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Location: 6 String Ranch | I've been meaning to post this for some time but keep forgetting.
Who is the one musician that you like best of all, or you could listen to forever, or has influenced you the most, or who's style you like or...you get the picture
Just one, not one for playing and one for singing etc. If that's your answer go think about it some more and come up with ONE.
OK, the guy I could never get tired of is....
David Sanborn. I love his lines and wish I could play guitar like that. I'd need a volume and a swell(from clean to overdrive) pedal. He always had good players with him and I really liked the Hiram Bullock period. I really like his feel when he plays(reference the thread about the people who use their guitars like a drum).
OK, next? |
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| I grew up listening to that skinny kid from arkansas.. now I'm spoiled.. i've never found anyone who was faster on the frets.. i'd still like to see a video of his version of yakity axe on the '69 new jersey album.. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Only one/ Man this is harder than the only one guitar topic.
It may sound dorky but I would have to go with Glen Campbell. As a singer and guitarist he has covered a lot of of ground, pop, country, gospel and held his own. Still has some pretty good chops.
BTW; Great topic Beal. :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jim Croce for me. Nothing fancy with guitar work, but I like his finger style. Decent voice and very honest lyrics and melodies.
Just bought a 2 CD and DVD set of his. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Paul Simon |
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Location: SoCal | GC..... |
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Location: Albuquerque | I will have to go with David Gilmour. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Easy. . .
Richard Thompson. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | John Denver...love his songwriting, and he got me into playing 12 string guitar (although I bought my first one pre-Denver during the folk thing)...The "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" album was one of my favorites...
Choosing one is tough: I have many favorites but Denver influenced my songwriting the most...
so, I'll go with him and continue to listen to the rest...
When Denver died, I felt I had lost a family member...way too young!
I sang his "For You" (from the Wildlife Concert)at my wedding for my bride...my all time favorite Denver song which coincidently he played on the piano; not the guitar... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Impossible for me. I can't get down to five. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | and yet, you settled on a single wife. Interesting. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Easy. . .
Richard Thompson. They had a Richard Thompson song playing in the background during the show "Numbers" last friday. I don't know which one though. He's growing on me.
This is really difficult - one artist - I would have to say Mark Knopfler. I really like his style of guitar playing and his songwriting as well.
If the choice include bands - then YES. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Hey Beal,
Does David play guitar as well as he does alto sax?
Must be 2 of 'em. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Kevin Gilbert
Died way before his time. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Influenced me the most: Bob Peterson, whom I have mentioned here before--he gave us Gertrude, he was the first helping hand when I was beginning to teach myself to play guitar, and he taught me how to fingerpick. He was the first guitarist that "I want to play like...." He first recognized the worship leading gift and encouraged me in it, he counselled me in hard times. I owe almost everything I am as a guitarist today to him. A really special big brother and friend.
--Karen |
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Location: NJ | Thassa' tough one, Beal . . .
mebbe James Taylor. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Total package guy would have to be Tom Petty. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by cholloway:
Hey Beal,
Does David play guitar as well as he does alto sax?
Must be 2 of 'em. i wondered the same thing. the sax player is the only david sanborn i know. perhaps beal was saying he wished he could play guitar as well as sanborn plays sax?
i have thoroughly enjoyed sanborn's music for many years.
i agree with cliff on this. it's a tough call but james taylor is a musician's musician. have been listening to him since early high school and he's still going strong nearly 40 years later. |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Neil Young for me. If it wasn't for Neil I probably never would've picked up a guitar. Drove my parents crazy with Heart of Gold back in the day. Thankfully my playing has progressed since then but I still like to play his stuff. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | +1 on Neil Young...
So long as you don't try to sing like him. :D |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cholloway:
Hey Beal,
Does David play guitar as well as he does alto sax?
Must be 2 of 'em. Beal said musician, not just guitar player...... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I like a lot of bands, but not too many musicians stick out for me. However, one singer/songwriter I can listen to just about any time, is Scott Weiland. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
mebbe James Taylor. He's my number two choice. |
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Location: Jet City | Eddie Vedder |
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