One of the most versitile guitarists you're going to want to listen to spent part of his youth right here in Ohio... No - he's not Joe Walsh...

Who are your favorite guitarists?  Their styles can range from rock to bluegrass... from jazz to classical... from blues to country - and everything in between.  Too many of these polls seem to limit the discussion to rock and blues and, in my opinion, miss out on some of the greatest artists in music.  I'll give you a hint... there's no Jimi or Jimmy on my list.  What's your take?

Progressive Rock.... Art Rock... Over-indulgent Rock... what ever you want to call it, this is not mainstream music - but it is damn good - and the best of the bunch is/was Yes.

Deep Purple was great - but Pink Floyd was a "life changing moment..."

This is a tough topic because I like different artists depending upon my mood at the time.  My “standard” top artists include Neil Young, Yes, and Pink Floyd.  However, there’s a fine line separating them from CSNY, Genesis, The Band, Jethro Tull, and the Grateful Dead.  And then, there’s always Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Alice Cooper and Led Zepplin.  Other evenings, a glass of wine accompanied by Return to Forever is absolutely perfect.  Last Friday though – it was beer accompanied by David Allen Coe – followed by Lynyrd Skynyrd.  Right now I’m listening to Ben Harper and it’s pretty damn good.

 

When I was 10-12 years old I was really into the Partridge Family – particularly Laura Partridge…but that’s another story.  Then one day I found FM radio – WEBN 102.7 in Cincinnati to be exact – and the rest is history.  One of the first songs I heard was from this band from England named Deep Purple.  The song – “Smoke on the Water.”  I didn’t know a guitar could sound like that. ...

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