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Jeff Beck live at Ronnie Scott's: http://youtu.be/uIwSt2R54Xs According to Rolling Stone, Jeff Beck is one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock. As a solo artist and as a replaced Eric Clapton in the blues group The Yardbirds, with Jimmy Page. Beck is ranked fifth in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." One notable performnce among many was recorded at Ronnie Scott's that included 21-year old Tal Wilkenfeld, which is available on DVD - an amazing performance! Jeff Beck no longer uses a plectrum or a pick, instead he uses a finger style on a Fender Stratocaster, and a wah-wah pedal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck Read more: 'Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck' by Martin Power Omnibus Press, 2012 On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > Eric Clapton > > [image: Inline image 1] > > One of his most popular recordings is Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", > recorded by Cream, with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. > > Cream Reunion Concert - Crossroads > http://youtu.be/UGrnUdGAWUE > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton > > Ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the '100 Greatest > Guitarists of All Time', and fourth in Gibson's 'Top 50 Guitarists of All > Time'. > > > http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists/eric-clapton<http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/eric-clapton-20111122> > > > http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Top-50-Guitarists-528.aspx > > According to Bob Gulla, "Clapton's sound and playing inspired a > well-publicized graffiti that deified him with the famous slogan "Clapton > is God". The phrase was spray-painted by an admirer on a wall in an > Islington Underground station in the autumn of 1967. The graffiti was > captured in a now-famous photograph, in which a dog is urinating on the > wall." > > Work cited: > > 'Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History' > by Bob Gulla > Greenwood, 2008 > pgs. 40–41 > > Read more: > > Eric Clapton, Clapton, The Autobiography > by Eric Clapton > Broadway Book1 > > 'Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me' > by Pattie Boyd > Three Rivers Press, 2008 > > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Stevie Ray Vaughan >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live at El Mocambo, Austin, Texas >> 1983 >> http://youtu.be/smSiCjYIvrM >> >> "...number seven on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists." >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan >> >> Eric Clapton: "It's going to be a long time before anyone that brilliant >> will come along again. I had the unenviable task of following Stevie's >> blistering set, just hours before the fatal crash. I think I had gone past >> the point of being envious or depressed, because I knew that no one would >> expect me to be that good" (liner notes, Greatest Hits). >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Richard Williams >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> John Fogerty on Austin City Limits playing his 1956 Les Paul Gold Top >>> with P-90 pickups: >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> The Old Man Down The Road - John Fogerty - Live on Austin City Limits >>> 2004 >>> http://youtu.be/4Lf0pQoRgFQ >>> >>> "Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists at No. 40. 100 >>> Greatest Singers at No. 72. The songs "Proud Mary" and "Born on the Bayou" >>> also rank amongst the Greatest Pop songs ("Proud Mary," #41) and Guitar >>> songs ("Born on the Bayou," #53)." >>> >>> John Fogerty: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fogerty >>> >>> Austin City Limits >>> http://acltv.com/ >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 8:29 AM, Richard Williams >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Back when people could actually sing and play music for real: >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> Bob Seeger & The Silver Bullet Band: >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Seger >>>> >>>> Night Moves Live-Bob Seger: >>>> http://youtu.be/mKaHci9Mc4A >>>> >>>> Early Detroit Band: >>>> >>>> Marshall Crenshaw >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Crenshaw >>>> >>>> Marshall Crenshaw 2010 Detroit All Star Revue: >>>> http://youtu.be/HiaYst5wIQI >>>> >>> >>> >> >
