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In reply to the discussion: What great guitarists have you seen live? [View all]cliffordu
(30,994 posts)74. Well...
Andre Segovia
Carlos Montoya,
John Fahey,
Leo Kottke
Kenny Burell
Richard Rankin
Ralph Towner
Danny Gatton
Roy Clark
Jim Hall
Doc Watson
Merle Travis
Taj Mahal
Tony Rice
Frank Zappa/Steve Vai
Bonnie Raitt
Tal Farlo
And Carlos Santana when he was about 15, in Lake Tahoe with a band called 'NO, Absolutely!' Playing Beatle cover tunes.
And a great unknown guitarist: Bill Whitcomb, fingerpicker extraordinaire. Shared the stage with him many times.
I used to play pretty fucking well, too, thinking about it.....
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Seeing Ritchie Blackmore on the Perfect Strangers tour was a damn near transcendent experience.
Iggo
Mar 2016
#23
Stills and Young (when they were with Buffalo Springfield), Leo Kottke, and another guy....
Paladin
Mar 2016
#19
saw jimmi and some others but there was this flamingco (sp) guy that was special
dembotoz
Mar 2016
#56