Dodi Battaglia: guitar:
Dodi Battaglia nasce a Bologna il 1 giugno 1951 da una famiglia di musicisti, il padre suonava il violino, lo zio la chitarra, il nonno il mandolino e il pianoforte.
Inizia a studiare musica e a suonare la fisarmonica a cinque anni, ancora prima di leggere e scrivere. Studia questo strumento fino all'età di 14 anni poi un giorno, ascoltando un brano degli Shadows, decide che da quel momento in poi era la chitarra la sua vera passione.
Suona in vari gruppi locali fra cui i Meteors che accompagnavano Gianni Morandi, poi il grande incontro con i Pooh nel 1968.
Diventa così membro del più popolare e longevo gruppo italiano.
Inizia a suonare anche il pianoforte e a comporre sviluppando uno stile particolare che rispecchia due approcci strumentali diversi. Sua è la voce in molti brani dei Pooh fra cui Tanta voglia di lei; il primo vero grande successo del gruppo.
Ma tutto questo non gli fa dimenticare il suo grande amore per la chitarra; inizia cosi a studiare perfezionando uno stile fatto di gusto tecnica virtuosistica e di personalità.
Nel 1986 durante un tour in Germania ottiene il riconoscimento quale "miglior chitarrista europeo" insieme a Ella Fidgerald "miglior cantante".
Anche la critica italiana l'anno dopo gli conferisce il premio quale miglior chitarrista in assoluto. A tutt'oggi rimane un punto di riferimento nel panorama chitarristico italiano.
Molte sono le collaborazioni con altri artisti: Zucchero Vasco Rossi, Gino Paoli, Mia Martini, Raf, Enrico Ruggeri, Franco Mussida, Maurizio Solieri, Tommy Emmanuel e tanti altri.
La Fender, storica azienda produttrice americana di chitarre, ha voluto dedicargli una "Signature Model" una chitarra costruita e messa in commercio su sue specifiche soprannominata "Dodicaster" ...
Joe Walsh: Bio, Tour, Music, Live, Gear, Store.
From his early hits with the James Gang through to his tenure with the Eagles -- as well as a successful solo career -- Joe Walsh remained one of the most colorful characters in rock & roll, lending his distinctively reedy vocals, off-the-wall lyrics, and expansive guitar leads to a series of AOR staples including "Funk #49," "Rocky Mountain Way," and "Life's Been Good." Born November 20, 1947 in Wichita, KS, Walsh initially studied the oboe and clarinet, later playing bass in local bands the G-Clefs and the Nomads; while attending Kent State University, he finally picked up the guitar, fronting the collegiate combo the Measles from 1965 to 1969. He then joined the Cleveland-based hard rock trio the James Gang, appearing on their debut LP Yer' Album. The trio's 1970 album, The James Gang Rides Again, proved the group's commercial breakthrough, launching the FM radio favorite "Funk #49" and achieving gold status. While the follow-up, Thirds, was another success, yielding the classic "Walk Away," Walsh found the James Gang's power-trio format too confining and left the group soon after ... (source : www.music.yahoo.com)
Pat Travers was born in Toronto, Canada on April 12, 1954. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12 Pat saw the legend Jimi Hendrix perform in Ottawa. This obvious inspirational concert must have sparked the young Pat to go after the dream of becoming a star like so many of his early influences. Inspired by such guitarists as Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Pat began playing in bands early in his teens. His first bands were "Red Hot" and "Merge" who played in Quebec area clubs. While the early years were hard, they would eventually pay off in the form of improved musicianship, style, and exposure.
While performing with Merge, he was noticed by the 50's rock artist Ronnie Hawkins who soon had Pat off on the road performing with him. While Hawkins music was mostly old rock and roll, country and rockabilly, Pat used this experience to hone his skills and voice as Hawkins lead guitarist. After a year on the road with Hawkins, Pat traded in the tuxedoes and ties to go after his true dream, to have his own band and become a star....
pat travers,pt,ptrocks,pat travers band,pat thrall,tommy alderidge,mars cowling,sean shannon,dave la rue,kevin rian,eric frates,rick navarro,ed tierney,edtheedge, albums:
Makes No Difference,
Pat Travers
,Makin' Magic
,Putting It Straight
,Heat In The Street
,The Pat Travers
,You Missed
,Go For
What You
Know,
,Live! Boom Boom
(Out Go The Lights)
,Crash And Burn
,Is This Love
(Japanese Single)
,Is This Love
Snortin' Whiskey
(US Single)
,Snortin' Whiskey
Stateboro Blues
(Single)
,Evie
(Single)
,Black Pearl
,Valley Girl
,Hot Shot
,Best Of Pat Travers
Boom Boom
,School Of Hard Knocks
,Anthology
Vol 1
,Anthology
Vol 2
,Best Of Pat Travers
,Boom Boom
,BBC Radio 1
Live Concert
,Blues Tracks
,Just A Touch
,Hats Off To
Stevie Ray Vaughn
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,Blues Tracks 2
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Live!
,Voices Of Classic Rock
Voices For America
,Etched In Stone
Live - Tempe, AZ
NYE 2002
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Heat In The Street
Double CD
,Power Trio
,20th Century Masters
Best Of Pat Travers
Official Web Site of Michael Johnson: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Recording Artist: 'Bluer Than Blue', 'This Night Won't Last Forever', 'Give Me Wings' and many others.
Michael Johnson has performed and lived more music and recorded more hits than you would imagine.
His voice immediately identifies him as the man who sings "Bluer Than Blue," "Give Me Wings," "That's That," and other landmark songs. His music shows a diversity, depth and heart that only come from years of dedication to a labor of love ...
Israeli born jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur's website includes bio, soundbites, cds, projects, etc ...
Winner of the JAZZIZ 2000 Reader's Poll for Best New Talent and a favorite of jazz critics since his emergence on the scene in the 1990's, guitarist, composer, arranger, teacher and author, Roni Ben-Hur, releases his fourth and most compelling CD as a leader, SIGNATURE (Reservoir-June 2005), featuring an All-Star cast including John Hicks - piano, Rufus Reid - bass, Leroy Williams - drums and Steve Kroon - percussion.
As its title implies, Ben-Hur's original treatments of such unusually diverse material reveals his evolution and accomplishment as a composer, arranger and leader of strength and substance, whose synthesis of styles and cultural influences defy category. He bravely covers new ground, reinterpreting jazz renditions of the brilliant classical Brazilian composer, Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 and Choro No. 1. "Villa-Lobos' music evokes strong emotion in me connected to various phases of my life experience. I was finally able to give these emotions a voice, my voice, and tell my story through them." He continues the development of this concept throughout the CD in his passionate reinvention of an obscure Jobim tune, Luiza. Says Roni, "Jobim wrote this gorgeous tune for his daughter, Ana Luiza. My second daughter's name is also Anna Luiza, so it was very easy for me to connect with it. It's a song not often played, but in my mind, one of Jobim's masterpieces."
Roni recalls the lush standard, Time On My Hands, "I've played this song a great deal with my dear friend, and one of my inspirations, pianist Chris Anderson. This arrangement is his and I offer my rendition as a tribute to him and the beauty he's brought this world." Ben-Hur continues, "I, like everyone else, love Harold Arlen, and Blues in the Night represents a sort of bonding song to me. It talks about the pit falls in life, but feels more like sharing one's feelings with a friend, more than a lament." So In Love, the Cole Porter classic, "drew me in from the first time I heard it," says Roni. "Both the words and melody speak to me, and to my feelings for family, friends and a lot in this world." Of his adventurous and compelling originals Roni explains, "Eretz, which means land in Hebrew, is a prayer for peace, something we Jewish people haven't known for much too long, and that the whole world needs desperately ...
Born in Carbondale, Illinois, into a Polish[citation needed] middle class family, Paul started playing guitar at the age of 5, but soon gave up, becoming frustrated with just learning simple nursery rhymes. Around age 11, he took up the guitar again, but with a skewed memory of the technique; he played only with upstrokes, used only the low 'E' string and only used his middle finger on the fretboard. Frustrated after trying to play the intro to 'Barracuda' by Heart, he took lessons and his teacher explained the error of his ways. His technique corrected, Gilbert continued practicing and by the age of 14 he developed a local band in Greensburg, PA named Missing Lynx. They played together for approximately two years and wrote their own material. After Missing Lynx he then went on to join another local band called Tau Zero, but left shortly after, and headed for California. He was spotlighted in Guitar Player Magazine alongside fellow up-and-comer Yngwie Malmsteen ...
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