Showing posts with label guitarist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guitarist. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2025

R.I.P Brent Hinds

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 Brent Hinds died at the age of 51 due to a motorcycle accident. He was the guitarist Mastodon from 2002 until they parted ways earlier this...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

R.I.P David Crosby

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 David Crosby a founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash has passed away at the age of 81. An important figure in the musical landsc...
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Thursday, January 12, 2023

R.I.P Jeff Beck

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 Jeff Beck without a doubt was one of the greatest guitarists ever.  An artist I saw several times, the last time being September 30th. He i...
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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Battle of the Bands: Swingtime in Springtime

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 It seems like a long time since the last Battle of the Bands. A good time to switch gears.  So first the original Django Reinhardt....     ...
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Monday, February 15, 2021

Battle of the Bands: 500 Miles High

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Jazz pianist, composer and talented musician Chick Corea passed away this month. I wrote a brief post on it here . I am going to honor him m...
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Saturday, December 26, 2020

R.I.P Tony Rice

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 Tony Rice the great Bluegrass guitarist has passed away.  Eight years ago I was able to catch Tony Rice with Peter Rowan and the McCourys...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

R.I.P Eddie Van Halen

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 My introduction to Van Halen was this song "Jump" which came put when I was in seventh grade... In high school our wrestling team...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020

R.I.P Steve Holland

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"Flirtin' with Disaster" is probably my favorite Molly Hatchet song.  Probably a good place to start as I write a tribute for ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

A to Z Challenge: G is for Gatton

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I just ordered Tom Principato's new book about his life, the Washington (DC) area music scene, and plating guitar with legends Danny G...
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Saturday, October 26, 2019

R.I.P. Paul Barrere

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"Let it Roll" by Little Feat. Sad news from Little Feat tonight guitarist Paul Barrere has passed away. You can read the band...
Monday, March 18, 2019

The King of Surf Guitar Has Died

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Opening up my blog with "Let's Go Trippin'" by Dick Dale. The 1961 track is supposedly the first surf rock instrumenta...
Friday, November 16, 2018

R.I.P Roy Clark

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Roy Clark guitarist, banjo player, comedian, actor passed away at the age of 85 yesterday (11-15-18). He was an inducted into the Country M...
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Monday's Music Moves Me: A Tribute to Otis Rush

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Otis Rush the great blues guitarist passed away this weekend. I was going to pay tribute to him anyway so what the heck I'm combining t...
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Monday, September 4, 2017

R.I.P Walter Becker

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Guitarist, songwriter, musician and half of the legendary duo "Steely Dan" Walter Becker passed away yesterday ( 09/03/17) at the...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

A to Z: J. Geils may you R.I.P

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John Warren Geils better known as J. Geils  the guitarist/songwriter for the J. Geils Band has passed away at the age of 71. The song was...
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Happy Birthday Eric Clapton!

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Happy Birthday Eric Clapton! The guitar legend turns 72 today! Kicking off the Celebration from the last time I saw Slowhand.. Me an...
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Sunday, March 19, 2017

R.I.P Chuck Berry

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Fitting I open my post with "Rock N' Roll" music as I write about te death of Chuck Berry.  Chuck Berry was a pioneer, per...
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Monday, February 27, 2017

My 5 Favorite Black Guitarists

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Back in August I did a list of my favorite five guitarists. You can read that post here . I'm sure I could exchange a few names on that...
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Monday, January 9, 2017

Happy Birthday Jimmy Page!

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  Image from Wikipedia. Jimmy Page turned 73 today. I figure his birthday was a good excuse to get the Led Out and more. Jimmy Page is a ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

R.I.P Guitarist Rick Parfitt

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On Christmas Eve Rick Parfitt rhythm guitarist, singer-songwriter for Status Quo passed away. The band only had one hit in the US but had 6...