Too many to include them all....
However,
Flatt and Scruggs, Josh Graves and all the original Bluegrass Artists;
Sol Hoopi and all the old Hawaiian musicians;
Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli (love that Gypsy Jazz!);
Mark Knopfler - the best guitarist ever!!;
Hank Marvin - also the best guitarist ever!!;
Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Mike Auldridge, Matt Despain... Awesome dobro players;
Ry Cooder, Stacy Phillips, Curtis Birch;
Tommy and Phil Emmanuel - the best guitarists ever!!;
All those old Irish Fiddle Tunes, and the people who still play them today.;
The Blues Brothers!;
LLoyd Green, Buddy Emmons, Jerry Byrd, Bob Wills and his great steel guitarists; Santo and Johnny; Little Roy Wiggins; Billy Robinson; Herb Remington.;
Miles Davis - "Kind Of Blue" - best album ever - listen to it!!
Bill Evans - piano supremo;
Grant Green - jazz guitar pioneer;
Roy Buchanon - Tele-Master - left us too soon...
Bill Chambers, Kasey Chambers - Australia's premier country artists ;
Hank Williams - timeless country songs;
Don Helms - Awesome early steel pioneer-probably the first steel guitarist I heard;
Nickel Creek - great songs, and the incredible mandolin of Chris Thile!
Matt Zarb - Australia's own Bushbilly Bastard - described as sounding like a collision between a hillbilly and a convict! Awesome singer, songwriter and awesome guitarist. Writes beautiful, powerful, haunting songs, and has a solo live show with all the energy, momentum and force of a runaway train!!!
I am sure there are more, I'll add them next time....
Oh wait!
Emmylou Harris... what a voice;
Neil Young - Best Song Writer Ever! Watch the Heart Of Gold DVD.....
Bye for now.
Sounds Like
A melting down of all the things in my head...
Classical-Spanish-Hawaiian-Country-Jazz-Grass??
Dean Gray is a guitarist, mandolin, steel and ukulele player. He regularly performs as a solo act, and with various Groups and Artists, on both acoustic steel/resonator/dobro, and electric/Hawaiian/non-pedal steel.
He has recently performed a string of shows on Brampton Island with the celebrated singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Matt Zarb, who regularly perfoms (and resides) in Kentucky, USA with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel.
As a member of THE LONG-GRASS BAND, he uses the haunting, lonesome and intiguing qualities of his instruments to add colour, texture and atmosphere to each arrangement.
Dean learned to play classical and spanish guitar as a teenager, spent the early nineties growing his hair and playing electric guitar in various "alternative" bands, and focused his energies on accelating the onset of tinnitus and other various superfluous pusuits.
As he matured in time, he developed a deep appreciation of a wide variety of music from around the world, and has a list of influences a mile long...
He is now focused primarily on both acoustic and electric steel (as well as playing/performing/recording on guitar, mandolin and banjo). The steel is the instrument that "fits his skin best" however, and allows him to slide his way in and out of hardcore banjo-like bluegrass breakdowns, weepy Honky Tonk heartbreakers, and the sweet, languid melodies of the Hawaiian Islands.
summertime
Hey Dean
Hows everything going with you. Hope all is well
My debut video clip "CRAWL" is now on The Country Music Channel's Top
30 (CMC Foxtel), would love it if you would help me climb up the charts
by requesting 'Crawl' on CMC at http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/cmc/Requests.aspx.
Would love you to check it out and let me know what you think!
everyone says hi and Dad says he hopes you are doing good. yeah spirited away is really good!!! i highly recommend it... yeah.... i've made heapsa new friends at my new skool after moving to harrington!!!! they all good... and yeah... just school stuff and work at newsagency and yeah... talk to ya soon and see you soon after... molly xoxo
Hey Deano!! How's things going? Hows the fam? I miss you! Haha that was so funny that day, Matt just cracked up laughing :P Hope to see you sooooon!!! xxx Minnie xxx
Hey Deano!! Sad that you couldn't make it! But i'm sure we'll jam soooon!! Hope your playing lots :D Give our love to the fam :) Hope your all swelllll! xxx Minnie xxx
Hey Deano!!
Yeah i miss jamming!! it's horrible without jamming with you guys :(
Sharks are alright up here at the moment, all the flood water and everything still needs to be washed out, there's a bit of red weed as well, but it should clear up soon :D
Yeah im going to the entrance!! Its going to be so fun!! I can't wait to see you all again!
Love to your fam
xxx Minnie xxx
Dear Deano my fellow Bushbilly Bastard from the beach... How are you my furry friend... I miss playing music with you and I know its only weeks and we will be picking again.I have my own radio show now starting on Monday!!!It will be streamiing soon...All about the pickers!!!Acoustic Masters hour....Lots to tell love to all give Dee Why our love... Matty and Lesley and Cale and Lily and Flynny and good old Roseyzarbammann....
hello you 2 crazy cats, Tamworth misses you! I know I said we would call and we didnt cause we are slack or maybe its just cause he's been busy keeping me busy! We will talk soon im sure, think about you both every day! Love Les and Matt
So great to meet you Dean! We look forward to seeing you again soon, and hearing more of your beautiful playing. Warmest regards and all the best wishes, the Perch Creek family.
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