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Buddy Whittington

Buddy Whittington (born 28 December 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American guitar player. He began playing the guitar inspired by his sister's records of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and, in particular, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton. At the age of 14 he was already a part of the Dallas/Fort Worth music scene and playing regularly in the clubs along Jacksboro Highway. While attending high school, Buddy played in a band called "Short Change" which opened for Point Blank (band), a band that he would later join, replacing rhythm guitar player Kim Davis.

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Little Feat

Little Feat is a band who have mixed blues, R&B, country and rock and roll styles together since they formed in 1969 in Los Angeles, and are known for their eclectic blend of many forms of music. They were founded by the brilliant songwriter/singer Lowell George, who died in 1979. The blend of California cool and New Orleans funk together with George's slide guitar, Richie Hayward's melodic and driving drums, and Bill Paynes virtuoso keyboards, gave the George era Little Feat a sound unique in rock and roll.

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The Wallflowers

Two bands have used the name "The Wallflowers":
1. An American rock band
2. A British indie rock band 1. The Wallflowers are a band which formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band's only constant member has been singer/guitarist Jakob Dylan, the son of folk rock legend Bob Dylan. The Wallflowers have released five albums: "The Wallflowers" (1992), "Bringing Down the Horse" (1996), "Breach" (2000), "Red Letter Days" (2002) and "Rebel, Sweetheart" (2005).

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Cash Money

The Chicago punk-blues duo Cash Money was formed in 1994 by singer/guitarist John Humphrey, an alumnus of God and Texas. After founding the jazz-rock unit Late Great Danes, Humphrey enlisted former Rosehip Scott Giampino to play drums; when the Late Great Danes went on hold, Humphrey and Giampino continued performing together as Cash Money. After a single on the tiny Tug-O-War label, the duo signed with Touch and Go, and entered Chicago's Idful Music studios; produced by Red Red Meat drummer Brian Deck, Cash Money's full-length debut Black Hearts and Broken Wills emerged in early 1997.

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Erja Lyytinen

In the past few years, Erja Lyytinen has taken the international music scene by storm. She’s a young, talented singer/songwriter and exceptional guitarist who plays everything from dobro to slide guitar. "But the guitar – or any instrument for that matter – is there just to support the story that I'm always trying to tell with a song", she says.
Erja was born to a musical family in Kuopio, a little town in the middle of Finland.

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CHARLIE CAN'T SURF

With a love of classic rock flowing through them, Charlie Can't Surf bring a sound to the fore that encompasses elements of Pearl Jam, Reef, The Black Crowes and Incubus. Charlie Can't Surf are a band who always play with their hearts on their sleeves. Carrying on in the tradition of the genre they love so much, bringing a classic rock sound to the modern scene with their own unique twist. Charlie Can't Surf have come a long way .

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Derek Trucks Band

The Derek Trucks Band has been a work in progress for over 10 years, blending jazz, rock, blues, Latin, Eastern Indian, and other world music into the sound that now defines the DTB. The band’s mission has been to assemble a group of musicians that share a passion for improvisation and musical exploration, and to develop a united musical vision by performing with this core group of players for an extended period of time.

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