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| Buddy Guy has inspired the greats! |
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| Blues master (George) Buddy Guy first heard electric blues guitar from Lightnin' Slim, who used to sit and play on the porch of the Lettsworth (La.) General Store. Guy was hooked and in the early 1950s began playing the blues on the Baton Rouge, La., circuit. Guy moved to Chicago and worked as a session musician for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Koko Taylor. His first album, "Stone Crazy," was released in 1962. In the late '60s, Guy teamed with blues harp player Junior Wells in a powerful partnership. |
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| Eric Clapton - Bio |
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| The most popular blues guitarist that ever deigned to play rock 'n' roll, Eric Clapton (b. March 30, 1945, Ripley, England): 1) Was part of the Yardbirds and Cream , two of the most popular rock groups of the '60s, 2) Made rock history with Derek & The Dominos' classic album Layla in the '70s, 3) Was the subject of one of pop music's most popular boxed-set retrospectives (the 4-CD Crossroads) in the '80s, and 4) Met the greatest commercial success of his life with his live Unplugged set of the '90s. The only rock star to be nicknamed "God" against his will--as British graffiti of the mid-'60s had it--Clapton has had more ups and downs in his lengthy career than most of his contemporaries, but in the literal sense remains very much a survivor. |
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| Steve Lukather Bio |
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| Versatile musician, guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger Steve Lukather was born in Los Angeles on October 21 in 1957. Before his father bought him a guitar (a simple Kay acoustic) and a copy of Meet the Beatles at the age of seven, Luke started to play drums and keyboards. "I love keyboards, I write all my songs on keyboards except for the real obvious 'burn' tunes. I find it much easier, you have all these great synth sounds and you play a C chord and it's sounds like God, and you start thinking melodies as opposed to chops." (Lukather, 1986). |
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| Steve Morse - Bio |
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| Steven J. Morse was born on July 28, 1954 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA, the son of a minister father and musically trained pianist mother. Both being psychologists too. Steve spent his first few years in Ohio before moving to Georgia via Tennessee and Michigan where Steve played in his first band, The Plague, with his brother Dave. Read on..... |
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| Neal Schon [Journey] Bio |
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| Neal Joseph Schon, 27 February 1954, San Mateo, California, USA. Best known as the guitarist and founding member of US arena rock band Journey Schon has also been a part of several other musical outfits and issued recordings under his own name. Read on...... |
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| Johnny Winter - Bio |
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Johnny Winter is an American music legend. Since his first appearance on the pages of Rolling Stone in 1968, Johnny has epitomized the fiery and flamboyant rock and roll guitar hero. Yet Johnny has continually returned to the blues roots from which his music sprang. Between 1968 and 1980, he cut fifteen albums that define the blues-rock form, ranging from the raw power of Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo to the subtlety of acoustic Delta blues. In 1984 Johnny signed with Alligator Records, where his guitar, vocal and interpretive abilities were given a thriving environment. His three critically acclaimed Alligator releases, two of which received Grammy nominations, solidified Johnny's presence as one of the top blues artists in the world.
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| Blues Man - Chris Duarte - Bio |
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| brian writes "Chris got interested in music after seeing Fiddler on the Roof as a third grader in San Antonio, Texas. He thought the fat guy on the roof playing the fiddle was cool. He wanted to play the clarinet, but the band was full. Later, in 1977 at the age of 14, he started playing guitar. He played his brother Bart's guitar until his mom bought him one, a Supro, at age 15. He began to play a lot more seriously, practicing heavily and sitting in with others....." |
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| Angus Young (AC/DC) - Bio |
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| Angus Young was born on March 31st, 1959, in Glasgow, Scotland. With his brother Malcolm, he formed a band(1973), which was to become one of the world's greatest hard-rock bands. The band was named AC/DC by their sister(rumour tells it had something to do with a vacuum cleaner). Their sister also suggested sometime later that Angus should be wear a school uniform on stage. This became the bands unofficial trademark. |
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| George Thorogood - Bio |
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| Born 24 Dec. 1950, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. White blues guitarist George Thorogood first became interested in music, notably Chicago blues, when he saw John Paul Hammond performing in 1970. |
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| Danny Gatton - Bio |
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He knew an incredibly diverse and broad catalog of music and songs,' says Jay Montrose, Danny Gatton's guitar technician for 15 years. His musical vocabulary was truly unlimited, and how many people can you say that about and really mean it? It was the truth. The cat never threw a note away.
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| Did You Know? |
G&L Guitars stand for George Fullerton and Leo Fender.
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| Archived Files |
| Thursday, January 08 | | · | Buddy Guy has inspired the greats! |
| Friday, December 12 | | · | Eric Clapton - Bio |
| Thursday, December 11 | | · | Steve Lukather Bio |
| Saturday, September 20 | | · | Steve Morse - Bio |
| Saturday, August 30 | | · | Neal Schon [Journey] Bio |
| Friday, August 08 | | · | Johnny Winter - Bio |
| Tuesday, August 05 | | · | Blues Man - Chris Duarte - Bio |
| Tuesday, April 29 | | · | Angus Young (AC/DC) - Bio |
| Friday, April 11 | | · | George Thorogood - Bio |
| Sunday, March 30 | | · | Danny Gatton - Bio |
| Friday, March 07 | | · | Jason Becker - Bio |
| Sunday, February 16 | | · | Ian Moore - Bio |
| Wednesday, January 29 | | · | Brian Setzer - Bio |
| Monday, January 20 | | · | John Petrucci (Dream Theater) - Bio |
| Tuesday, December 17 | | · | Larry Carlton |
| Sunday, December 08 | | · | Eddie Van Halens - Brown Sound |
| Tuesday, December 03 | | · | Jerry Reed |
| Sunday, November 24 | | · | Chuck Berry |
| Thursday, November 14 | | · | Randy Rhoads |
| Friday, November 08 | | · | Gary Hoey Bio |
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