Quiet Riot is an american heavy metal band, whose 1983 chart topping success helped pave the way for the glam metal scene's next decade of commercial prominence. They are best known for their Metal Health album, which displaced Michael Jackson
Justin King is a self-taught guitarist, renowned for his percussive solo acoustic style which mixes elements of Flamenco, Jazz, Celtic, Classical, and African music. In 2001, King released Le Bleu. Named after the road on which he lived growing up, Le Bleu dramtically expanded on his acoustic instrumental abilities; out of the nineteen tracks, only one (Ashes) features vocals. The album, though independently released, would receive critical acclaim from many who heard it , and helped to expand Justin's fanbase.
French guitar hero, he recently released one album under the name of "Metal Kartoon".
His band is called Mörglbl Trio,since 1997, with Ivan Rougny and Jean-Pierre Frelézeau.
Larry Garner is an American blues musician. He was born in 1952 and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He first performed in the evenings while holding a regular job at Dow Chemical, but he became much bigger after breaking out at a Blues festival in the UK in 1992. He recorded for Verve for a few years, and now records for the German label Ruf Records.
Manuel Barrueco is recognized internationally as a leading figure in the guitar world today. His artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and an elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts. His international tours take him to some of the most important musical centers in the world each season. Recent appearances have included New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Munich, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Copenhagen, Athens, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Manuel Barrueco also has completed nine tours of Japan.
Eric Sardinas, is an American blues-rock guitarist born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1970. He's noted for his use of the electric resonator guitar and his powerful live performances. Sardinas first picked up the guitar at age six and leaned toward vintage recordings by such Delta bluesmen as Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James and Muddy Waters. Although he was a born lefty, he eventually started to play right handed and his impressive style may be due to this fact. "The rawest, most emotional music is what sparked my excitement for the blues," Eric says.
There are two groups with the name Hess: 1) Harem Scarem vocalist's 2003 solo album is scheduled for earliest release & includes one bonus track, 'Up hill Climb'. The musicians featured on the album include, Eric Martin (ex-Mr. Big), Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem), Darren Smith (ex-Harem Scarem), Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace), Justin Abedin, Mike Borkosky (Mullmuzzler, Lee Aaron, Alannah Myles), Creighton Doane (Harem Scarem, ex-Honeymoon Suite), & Ray Coburn (ex-Honeymoon Suite).
Jeff Beck isn’t your typical guitar legend. His goal, in fact, is to make you forget that he plays guitar. “I don’t understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound,” says Beck. “Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. I love it when people hear my music but can’t figure out what instrument I’m playing. What a cool compliment.”
Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. Raitt began playing guitar at an early age, something not a lot of her high school girlfriends did. "I had played a little at school and at camp," she later recalled in a July 2002 interview. "My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby—nothing more...I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist.
There are 3 artists with the name David Russell known to Last.fm: (1) David Russell (born in 1953 in Glasgow) is a classical guitarist. Russell is world-renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. When David was just five years of age, his family moved from Glasgow to the Spanish paradise of Minorca, where he very quickly became interested in the guitar, imitating the likes of Andrés Segovia and Julian Bream.