Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Betts - they had the well-earned reputations but there were others, less sung, who were highly respected. Above is one of them, Roy Buchanan and below - Ry Cooder:
Finally, try Harvey Mandel:
Did I say finally? Well, all right, let it be Dickey Betts then:
James.
ReplyDeleteThe little bit where Roy approached the mike then thought of a new riff and immediately went back to strummin' was lovely.
Ry, who I once heard described as a wannabe(WTF?!!) learns every technique and extols the beauty of it.
Harvey Mandel, one of the best? Described as from the Chicago school of musicians: is that a comparison to Obamalamadingdong?
I hope not.
Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Blues Band? Heaven to thine ears!
I cannot remember the times I have played that to women who say: so what? and then arrived home to hear it playing!
Good choices, James.
Thenk (my sic) you.
STB.
And Felix Pappalardi.
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