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re: In honor of Black history, I'd like to pay tribute to a few great guitarists
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:53 pm to Masterag
Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:53 pm to Masterag
quote:Like others have said, seems there are quite a few to choose from other that Slash.
i've never actually paid much attention to that song.
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Posted on 2/5/17 at 9:56 pm to Masterag
But did any of those guys do stuff with peanuts?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:01 pm to The Mick
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Slash is a Samoan or a Messican
No blackie
"His mother, Ola J. Hudson (née Oliver;[9] 1946–2009),[10][11][12] was an African-American costume designer, whose clients included David Bowie, and his father, Anthony Hudson, is an English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.,[13][14] Of his mixed background, Slash later remarked, "As a musician, I've always been amused that I'm both British and black; particularly because so many American musicians seem to aspire to be British while so many British musicians, in the 'Sixties in particular, went to such great pains to be black"
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:03 pm to mdomingue
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You could probably add another 10 a 15 easily. Mostly blues guys.
no doubt... but like i said, these are the guys who had the biggest influence on me as a kid, and i didn't wanna make it too long.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:08 pm to Backinthe615
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Charlie Christian was a trailblazer and the truth.
yes, definitely a great one. his stuff reminds me a lot of django reinhardt. I love swing jazz guitar. I'll have to check out more of his stuff.
Among my dad's favorite musicians were Wes Montgomery and Parliament/Funkadelic. That's the reason they were influential to me and were included.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:15 pm to Masterag
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no, he wasn't the quickest picker. but his riffs were always technically sound, he used a wide range of modes, but his storytelling/songwriting/voice is the most impressive part of bb's repertoire.
And was almost instantly recognizable, within two notes, sometimes just one you knew it was BB King.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:17 pm to EA6B
Vernon Reid
Freddie King
Robert Cray
Eric Gale
Freddie King
Robert Cray
Eric Gale
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:20 pm to lsucoonass
quote:
Slash was black?
TIL
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:22 pm to Masterag
Curtis Mayfield 
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:40 pm to knight_ryder
yeah, very tragic end to a great career. at least he was still living when he was inducted into the R&R HOF.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:52 pm to Masterag
No mention of Hiram Bullock yet?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:53 pm to Masterag
Greg Howe is one of my favorites, and has played in a plethora of different genres. His solo stuff and the album with Richie Kotzen are excellent.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 10:55 pm to Masterag
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gig
I fricking HATE this word with a passion
I can't fricking stand it
This post was edited on 2/5/17 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:02 pm to maximum overdrive
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Greg Howe is one of my favorites
dude can shred
thanks for the addition
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:05 pm to Masterag
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thanks for the addition
No problem!
I just posted on the music board thread too.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:07 pm to upgrayedd
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I like BB King but his guitar skills aren't extraordinary
Said no one ever. Seriously, are you fricking high on crack?
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:08 pm to Masterag
Charlie Christian would be first and foremost, I would think.
Grant Green
McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
Robert Johnson
...all giants and would be more essential/influential to the history and pioneering of modern music than say, Eddie Hazel... Jimmy Nolan I'd say would be most influential in the funk genre. Benson (school of Wes for sure) maybe even Niles Rodgers who was big influence on Prince although he is surely a great player.
oh, and Slash is in fact a black man.
Grant Green
McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
Robert Johnson
...all giants and would be more essential/influential to the history and pioneering of modern music than say, Eddie Hazel... Jimmy Nolan I'd say would be most influential in the funk genre. Benson (school of Wes for sure) maybe even Niles Rodgers who was big influence on Prince although he is surely a great player.
oh, and Slash is in fact a black man.
This post was edited on 2/5/17 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:12 pm to QuietTiger
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Like others have said, seems there are quite a few to choose from other that Slash.
slash is consensus top 10 rock guitarists of all time. the dude belongs
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:16 pm to Masterag
Let's add Albert King, Hendrix's and SRV's biggest influence.
Posted on 2/5/17 at 11:16 pm to RabidTiger
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I like BB King but his guitar skills aren't extraordinary
Said no one ever. Seriously, are you fricking high on crack?
For real, "skills" are one thing and emotions put into the instrument is another. Some players you can almost feel what they're trying to say with a single note.
Dave Mustaine actually had a pretty good quote about this in an old Guitar World. He said, "David Gilmour can say more in one note than Yngwie can say in a thousand, but at least they're both speaking."
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