Grasshopper James

Folks, this has got to be one of the most amazing versions of Redhouse out there.  Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani really kick butt on this live rendition.

Give Buddy Guy the Respect He Worked So Hard to Deserve   I promised myself that if I ever met Buddy Guy I would stay cool, calm, and collected, not to mention especially respectful.  Well, I broke that promise about three and a half years ago.   I’ve met other celebrities and I managed to keep my composure and not freak like some girl dripping over Elvis or the Beatles.  I think being in Mr. Guy’s presence had a much…

The Reinhardt Family (Django and David)   No movie exemplifies Django Reinhardt’s legendary persona as much as Sweet and Low Down, featuring Sean Penn, playing a second fiddle Emmett Ray.   Born in Belgium but spending most of his childhood and early life in Gypsy camps around France, Django was obviously gifted while playing banjo, banjo-guitar, and guitar.   Famous for what people refer to as “deformed” fingers, his third and fourth left fingers were badly burned in a home…

We’ve got to definitely honor some of the most influential Irish guitars we could name.  Our choices range from modern indie to sixties and seventies vintage rock and hardcore blues.   10.  Noel Hogan – The Cranberries   Noel Hogan is the guitarist and co-songwriter of Irish rock band The Cranberries. In 2003 The Cranberries decided take a break after more than a dozen years of touring, promotion and recording which had seen them clock up album sales in excess…

  Folks, I’ve been thinking about whipping up a “guitar players that have played with Michael Jackson” list now for almost a year and a half.  Many readers know the story behind the man with Eddie Van Halen and Slash, but Michael Jackson had personally set up a great line up of legendary guitarists throughout the years.     Eddie Van Halen   Jackson was inspired to create an album where “every song was a killer,” and developed Thriller with…