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Christopher Parkening is among the world’s leading classical guitarists, with a specific fascination with continuing the legacy of Andrés Segovia. Parkening was influenced to play acoustic guitar by his cousin Jack port Marshall, the previous personnel guitarist at MGM Studios. Marshall got two suggestions: learn traditional technique to be able …

Combined with the Community People, ’70s disco artist Sylvester was mostly of the artists from the era not really scared to openly recognize his homosexuality. Delivered Sylvester Adam during Sept 1944 in LA, CA, Sylvester was released to music young by his grandmother, Julia Morgan, who was simply a jazz …

Long from the music of Harry Ruby, lyricist Bert Kalmar helped put songs in to the mouths of such film comedy teams mainly because Wheeler & Woolsey as well as the Marx Brothers. Collectively Kalmar and Ruby authored many Broadway displays and helped provide some pretty illustrious musical skill towards …

As the extra songwriter within the renowned folk-rock/psychedelic group Like, guitarist and vocalist Bryan MacLean was overshadowed by that group’s generating force, singer/songwriter Arthur Lee. However MacLean did have the ability to squeeze some of his very own compositions onto the group’s initial three albums: “Softly if you ask me,” …

Whether serving being a program musician, single musician, or soundtrack composer, Ry Cooder’s chameleon-like fretted instrument virtuosity, songwriting, and options of materials encompass a remarkably eclectic selection of North American music styles, including rock and roll & move, blues, reggae, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Dixieland jazz, nation, folk, R&B, gospel, and vaudeville. …

The son of lyricist Sammy Cahn, Steve Khan is best-known for his fusion records, but has proven on several occasions that he is able to also play more straight-ahead. He originally performed piano and drums, not really starting on electric guitar until he was 20. After graduating from U.C.L.A. in …