Bassist and guitarist team up for a duet on the African-American religious hymn “8” and interact once again on “Gary’s Tune”, this time joined by Bartz and drummer Will Calhoun, to create a smoothly textured crossover…
Tommy Emmanuel was born at Muswellbrook New South Wales Australia in 31 May 1955. He is an Australian guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer. He best known for his complex Guitar Fingerstyle playing technique. Tommy Emmanuel has carved out his own style as a solo guitar player in recent years and he managed releasing award winning singles and albums. Guitar player Magazine named him "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their readers poll. In June 2010 Tommy was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. His impact on musicians was huge especially on aspiring guitar players like me. Tommy is a guitar legend and one of the most respected musicians of all time.…
Glenn Miller successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack's band.…
Some of these eminent stars include Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert and Tony MacAphine. However, Rusty is known for sticking to a number of instruments with notable being his customized six, seven and eight stringed guitars. This has made many to compare his technique to that of the likes of Randy Rhoads. Moreover, his sweep picking signature style is said to originate from Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen original sweep picks. He mastered the sweeps from the two before the sweeps became popular in the metal and rock world and improved the skill.…
Each CD contains the following info: William Thomas Narmour, fiddle. Shellie Walton Smith, guitar. Old Timey, String Band, Mississippi country fiddle. Informative booklet notes by Harry Bolick. Detailed discography.…
traits of early rockers such as Little Rocker and Fats Domino to his style. His first album was called…
He began his music career playing the piano, but “never did any of the lessons”, he said. He soon switched his focus to the bagpipes and found immense passion in both playing and teaching. “I love the sound it makes”, he said, “If I know I can create something beautiful, I chase mercilessly for it”. He now plays with the Naval Academy Pipes and Drums band and teaches newcomers, or “the babies”, as he puts it, how to play.…
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"…
Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists of all time. He revolutionized shredding and popularized many majorly important techniques used today. Many of his techniques became today's…
“Wel-come to, Jam-boree, I want to wel-come you, Jam-boree…” On and on it goes, our intonation dancing around almost as wildly as we are. With the sun oppressively beating down on us, sweat running down our backs in gushing rivers, and starting “Joe Avery” for the umpteenth time, we couldn’t be happier (okay, we could probably go without playing Joe Avery again, but still). Gazing around at the sea of strangers surrounding me, I know that I could not be in better company. To think that a myriad of musicians assembled haphazardly from across the nation would form such a fine group.…
I met Mr. Dugmore and he took me to his studio out behind the house. When we walked in the door, the first thing that caught my eye was all the gold and platinum records that were hanging on the walls. I started walking around the room looking at each accomplishment he had attained. Major artist’s such as Tim Mcgraw, Carrie Underwood, Kenney Chesney, Rascal Flatts, and many more were among the records. In the center of the room was a computer desk with a computer, a mixing board, and monitor speakers attached. His Show Pro pedal steel was set up next to the desk. In the adjoining room, there were probably 9 or 10 different pedal steels that were set up. There were more pedal steels in one room than I have seen in my entire lifetime.…
Dave Brubeck’s unique performance style is characterized primarily by his use of polytonality, polyrhythm, and immense amounts of improvisation. His style grew from his upbringing and as he put it, “different approach to all of the normal things”. By no means did Dave take the normal approach; he made it all the way threw the conservatory with out being able to read the piano music he was playing. His ability to think on the spot and his amazing ear took jazz to the next level. He took jazz to a world of difficult technicality and created sounds with depth that amazed all who had the opportunity to listen to him. Brubeck once stated, “And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be…
This concept gains a sharper focus when there’s a powerful rhythm section involved, and the saxophonist has found a solid foundation in his peers. Morris is super-intuitive and possesses a vigorous approach; Cleaver has everything we can ask from a contemporary drummer, from passionate sensitivity to sublime technique.…
As a drummer you couldn’t be the best there is if you don’t do something funny or creative. And to come up with that solution, he decided to copy some mannerism from other famous musician. Then POOF! He was the drummer that you wished could play on your parties!…
Despair is a major problem in today’s educational system. Sadly, this is not a new problem.…