Peter Lang
Americana / Acoustic / Folk
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"AMERICAN PRIMITIVE GUITAR"
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
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| Member Since | 5/10/2006 | | Band Website | peterlang.org | | Band Members | View PETER LANG's EPK | | Influences | Dave "Snaker" Ray, Spider John Koerne, Tony "Little Son" Glover ( a.k.a Koerner Ray & Glover), Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizebeth Cotten, Rev. Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, Danny Kalb, Dave Van Ronk, Bob Dylan, The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger. Gene Autrey, Merle Travis, Jimmie Rogers(Not the blues guy, rather the Yodling Brakeman), Johnny Cash, Blind Lemon, The Blind Willies (Davis, Johnson,McTell), Lightning Hopkins, John Hammond Jr. John Lee Hooker, Jimmie Hendrix, The Beattles, Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, most of the Russian Composers, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Louie Armstrong, Earl Hines, Miles Davis, Dizzy G. Sleephy John Estes, Luis Bonfa, Baden Powell, Laurindo Almeada and others. . .who unfortunately slipped through the Fissure Of Sylvius into the ether. Se La Vie! | | Sounds Like | 
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| | Record Label | Horus Records, Box 24282, Minneapolis, MN 55424 | | Type of Label | Indie |
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PETER LANG was discovered and recorded in 1972 by the legendary guitarist John Fahey who signed Lang to his own label, Takoma Records. Fahey launched the careers of other notable artists on Takoma, including Leo Kottke, George Winston, Robbie Basho, Bola Sete and others. Peter Lang toured, recorded and performed for nearly ten years, developing a reputation as one of the nations top acoustic players. In the 70s he was in good company, having recorded or performed with Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, John Hartford, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou Harris, Leo Kottke, Freddie King, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Hammond, Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, The Yellowjackets, Robben Ford, and many others.
Langs credits include: * Eleven record albums (including one with Leo Kottke and John Fahey). * Grammy Nomination, 1975 (Lycurgus) * Guitar Player Magazine 1974 - Readers Poll, " Best New Guitarist" category * Minnesota Music Awards, "Best Guitarist" 1981, 1982, 1988 * Co-author of the book 20th Century Masters of Finger-Style Guitar,1982, Stropes Editions, Ltd..
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