A guitar site of Eva Fampas,the greek soloist,professor of classical guitar that features her life,beliefs and achievements in music.News,Publications,Interviews and the Guitar Journal, a hellenic culture magazine.Also included,the guitarist composer DIMITRI FAMPAS,his life and music, the Guitar Friends Association,articles and musicological essays on greek music.
Impossible to categorize as a player, Adrian Legg incorporates virtually every genre on his guitar in a virtuosic instrumental style with effects. He brought electric approaches to acoustic playing, creating a modern cross-over amalgamation in the tradition of eclectic folk playing that goes back to the 1960s."
- Guitar by Richard Chapman, 2000 ...
Carl Verheyen is a major presence on the guitar. A sideman in many groups, including Dan Siegel, Richard Elliott, Robben Ford, Stanley Clarke, Dave Grusin, Little Richard, Joe Farrell, Ronnie Laws, Carl Anderson, Christina Aguilera, Melissa Manchester, Leanne Rimes, Michael Damian, and Eagle Glenn Frey, Tom Wopat and Shelby Lynn, Dolly Parton and Cher. In 1985, Carl became lead guitarist for Supertramp. After those tours, Carl being one of L.A's first call studio guitarists has played on over 200 different television shows including Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Cheers, Suddenly Susan”and L.A. Law. Also movie soundtracks like Stand and Deliver, Moscow on the Hudson, L.A. Story, Dusk ‘til Dawn, Mr. Wrong and the soundtrack Oscar winner The Milagro Beanfield Wars.
Uffe Steen : blues and jazz guitarist.
During the past decade, Uffe Steen has become a very respected Jazz and Blues guitarist,
who has played with such great jazz musicians as:
Joye Baron, Jeff Ballard, Maria Bergman, Allan Botchinsky, Thomas Clausen, Hal Galper,
Lennart Ginman, Tim Hagans, Lars Janson, Jens Jefsen, Alex Acuna, David Liebman,
Lars Møller, Adam Nussbaum, Alex Riel, Bob Rockwell, Jimmy Smith,
Bernard Purdie, Peter Vuust, Hans Ulrik, Diz Watson and many more ...
Back Home, Eric Clapton's first album of new original material in nearly five years, will be released on Reprise/Duck Records on August 30th.
Featuring twelve songs, five of which were penned by Clapton with creative collaborator Simon Climie, Back Home also includes "Love Comes To Everyone" by George Harrison, the Spinners' "Love Don't Love Nobody," a rendition of Stevie Wonder and Syretta Wright's "I'm Going Left," and compositions by Vince Gill, Doyle Bramhall II and others. See below for a complete song listing and writing credits.
Produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie, who together also wrote the album's debut single "Revolution," Back Home additionally spotlights an all-star backing band, many of whose members have worked extensively with Clapton over the years. Included are drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Nathan East, guitarists Andy Fairweather Low and Doyle Bramhall II, and keyboardists Billy Preston and Simon Climie.
Among the special guests appearing on Back Home are Steve Winwood (synthesizer), John Mayer (guitar), Robert Randolph (dobro), Chris Stainton (Fender Rhodes), Stephen Marley (percussion), Abraham Laboriel, Jr. (drums), Pino Paladino (bass) and Toby Baker (keyboards). The album also highlights string arrangements by Nick Ingman and performances by the Kick Horns.
"I wanted to make a studio album without quite knowing what it was going to be," remarks Clapton on the creative impetus behind Back Home. Working closely with Climie, Clapton began recording over a year ago, working around his touring schedule and family commitments. "We kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that it was going to take a long time," the multi Grammy(R) Award-winning artist continues, "but when we got stuck or if it wasn't moving fast enough we'd stop and do a Robert Johnson song. That would clear the air and we'd go back and carry on for the new album. As a result, we ended up with a complete Robert Johnson album first, which was released last year as Me And Mr Johnson"...
Jay Graydon Official Web Site:
ay Graydon may not be known to each and everyone, but to all lovers of quality music he is known as one of the greatest guitar players and songwriters of all time in music history. Together with super producer/songwriter and long time pal David Foster he is also known to die-hard fans in Europe and Asia as the co-founder of "Westcoast Music". This music genre has its roots in the late 70s, and is also labeled Adult Contemporary Pop Music or AOR for short.
Between the late 60s and the late 70s Jay played on practically every "A" list session in Los Angeles, acquiring a glowing reputation as an ace studio guitarist/ solo specialist on numerous albums with Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, The Jackson Five, Cheap Trick, Christopher Cross, Ray Charles, Cher, Joe Cocker, Marvin Gaye, Hall & Oates, Olivia Newton-John, and Albert King just to name a few. It is almost easier to enumerate those artists he hasn't played with or produced or written songs for, than those artists whose career he has participated in ...