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Welcome to our Biographies section.
In this section we have put together an extensive collection of biographies of the great Guitar and Bass players. Click the links below to read the current biographies.
Tommy Emmanuel
In Australia, his story has become as well-known as any rock star, he is legendary. He started playing at the age of 4; by 6 he was touring with his family band, and by the age of 10 had played his way across Australia... read more
B B King
Although there have been many blues masters with the surname King and at one time or another they have all been referred to as 'The King of the Blues', B B is arguably the rightful owner of the title. Click on his name to read about this great Bluesman... read more
Peter Green
A figurehead in the British blues movement, Green inspired BB King to say "He has the sweetest tone I have ever heard, he was the only one to ever give me cold sweats". Greens playing was marked with a distinctive vibrato and economy of style as well as his unique tone from his 1959 Gibson Les Paul... read more
Mark Knopfler
Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist with British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977 with his brother David... read more
Carlos Santana
Carlos is a Grammy Award winning Latin Rock Musician. He became famous in the late 1960`s and early 1970`s with his band, Santana, which created a highly successful blend of Salsa, Rock, Blues and Jazz fusion... read more
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll music. According to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame website,while no individual can be said to have invented Rock and Roll,Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together... read more
Brian May
Brian May was born in Hampton in Richmond and attended Hampton Grammar school. He is known for being rather quiet and reserved at parties. His avoidance of alcohol can be traced back to an early concert where Queen played with the band Aerosmith. Brian was backstage with fellow guitarist Joe Perry. Perry brought out a bottle of Whisky which the two drank between them. May felt so ill on stage after that he said he would never have more than one drink before playing again... read more
Noel Gallagher
Gallagher joined Manchester rock/pop group Oasis at the behest of his younger brother lead vocalist Liam Gallagher and quickly asserted his dominance over the group... read more
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker was one of the most important pioneers of the electric guitar, his solos were among the first heard on modern Blues recordings and set a standard that is still followed today... read more
Robert Cray
Robert Cray began playing guitar in his early teens at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. His love of Blues and Soul music flourished as he started collecting records but he originally wanted to become an Architect... read more
Angus Young
Angus Young, co-founder of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, known for his wild stage energy and schoolboy-uniform stage outfits.
He did not get into guitar-playing seriously until after the young family moved from Scotland to Australia... read more
Joaquin Rodrigo
One of the most important Spanish composers of all time. Born on the feast day of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, this is a composer that seems to have done the impossible. He was incredibly gifted but blind, he lost his sight at the age of three... read more
Julian Bream OBE
Bream was born in London and brought up in a very musical environment. His father played Jazz guitar and the young Bream was impressed by hearing the playing of Django Reinhardt. He was encouraged to play the piano but also the guitar. On his 11th birthday Bream was given a classical guitar by his father.... read more |
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