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Artist: Erik Satie
Satie's music, in sound and aesthetics, was fundamentally different from the prevailing 19th-century German school that prized ideals of continuity and development. It is music as sound per se (Musique d'ameublement, i.e., "Furniture Music" or "Music for Furnishing", 1920). In Musiques intimes et secretes ("Intimate and Secret Music") and the... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Black
The listener who adores the progressive rock of the '70s would have a soft spot for guitarist Dave Black. Some covet the solitary LP created by Kestrel, a Newcastle combo that featured Black's soloing served alongside Mellotron noodles cooked by John Cook. Then there's the badge of honor, being picked to replace lead guitarist Mick Ronson in one... [+] Read More
Artist: Calvin Louden
One of the post-60's generation of electric blues guitarists, Calvin Louden is best known as the lead guitarist in the band of supreme female blues belter Koko Taylor. For her he takes on a role that is quite traditional in blues, rhythm and blues and soul bands, that of the sideman who steps forward as honorary bandleader in the introductory... [+] Read More
Artist: Everett Barksdale
A guitarist who never got that comfortable on electric guitar may seem an unlikely choice for a 20th century guitar hero. But if musical heroics are judged on a player's versatility, and the resulting plethora of appearances and recording credits, then Everett Barksdale might just have the edge on quite a few more famous axemen. One of many... [+] Read More
