River concerts in Oregon, and my very own side-man "Jammin' George" Miller (boogie; rag). CC |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Benjamin Date: 26 Jun 01 - 06:39 PM Actually Matt, there was a thread asking who the best guitarist liveing is on the Classical Guitar Forum and almost no one mentioned Williams (Canadians seemed to love Norbert Kraft though). I would agree that Williams has more technique than anyone recorded and perhaps ever. Still, I perfer David Russell to any other player. He's better than Pepe, Bream, and much better than York! You should check him out! On another note about Williams, I've heard that he's now involved in an African ensemble. I'd be interested to hear that.
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Jun 01 - 06:43 PM I've never heard of David Russell OR Norbert Kraft.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:40 PM BINGO! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Dancing Mom Date: 26 Jun 01 - 07:56 PM There's a great fingerpicker here in VA named Cathy Horner. Stephen Bennett. Leo Kottke. Pat Donahue. John Lee Hooker. Stevie Ray Vaughan (God, I still miss him!)Dickie Betts. George Harrison. The guy with Pink Floyd. Martin Carthy. Doc Watson. And I was quite impressed with Justa Picker and his Mudcat Rag we were treated to a few weeks ago. So many... Sharon |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:28 PM Look, Kendall is being a good senior citizen and playing the official game of sexagenarians! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Benjamin Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:00 PM Matt, I've mentioned David Russell to you in the past I'm sure. He recorded a CD of celtic music for classical guitar. You should look into him, seriously! I'm sure Dr. Frank will tell you something about him too. Norbert Kraft runs the NAXOS label and teaches at the Royal Conservitory in Canada (I think it's somewhere around Toronto). NAXOS is a discount label, so you could by one of his CDs for like $6 or $7. He's a great player. But to be honest, I don't agree with everything that was said in that discussion. He still might be worth looking into for the price of his CDs. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: 53 Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:12 PM Sharon(Dancing Mom) - The guitarist with Pink Floyd is David Gilmour. And I'll add several more guitarists to my originating list - Jimmy Olander, James Taylor, Rick Ocasek, Carl Perkins, and Mike Nesmith. These are some others that have influenced me over the years. Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:15 PM I forgot yet ANOTHER! Robin Laing! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,mgarvey@pacifier.com Date: 26 Jun 01 - 09:48 PM Gordon Quinton of Newfoundland. mg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,erica@home Date: 26 Jun 01 - 10:12 PM Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Fahey, Memphis Minnie, and lastly Woody Guthrie -- although he wasn't fancy he just went in there and did the job every time. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Oversoul Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:22 PM Robbie Basho! He was my link to the East, and still is. I still choke-up when I remember that he is dead. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,davidg Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:34 PM El Kabong! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Steve Latimer Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:44 PM How could I have forgotten Richie Havens. Extraordinary technique, wonderful feel. Someone mentioned Zappa. What an underrated player. I used to love both Clapton & B.B. King. I've gone off both of them now. I feel that they have both become pop artists as opposed to Blues artists. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Lonesome EJ Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:49 PM Eric Clapton, at least on the Layla album. Hendrix, who changed everything. Randy California, the 6 string genius in Spirit. Robby Kreiger, for taking slide guitar into so many places it had never been before. Peter Green, for creating Fleetwood's snaky sound. Robert Johnson, for teaching us that guitar is played with the soul and not just the fingers. Mark Knopfler, for those intricate streams of sparkling notes. Roger McGuinn, for taking an acoustic instrument into the jet stream. Sneaky Pete Kleinow, for channeling the jet stream into his pedal steel. Eddie Van Halen, for ripping through most of the existing sonic envelopes. Jerry Garcia, for making every solo a new exploration. Peter Buck, for sheer diversity of sound. Stevie Ray, for throwing a little Jimi, Freddy King, Johnny Winter, and a dash of everyone else into the blender and pouring out something brand new. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Steve Latimer Date: 26 Jun 01 - 11:59 PM Lonesome Ej, Stevie Ray has always been a problem for me. I've often thought that he was a Jimi, Albert King, JW clone. These guys were innovators. But then I listen to him again. Stevie had feel, he had soul, which is why I prefer Son House's (albeit not great) playing to say a Gary (how many blues notes can I fit in here?) Moore.
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: ddw Date: 27 Jun 01 - 12:42 AM I'm a little surprised some Canuks haven't mentioned Jesse Cook or Oscar Lopez. Also Leon Redbone and Paul Mills (Curly Boy Stubbs) are in there pretty high. And nobody has mentioned Bruce Langhorn, either. Never liked his smarmy persona, but Glen Campbell was a helluva picker when he got wound up. david |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Justa Picker Date: 27 Jun 01 - 12:44 AM A very cool and unorthodox guitarist named Lee Van Leer is also one of my faves. He plays blues lead guitar using only the thumb of his fretting hand to shape the notes the right hand hits. And he pulls it off just great! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 27 Jun 01 - 05:06 AM add one UK folkie, the master of "Celtic Flamenco": Mike Raven. RtS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Finny Date: 27 Jun 01 - 05:57 AM Tommy Emanuel and Mark Knopfler (and myself...well, not really myself, but I love playing the guitar and getting absorbed by music...) Finnabhair |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: English Jon Date: 27 Jun 01 - 06:15 AM That bloke in Metalica, yngwie malmsteen, blaze bailey from wolfsbane, martin carthy, Richard McGuire (lovingly crafted in fine bone china), john williams, paco pena, bob brosmann, jim correlli, napalm death, martin brown, kev duffy, I hear that loomes fellow is O.K. , nic jones, ralph jordan, jamie patterson, segovia, jake thakray, martin carthy again, those two miserable sods in fields of the nephilim. EJ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: jaze Date: 27 Jun 01 - 06:26 AM Dancing Mom, Have you heard the "Among Friends" cd by local Richmond folkies? It's great. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GeorgeH Date: 27 Jun 01 - 08:04 AM English Jon . . I'd second that Ralph Jordan suggestion (Ralphie of Mudcat) . . Are you familiar with his days with Eric?? Damn them guy, he's also possibly the best duet 'tina player I've heard . . Was Pierre Bensusan mentioned somewhere up there too? G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Brian Hoskin Date: 27 Jun 01 - 08:28 AM A few names that haven't been mentioned - Charlie Patton, Freddie Roulette, Henry Townsend, Curley Weaver, Memphis Minnie and Skip James. Brian |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 27 Jun 01 - 08:38 AM Matt, you are a reasonably bright young fella, so, I'll bet that when you have been around as long as I have, you will probably know almost as much as I do! BUT, you will have to get out of that ELO rut to expand! LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Kim C Date: 27 Jun 01 - 11:21 AM But these go to eleven..... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 27 Jun 01 - 11:24 AM Look at this! Kendall is telling ME about expansion! Kendall, everyone knows you are very narrow-minded in your musical tastes...expansion is something you know very little about. As for knowing as much as you do, I may get there someday, but I hope to go I don't learn to hate as much as you do. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Walking Eagle Date: 27 Jun 01 - 11:36 AM What? No one has metioned John Lee Hooker! Unfortunately, the late JLH. How about Les Paul? Also for jazz, Monette Sudler. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Brian Hoskin Date: 27 Jun 01 - 11:47 AM Have another look, Walking Eagle; the great man's mentioned. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Erica Smith Date: 27 Jun 01 - 02:41 PM oh, Tony Rice . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jack the Sailor Date: 27 Jun 01 - 03:45 PM Hello mgarvey@pacifier.com Gordon Quinton, I haven't heard that name in ages. He is quite good. I really liked his theme for "Land and Sea". How do you know his work? Are you a Newfoundlander? Rob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Walking Eagle Date: 27 Jun 01 - 03:46 PM And Elizabeth Cotton... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Codfish Date: 27 Jun 01 - 03:48 PM If you are talking bluegrass, the best are Tony Rice, Norman Blake, Doc and Ricky Scaggs. If you mean country and rock, the best are James Burton and Albert Lee. and if you mean the blues, Eric Clapton is in a class by himself. The late Merle Watson was the best I ever heard on slide. Bonnie Raitt is great as well. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Walking Eagle Date: 27 Jun 01 - 03:51 PM Two moreand I'll shet my 'tater trap! Two West Virginians - - Carl Rutherford and Richard Kessinger ( related to ther great old time fiddler, Clark Kessinger ).
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,kendall Date: 27 Jun 01 - 03:53 PM Matt, I only hate the things I cant stand! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: SDShad Date: 27 Jun 01 - 04:00 PM How dare I forget? Jody Stecher! Chris |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,AKRick Date: 27 Jun 01 - 05:36 PM I love so many of the previously named guitarist. Here's a few more ... Skip James (totally unique), Wes Montgomery (I can't believe he's unmentioned), Duck Baker (One of todays premier acoustic composer/performers), Jeff Beck ('Cuz We've Ended as Lovers'), Allan Holdsworth (also totally unique and unbelievable 'live'), John Scofield (Funky AND Soulful), and Steve Vai (Sure he's a shredder, but he can play beautiful ballads ... and I loved him with Zappa). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Kim C Date: 27 Jun 01 - 05:37 PM Y'all don't make me come over there now... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: mmm1a Date: 27 Jun 01 - 06:14 PM All of tthe above and Joe Perry |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jim Krause Date: 27 Jun 01 - 06:23 PM My favorites are mostly blind guys like
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Benjamin Date: 27 Jun 01 - 08:16 PM Which is close to everything. Right Kendall? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 27 Jun 01 - 09:01 PM Not at all, I love many things. Especially folk music thats why I frequent this FOLK MUSIC site, |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Steve Latimer Date: 27 Jun 01 - 09:58 PM AK Rick, How about Jeff's Goodbye Porkpie Hat. Unbelievable. And I mentioned Wes Montgomery. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Murray MacLeod Date: 27 Jun 01 - 10:29 PM ROTFLMAO Murray |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Jon Freeman Date: 27 Jun 01 - 10:40 PM Murray, since when has ROTFLMAO meant Tony McMannus? Jon |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Murray MacLeod Date: 27 Jun 01 - 11:17 PM Well, yes, Jon, over a hundred postings and no mention of the man himself, actually I was more amused to see that nobody on Mudcat apart from me has ever heard J P Cormier. Murray |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: simon-pierre Date: 28 Jun 01 - 12:47 AM Dave van Ronk and Kelly Joe Phelps. And Norman Blake, of course. And Peter Rowan. And Michael J. Browne. I want to p^lay like any of these. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Justa Picker Date: 28 Jun 01 - 12:47 AM His cut on 6 Strings North of The Border is spectacular. "JP" - who has indeed heard of J.P. Cormier |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: mooman Date: 28 Jun 01 - 04:27 AM J.P. Cormier? I have seen him live while in Cape Breton and have a couple of his CDs and he is a magician! Well worthy of inclusion in the list! mooman |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Sam Pirt Date: 28 Jun 01 - 06:05 AM J P Cormier is Excellent, I just forgot about the poor lad! Cheers, Sam |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Matt_R Date: 28 Jun 01 - 12:18 PM You mean the J.P. Cormier who plays piano, guitar, fiddle, bass, drums, sing, etc AND sings "The Island"? Yeah I've heard of him! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Dancing Mom Date: 28 Jun 01 - 02:54 PM Thanks, Jaze, I'll look for "Among Friends" S |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,Steve N. Date: 28 Jun 01 - 04:23 PM Yep, a whole bunch of great guitarists. Listen to them all, then when you want to hear THE VERY BEST, go get anything Clarence White ever did! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Murray MacLeod Date: 28 Jun 01 - 05:25 PM Actually Matt, I meant the JP Cormier who led the standing ovation for Tony McManus at the Celtic Colors Festival in Nova Scotia some years back. But yes, they are one and the same. Murray |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Pontiac Joe Date: 29 Jun 01 - 03:24 PM Steve Latimer's list Plus, Doc Watson's Grandson Richard, steady rollin' Bob Margolin, George Gritzbach Jimmy Vaughn,Ry Cooder |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Brakn Date: 29 Jun 01 - 08:24 PM I'm not gonna read this whole thread! Some that I didn't see. Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Webb, Zal Cleminson, Andy Partridge, Dave Gregory and Django. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Greycap Date: 30 Jun 01 - 02:18 AM Don Reno, George Shuffler, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Tone Rice, Norman Blake, Dan Crary, Steve Kaufman,James Allen Shelton, Jody Stecher, Doc, Scotty Moore, Willie ( for economy )James Burton, Ricky Scaggs, Mark O'Connor...they all make my ears & hearing a most precious gift...my 2 cents worth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Lucius Date: 30 Jun 01 - 03:11 AM Martin Simpson, Ian Carr, Pat Donahue, Tony McMannus, Jon Renbourne, Arty McGlynn, Martin Carthy and just about any guitarist brave enough to face an audience without tons of electronic tom-foolery. Lucius |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: uncle bill Date: 30 Jun 01 - 04:35 AM Chris Smither |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Ian Stephenson Date: 30 Jun 01 - 06:04 AM Ian Carr, and Ed Boyd, -both mentioned earlier, but also Jack Evans, from "the easy club". A guitarist with some really great chords in the right places, and a fantastic swingy style for accompanying trad tunes. Ian s. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Rick Fielding Date: 30 Jun 01 - 12:44 PM Thanks Flatop and steve. Since this is for "favourite" guitarists, rather than "best" guitarists, I can leave out Tuck Andress, and probably 25 completely anonymous pickers who got married, had kids, and stayed local. Favourites? Joseph Spence, Estil C Ball, Tony Quarrington, Eldon Shamblin, Bob Dylan, Charlie waller, Doc Watson. And the great Alton Delmore. Rick |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: kendall Date: 01 Jul 01 - 09:36 AM Pierre Bensusan. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: mooman Date: 01 Jul 01 - 07:15 PM Did anyone mention Jed Foley yet? I was very impressed with his playing when I saw him with Patrick Street recently. And Howard Lees, a very tasteful player indeed. Geez...I have so many favourites it's hard to pick individuals out but I agree with most of those mentioned above and will be checking out those who've been mentioned that I didn't know of before. mooman |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: GUEST,dreoilin Date: 02 Jul 01 - 12:03 PM Steve Cooney - definitely!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Kaleea Date: 03 Jul 01 - 02:03 AM NOT in any particular order, Tommy Emmanuel, Les Paul, don't forget Mary Ford!, Chet Atkins, Charro (she's a highly trained classical performer), Andre Segovia, Joe Pass, George Benson, Merle Travis, Christopher Parkening, Laurindo Almeida, Django Reinhardt, Stephen Bennett-the harp guitar is breathtaking, Pat Kirtley, B. B. King, and a certain hawaiian man I once knew. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: 53 Date: 26 Sep 01 - 08:06 PM refresh. bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Who are your favorite guitarists? From: Donuel Date: 26 Sep 01 - 09:07 PM I know it was a technical fad but I thought Stanly Jordon was quite unique playing the guitar like a piano. (both hands fingering at the same time.) |
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