Your favorite recordings of singers with solo guitars

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Permalink Reply by Scott Timberg on August 2, 2011 at 8:19pm

I vote for Richard Thompson and Bert Jansch. True gods. Wish I coulda seen Lonnie Johnson and Mance Lipscomb.

 

What about Townes Van Zandt -- love his solo acoustic stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on August 6, 2011 at 7:31pm

I got to see Bert Jansch in concert last May.  He opened for Neil Young in Durham, NC.  Fantastic player!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Timberg on August 2, 2011 at 8:35pm

He's really a singer-songwriter and not a virtuoso guitarist, but Grant-Lee Phillips, who plays at LA's Largo, is incredible.

 

In the same category, another hero who never lets me down live is Lloyd Cole.

 

Much as I love Acoustic Guitar, I wish the magazine would look at figures like this instead of mainstream/corporate CEOs like Dave Matthews.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Timberg on August 6, 2011 at 9:40pm

Skimming this, I'm amazed to see very few mentioning Clapton -- for my money the most overrated guitarist of the last 40 years. But wait, he invented the blues, right -- didn't he know Robert Johnson?

 

Give me any track by Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, Dave Rawlings, Bert Jansch over this middlebrow corporate Boomer. 

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Permalink Reply by Jonah Lake on September 4, 2011 at 4:40pm

North country blues / Bob Dylan Bob Dylan sings fantastic in this version from Newport, 1 year before it was released on his album from 1964..

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Permalink Reply by dpb23 on September 26, 2011 at 8:19am

Great to see this thread still is running.  Since it started I have listened to a lot of everyone's recommendations.  Martin Simpson has become crucial in my listening among others.  I still love to listen to Steve Forbert.  Everyday.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Hochman on November 23, 2011 at 3:29pm

You guys need to check out Paco De Lucia...he is amazing! 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxodluTaz4g&feature=related

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Permalink Reply by Zbignu on January 5, 2012 at 8:37pm

So many great recommendations on this thread.  I'm listening to Swell Season play live at the NPR offices as I type this.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned Warren Haynes yet.  His 'Live at Bonnaroo' album is great plus there are dozens of clips of him on youtube doing original pieces as well as covers. 

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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on January 5, 2012 at 9:01pm

Amos Lee with "Windows are Rolled Down" live at Farm Aid ...

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