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Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: MDV on January 27, 2007, 04:50:18 PM

Might well be the best guitarist that ever lived.

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: Kepu on January 27, 2007, 05:13:41 PM

Never heard anything by him :P

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: Bird on January 27, 2007, 05:59:03 PM

Quote from: Kepu

Never heard anything by him :P

One of the greatest unknown guitarists. Mainly solo jazz guitar style, late 60's through the 70's. Chet Atkins discovered him and recorded his first record. A lot of jazz guys were blown away by how good he was. It's definitely worth tracking down his stuff. His daughter did a documentary on him about  7 or 8 years ago called "The Genius of Lenny Breau".

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: dave_mc on January 27, 2007, 06:44:21 PM

have you got a link to any youtube awesomeness?

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: Bird on January 27, 2007, 06:55:48 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PGcJAA4S6HQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JRQ6SIQT0w4

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fRbkjxOTl7E

Most of these are in the documentary his daughter made.

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: dave_mc on January 27, 2007, 07:19:49 PM

^ cool, thanks, he sounds pretty good (understatement). why has he based his look on those baddies from superman II? EDIT: or more accurately, why did they base their look on him?

Title: Lenny Breau
Post by: Bird on January 28, 2007, 06:16:17 AM

I take lessons from his son. Damn good jazz player as well.   8)