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Who is the greatest left-handed guitarist? Jimi Hendrix? Paul McCartney, Albert King, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, or Dick Dale? Someone else? Here is somehting beautiful for your left hand! Photos courtesy of Guitar world and Iconguitar.com

I recently found recordings of many of the Chili dogs made by an enthusiastic amateur guitarist on acoustic/cowboy guitar. I hope that you enjoy it!

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I LOVE FRANK CRISAFULLI. You Love Frank Crisafulli? We All Love Frank Crisafulli! He was brilliant. Kind. Modest. Hilarious. Everybody’s grandpa. Of course, he made all those amazing recordings/played all those fantastic concerts/won all those Grammys playing with the Chicago … Continue reading →

TOO FUNKY FOR WORDS? Duo Brubeck, featuring Mitch Farber, performing Stereogram No. 6, (composed by David Brubeck),dedicated to Master Musician and trombonist Louis Satterfield of Earth Wind and Fire. COMPLETE AUDIO INCOMPLETE VIDEO

What would the Beatles sound like today? With two gone, and the others aged, is it even a valid question? Since the great songwriting and great singing were two of the bulwarks of the iconic band, perhaps the talented Dominic … Continue reading →

Juan Calderon, a beautiful composer, was kind enough to record one of my 12 “Chili Dogs” for solo guitar. Like my “Stereograms”, for solo bass trombone, each “Chili Dog” is very different from the others. I have included a few … Continue reading →

Tommy Dorsey, James Pankow, Trombone Shorty, J. J. Johnson, Arthur Pryor and Clay Smith? I cannot recall the author of the study, but seem to recall the conclusion well. After examining master musicians who had achieved success in their field … Continue reading →