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George Benson
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Peter Green
Peter Green Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946) is an English blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. As a co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Green’s songs, such as “Albatross”, “Black Magic Woman”, “Oh Well”, “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)”…
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Martin Rotsey
Martin Rotsey Martin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist and a member of the rock band Midnight Oil, which was active from 1977-2002 and resumed performing together in 2017. Playlist 2 Videos Midnight Oil – Saturday Night at the Capitol 0:16 The Break Cylinders 0:16 In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst’s projects…
Player History | 1950s | Country | Guitarists
Joe Maphis
Joe Maphis Joe Maphis, born Otis Wilson Maphis (May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953. One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as The King of the Strings. He was able to play…
Player History | 1960s | Guitarists | Jazz
Wes Montgomery
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1960s | Country | Guitarists | Player History
Phil Baugh
Phil Baugh Phil Baugh (December 13, 1936 – November 4, 1990) was an American guitarist. He was known as one of the leading hot country guitarists who are “playing exuded joy and humor.” He was active from the 1960s through the 1980s, performing as a highly sought-after session musician as well as a top recording…