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Location: Chicago | Many our guitar heroes are A-list stars (celebrated with full credit). Yet we all know heavy and influential players who consigned to oblivion. No lists, no credits, no awards, no legends. But heavy and influential nonetheless.
Who tops the list of UNSUNG heroes for you (I always think of Lenny Breau)?
Peter Green "Oh Well", esp. the acoustic solo at 6:39 simple and soulful
I bought it hot of the shelf in the fall of 1969. Still love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A27ImPi3-jU
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Location: Chicago | Robbie Krieger: he applied a flamenco (fingerstyle) concept to a Gibson SG
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Location: Denver, CO | I always thought James Young never got his due. His riffs were awesome, stage presence was excellent, and he played in one of the most influential bands of the 70s and 80s. Plus, he had to put up with Tommy Shaw and Dennis DeYoung (arguably two of rock music's great prima-donas?). Still touring today, still laying down monster licks, and apparently still very much under the radar?
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Dennis DeYoung - rock 'n' roll's answer to William Shatner. He of the curly white toupee. 
Unsung hero - Pat Simmons of the Doobies. Great fingerpicker; meshed really well with Tom Johnston's strumming style. "Black Water" - nice. |
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Location: Seacoast NH | Al Anderson on Bob Marley and the Wailers "No Woman No Cry" off the "Live" album, The Lyceum, England, 1975. Probably the best guitar solo ever in my opinion, gives me the chills every time I hear it. A perfect example of the spaces in between the notes being just as important as the notes themselves. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Maury Muehleisen comes to mind for me. http://www.maurymuehleisen.com/about.html |
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Location: Jet City | Alex Lifeson's written some of the most recognizable riffs in rock and roll but most have no idea who he is. And to throw this WAY off topic, I'll throw in Jim Plunkett as a an un-sung hero of mine too. Probably the most diss'ed player in the NFL
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Location: Denver, CO | On the face of it, I'm going to have to disagree with you, Damon. As a drummer of the prog rock generation, I was aware of Alex as a guitar *** almost as soon as I became aware of Neil as a drum ***. And for many, even... well maybe especially, non-musicians, who weren't aware of his virtuosity, the first time they saw Rush live they left with a collective "wow, that guy is awesome!" Jim Plunkett? wow. Also off-topic, my all-time unsung hero is Jeff Porcaro. Now the server edits out the word g o d?
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Well, I'll be *** darned if it doesn't! |
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Location: Chicago | Not as a pop star but as an AWESOME supporting guitarist: James Taylor
A duet with J. Mclaughlin (!) on a JM original (nice solo at 2:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-EWzyHbhU
And as support guitar to Joni Mitchell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ-GM8Q7q60 |
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Location: Chicago | One of my favorite TONE master: Paul Kossoff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeF7_3tNEuU
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Location: Chicago | RORY GALLAGHER!! Saw his "shrine" a few years ago in Cork, Ireland
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Location: Chicago | and.... ELLIOT RANDALL whose solo on "Reelin' in the Years" Jimmy Page called my "favorite guitar solo of all time"
Here at 2:16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwDrNuNvCo
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My jaw still drops when I hear this. All those strings popping! Wow! |
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JT is the MAN. He's the reason I started playing guitar 42 years ago. A friend of mine gave me a copy of his original Apple album, and I said, "I want to DO that!" This was even before all the "Fire & Rain" / "Sweet Baby James" hoopla.
And I do my best to play like him, even now, 42 years later - at least a close approximation. There's only ONE James Taylor. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I agree with Jimmy Page. The Reelin in the Years intro and solo were played constantly when I was in college and had just bought my first guitar. I never learned to play like that, but always wanted to. The lyrics were also appropriate for a college kid. We've reeled in a lot of years since then. |
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Location: Location Location Location | Two come to mind. I think they're relatively unsung. One is Monte Montgomery, who seems to get any and every sound out of an acoustic guitar. His version of Little Wing knocks me out. The other is Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, who crafts beautiful solos that lift up his wonderful songs. |
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Location: NW Washington State | legend74 - 2013-04-10 10:58 PM
Not as a pop star but as an AWESOME supporting guitarist: James Taylor
A duet with J. Mclaughlin (! ) on a JM original (nice solo at 2:20 ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp-EWzyHbhU
Way back when I lived in the Bay Area, there was a public radio show that played fusion and world music. The DJ had a contest every week- if you could identify a mystery artist, you could be on the show and play anything you wanted to for an hour. I won a couple of times, and once I brought the JT/JMc "Someone" as the mystery track. I asked listeners to identify the guitarist/songwriter. I was disappointed that a caller got it quickly, but the listeners were a bunch of other fusion geeks.
I think that Terry Kath of Chicago and John Cippolina of Quicksilver Messenger Service deserve more attention. Both gone too soon.
-Steve W.
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Location: Chicago | Right on, Steve. Hey do you remember Terry Haggerty of the SONS OF CHAMPLAIN? They gigged alot at Foothill, Stanford and the local venues in my teen years. These guys kick sphincter! p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKGzslMZbs
Also... I posted a Boston cover to my "Covers ya love to hate". Well I LOVE that one and who IS that kid?? His lead playing is fantastic. Superlatives fail. AWESOME vocal too! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Brian 'Too Loud' MacLeod
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Location: Chicago | What ever happened to ERIC JOHNSON? He made a great splash twenty years ago and then .... |
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Location: Italia, Zianigo di Mirano (Venezia) | legend74 - 2013-04-17 3:14 PM
What ever happened to ERIC JOHNSON? He made a great splash twenty years ago and then .... ....... he came on tour in Europe last year.I went to see him.He did 3.5 hours of sound-check.The concert lasted 1.5 hours.However, never heard anyone play like that.Amazing |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Here's three.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Steely Dan and the Doobies. The guitar parts in "My Old School" are just plain badass!
Steve Hunter - played with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel
Randy California of Spirit |
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Location: Location Location Location | Monte Montgomery-Little Wing
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Location: San Antonio, TX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjDu0_m2_Kc
Eric alive and well.. one great musician. |
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Location: Chicago | Al Stewart always tasteful on his Ovation and electric: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs |
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Location: Chicago | RICHIE HAVENS stomping the stage solo (!) in the documentary "WOODSTOCK" is indellibly "etched upon my mind" (to quote the Dan). A ballsy opening act for all time. "Freeeeeedom!" RIP brother. |
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Remembering an UNSUNG hero?