guitarist
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Brian May *VII 19 1947 — The Life You Give
Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen’s Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself. Born in Hampton, Middlesex, in July 1947, May showed an interest in music…
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Andrés Segovia *II 21 1893 — La Vida Que Das / The Life You Give
Andrés Segovia (Linares, España, 1893 – Madrid, 1987) Guitarrista y pedagogo español. Junto a Narciso Yepes, fue el principal responsable de la consolidación de la guitarra como instrumento de concierto, a un nivel comparable al que ocupan el violín y el piano, al menos en cuanto a la calidad de las piezas. Guitarrista a pesar…
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Adrian Belew *XII 23 1949 — The Life You Give
Lone Rhino One of the most unusual and forward-thinking guitarists of his time, Adrian Belew has played with some of rock’s biggest names (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson, and many more) while also attracting a die-hard following for his solo work. Belew incorporates a broad range of sounds and effects in which…
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Brian May *VII 19 1947 / The Life You Give
Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen’s Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself. Born in Hampton, Middlesex, in July 1947, May showed an interest in music…
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Andrés Segovia *II 21 1893 — La Vida Que Das / The Life You Give
Andrés Segovia (Linares, España, 1893 – Madrid, 1987) Guitarrista y pedagogo español. Junto a Narciso Yepes, fue el principal responsable de la consolidación de la guitarra como instrumento de concierto, a un nivel comparable al que ocupan el violín y el piano, al menos en cuanto a la calidad de las piezas. Guitarrista a pesar…
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Brian May *VII 19 1947 / The Life You Give
Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen’s Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself. Born in Hampton, Middlesex, in July 1947, May showed an interest in music…
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The Life You Give: Andrés Segovia *1893
Andrés Segovia, born February 21 1893, in Linares, Spain, is the musician acclaimed as the foremost guitarist of his time. He was the most important force in reestablishing the guitar as a concert instrument in the 20th century, chiefly through demonstrating its expressive and technical potential. He continued giving concert performances past the age of…
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The Life You Give: Ian Anderson *VIII 10 1947
Born Ian Scott Anderson, August 10 1947 in Dunfermline, Scotland, Anderson was interested in music from a young age, gaining influence from his father James’ record collection of big band and jazz, as well as early rock & roll by Elvis Presley. The Anderson family later relocated to Blackpool where Ian finished his studies. In…
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The Life You Give: Eddie van Halen *1955
Eddie Van Halen belongs in a rarefied group of musicians who changed the very notion of the possibilities of their chosen instrument. In Van Halen’s case, he was a guitarist of superlative imagination and skill, innovating and introducing a number of techniques that would soon become part of the arsenal of many guitarists, including finger-tapping,…
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In an unbearable lightness, and bearable heaviness of a legitimate painless suffering which suddenly surfaces.
Suddenly I experienced a level of painless suffering I never knew before. Since a very early age, the furnishing in my home included at least a piano. I played with it regularly — physically and mentally. But the portable simplicity of a guitar always attracted me. As a left handed person, however, my exploration possibilities…
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