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MUSIC OUTLAW DIED ON THIS DAY IN 2002

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Waylon Jennings - Wikipedia

WAYLON JENNINGS 1937-2002 / Country rebel fought for music, won many fans

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Singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.Waylon Jennings is
considered one of the pioneers of the
outlaw movement in
country music.

Jennings started playing guitar at age eight and performed
at fourteen on
KVOW radio, after which he formed his first
band, the Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age
sixteen, determined to become a musician, and worked as a
performer and DJ on KVOW,
KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge,
Arizona
, and Phoenix. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings’
first recording session, a cover of
Jole Blon, and hired him to
play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the
ill-fated flight in
1959 that crashed and killed Holly,
J. P. "the Big Bopper"
Richardson
and Ritchie Valens.

Jennings died in his sleep from complications of diabetes at
his home in
Chandler, Arizona, aged 64.

Buddy, Waylon & The Ariel Cyclone — Poet Motors
Waylon Jennings ,left, on bass guitar and Buddy Holly.

   

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JIMI HENDRIX ~ BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1942

Inside Jimi Hendrix’s New Album ‘Both Sides of the Sky’ – Rolling Stone


Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle. Hendrix grew up
playing guitar, imitating blues greats like Muddy Waters as well
as early rockers.

He joined the army in 1959 and became a paratrooper but was
honorably discharged in 1961 after an injury that exempted him
from duty in Vietnam.

In the early 1960s, Hendrix worked as a pickup guitarist, backing musicians including Little Richard, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner,
and Sam Cooke.

In 1964, he moved to New York and played in coffeehouses, where bassist Chas Chandler of the British group the Animals heard
him. Chandler arranged to manage Hendrix and brought him to
London in 1966, where they created the Jimi Hendrix Experience
with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.

The band’s first single, “Hey Joe,” hit No. 6 on the British pop

In 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience made its first U.S. appearance,
at the
Monterey Pop Festival.

Pin on CELEBRITIES WHO SERVED
Hendrix in the Army in 1961

Experience Hendrix: The Best Of Jimi Hendrix | The Official Jimi Hendrix Site


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THE ‘’OTHER GUITARIST’ AS DIED AT AGE 68

Jack Sonni, Dire Straits Guitarist Of ‘Brothers In Arms’ Era, Dies At 68

Jack Sonni dead: Dire Straits guitarist dies aged 68 as band pays tribute | Evening Standard   
Jack Sonni (December 9, 1954 – August 30, 2023)

    
 

Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni reportedly died,
August 30. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.

 

Sonni, who was widely known as the band’s “other guitarist”
during the groups Brothers in Arms era, had been suffering  
unspecified health issues earlier this week.
       

 

The Ferocious Patriot Expose: Dire Straits Greatest Hits Essential Album Songs


        
        
        
        
       

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DIRE STRAITS GUITARIST HAS DIED AT 68

Live, Saturday nights - The Martha's Vineyard Times


Jack Sonni (December 9, 1954 – August 30, 2023)

Known as “the other guitarist” during the iconic group’s Brothers
in Arms era, his passing was announced by the band. No cause
of death was given.

The Ferocious Patriot Expose: Dire Straits Greatest Hits Essential Album Songs


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GUITAR PIONEER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

Les Paul And The Harmonica Holder He Invented As A Child - The Delite
At the age of eight, Les Paul began playing the harmonica.
After learning the piano, he switched to the guitar. During
this time he invented a neck-worn harmonica holder.

Iconic Axes from Legendary Guitarists: The Stories Behind Rock’s Most Illustrious Guitars ...
Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss)
(June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) 

 

Paul, was a jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, and
inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the
solid-body electric
guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration
for the
Gibson Les Paul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar,
and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he
had an early career in country music. In the 1950s, he and his
wife, singer and guitarist
Mary Ford, recorded numerous records,
selling millions of copies.

Paul is credited with many recording innovations. His early
experiments with
overdubbing (also known as sound on
sound
), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing, and
multitrack recording.          
         

His licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques, and
timing set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired
many guitarists of the present day. (From Wikipedia)

      
      
      
      
      
     
Guitar's leading man comes to ASU | ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact
Les (with wife, Mary Ford) in their home recording studio.

Barry's Discs: Group Pop Vocals

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