His songs incorporated some parts of the sitar and Indian music. His style was distinctive, something different from the blues-based style of the time. While McCartney and John Lennon are the more popular members of the group, George came into the limelight, so to speak, when in 1969, he started to play slide guitar.
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While George Harrison is not mentioned in the same breath as more popular and arguably more talented players like Steve Howe or Jeff Beck, George Harrison was a major influence on many of those who decided to learn how to play the guitar.Īs part of the Beetles ( yes, those guys), he played his part in influencing an entire generation of musicians and guitar players.
It is one of those jams that shows that a slide guitar song can be a commercial hit, especially in the 1970s.Īs with The Joker which we have talked about above, this song is proof that slide guitar isn't just a style that is great for parties and showing off but can even form part of a commercially successful hit. During his playing, the slide even manages to imitate a whistle several times.Īlthough it certainly isn't as impressive as Überesso from Sonny, it is an excellent showcase of slide playing. The Joker is an impressionable, hummable, and lovely slide solo for everyone, and it is certainly no surprise that it makes an appearance on this list. He put the slide to great use on this jam and it is one of the most memorable parts of the hit. Well, on his hit single The Joker, Steve goes on to show that while he is a reserved and a rather quiet player, he can get rough and wow audiences with slide guitar playing. Although known for his beautiful playing, Steve isn't actually known as a guitarist that plays slide guitar. Steve Miller is a popular guitar player in his own right and is certainly one of the best ever on stage. Up next on this roundup is The Joker by Steve Miller. There are no several live versions of this song, including a recently released version on the SUNY at Stonybrook album. Many magazines reported about his playing, with our favorite being Rolling Stone's description of his playing as being “chilling”. This performance certainly goes down as one of the best from the band alongside their Fillmore East Version of the same song. He used the slide to mimic the sound of a blues harp (no small feat in itself) and had thousands of listeners enthralled by his sheer skill and dexterity at handling the guitar. Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band gives an absolute masterclass in slide guitar playing on this jam. However, while Jeff's performance is memorable for its innovation, arguably no other song brought slide guitar to the forefront of music like this song. Many rockers played with the thought of slide guitar prior to the creation of this jam and before slide guitar became something mainstream.Īn example is Jeff Beck's performance on Evil Hearted You. Oh Yeah, there is some stellar guitar playing on this one.but you probably already knew that.The first guitar song on this list is Statesboro Blues from the Allman Brothers Band. But it still gets the OldRockr1 Seal of Approval. Lots of good playing on an enjoyable, if a bit predictable, blues album. I'd prefer a little more Johnny Winter and a little less guests but that is just me. Lots of guests to be sure and all fill their roles well. Short Fat Fannie (featuring Paul Nelson on guitar)Ĭome Back Baby (featuring John Medeski on organ) Honky Tonk (featuring Edgar Winter on sax)ĭust My Broom (featuring Derek Truckson slide guitar) Maybellene (featuring Vince Gill on guitar)īright Lights, Big City (featuring Susan Tedeschi on lead guitar/vocals) Last Night (featuring John Popper on harp) T-Bone Shuffle (featuring Sonny Landreth slide guitar)įurther On Up the Road (featuring Jimmy Vivino guitar)ĭone Somebody Wrong (featuring Warren Haynes slide guitar) Track listing and special guests joining Mr. In particular the duet with Susan Teseschi finds them both in excellent form. His vocals and playing are stronger than at any time in recent memory. This is what Johnny Winter has been doing his whole career.bringing blues to the masses. Johnny is paying tribute to his influences here and it comes off as exactly that. "Roots" will not be a revelation to anyone who has listened to any of his records over the past 40 years. If the recent release "Roots" is any indication things are going pretty well for him at the moment. Thankfully he seems to have gotten stronger over the past couple of years in spite of a ridiculous touring schedule that sees him out on the road for much of the year. If you've seen Johnny Winter live over the past decade you probably had the same feeling I did.this is not someone in great health.
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