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Classical Guitarists 2 Classical Guitar: Artists 1 | Artists 2 | Best Classical Guitars | Anatomy | History | Museum | Links Artists 1 Francisco Tarrega Fernando Sor Andrés Segovia Jose Feliciano Christopher Parkening John Williams Julian Bream Carl Volk Petar Culic More Resources Artists 2 Marcos Vinicius Sharon Wayne Maro Razi Lynn Harting-Ware Aniello […]
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Yngwie Malmsteen Born: Sweden – June 30, 1963 Style: Hard Rock – Heavy Metal Guitar Virtuoso Instruments: Guitar Links to other Yngwie stites Relentless Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the ’80s. Combining a dazzling technique honed over years of obsessive practice with a love for such
The 18th of September is a sad day – it was on this day in 1970 that Jimi Hendrix died in London. [Jimi Hendrix Experience Winterland 5 CD Box Set] The story of how Jimi died has been told and re-told many different times in different ways – the main thing we know is that
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Nirvana 1987 – 1994 Dave Grohl drums Kurt Cobain guitar & vocals Krist Novoselic bass Biography Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk and indie-rock, unintentionally bringing it into the American mainstream like no other band before it. While its sound was equal parts Black Sabbath and Cheap Trick, Nirvana’s aesthetics were strictly indie-rock. They covered The Vaselines
Eric Clapton & Cream “His guitar is a voice in itself” – Carlos Santana Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 includes: Jeff Beck, BB King, Robert Cray, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks, John Mayer, Jimmie Vaughn, Joe Bonamassa, and others. Contains 40 tracks. Q: Did Eric ever meet Jimi Hendrix?
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Jimi Hendrix “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” 27 Nov 1942 – 18 Sep 1970 “He played left-handed, a trait which became a cornerstone of his trademark guitar style…” Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Stratocaster The Voodoo Stratocaster is a tribute in tone to the voodoo master himself– Jimi Hendrix. For years players have been putting
Chet Atkins Born: Jun 20, 1924 in Luttrell, TN Died: Jun 30, 2001 in Nashville, TN Style: Country, Nashville Sound, Boogie Instruments: Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals CDs | TAB | Bio | Links | www.misterguitar.com Without Chet Atkins, country music may never have crossed over into the pop charts in the ’50s and ’60s. Although he
Original and cover recordings of Blind Willie Johnson songs. For those of you who read our article about Blind Willie Johnson, here are some examples of his music. No actual film footage is believed to exist of Johnson, so the following videos include pictures and other footage which illustrates the times Johnson lived in. We
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Jon Gomm is the guitar world’s version of a ‘triple threat’ – he is a brilliant Guitarist, Composer, and most importantly he’s an amazing Live Performer. I believe that his name sits comfortably besides the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, Michael Hedges, and Jeff Buckley. By that I don’t mean to say he sounds like them,
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Phil Keaggy He has over 30 releases, played on hundreds of sessions and is highly regarded not only as a top notch musician and humble guy, but also as a respected man of God. Who is this guy? Phil Keaggy. You are asking yourself again, “Who??” Chances are, unless you have been listening to Contemporary
