Les Paul meets his equal on guitar...
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EdJ0307 wrote:
I agree about Glen Campbell especially after seeing him play the William Tell Overture on the guitar. Roy Clark is another one of my favorites.
Glen Campbell had it all, outstanding guitarist, and superb vocalist. His voice was about as pure a tenor as I've ever heard.
I heard (can't remember the source) somewhere, that had Glen Campbell taken his voice to classical, we'd be talking about "The Four Tenors", and not three. I have no reason to disagree.
May 30, 2021 11:13:02 #
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May 30, 2021 13:02:46 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
Merlin1300 wrote:
I'd say they were pretty much equals - at the high... (show quote)
And your list is grossly incomplete because you don’t have Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Mundell Lowe, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessell, Bucky Pizzarelli, Charlie Byrd, Laurindo Almaeda. Joao Gilberto, or the wonderful Freddie Green on it. Not to mention Wes Montgomery
May 30, 2021 13:07:26 #
FrankR wrote:
And your list is grossly incomplete because you don’t have Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Charlie Christian, Tal Farlow, Mundell Lowe, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessell, Bucky Pizzarelli, Charlie Byrd, Laurindo Almaeda. Joao Gilberto, or the wonderful Freddie Green on it. Not to mention Wes Montgomery
And when you list great jazz guitarists, don't forget Django Reinhardt.
May 30, 2021 13:27:23 #
May 30, 2021 13:31:48 #
Jimi !!! Since it's Memorial Day, how about "The Star Spangled Banner into Purple Haze". His rendition really gets me going. I was in the Air Force in Thailand when that came out and it's one of my favorites.
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May 30, 2021 15:18:49 #
Guyserman wrote:
You might enjoy these two.Coors Commercial
Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Studio Clip - Moonglow
May 30, 2021 15:37:31 #
May 30, 2021 15:39:15 #
Buddy Guy (still with us and playing at his club in The Loop and touring; Hendrix claimed he learned to play from listening to his records); Gary Clarke, Jr. (modern version of Buddy); and the late lamented Terry Kath (Chicago....Hendrix said Kath was better than him).
May 30, 2021 16:38:53 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
pbearperry wrote:
it was nice seeing Les and Mary having fun with this number...
That's what I liked about this video. I had never seen Mary Ford playing guitar so this was a surprise. While Les Paul was good in his own way he would not make most peoples top guitarists list. He does have his place in history. Just like the way photographers "layer" photos, he was an early practitioner of "layering" music.
I like many styles and many stylists mentioned in above comments. In particular I will mention Barney Kessel and Tony Mottola.
Thanks to all who have commented.
May 30, 2021 17:53:00 #
BBurns wrote:
Buddy Guy!
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