What is it about
human nature that renders everything down to a shorter, smaller, more obvious
list? Bad memory? Laziness? Brainwashing?
Guitar Player’s 53 Not-Forgotten Guitar Greats and
Heroes is a case in point.
“Seminal movers
and shakers who were not blessed with massive or on-going pop-culture fame.” “Players who float just under the popular
radar.” It’s quite an impressive list.
A whole bunch of
blues and jazz that have all but faded from memory.
Some “so that’s who that was” players, like
Robert Blunt or Jake E. Lee.
Too many “how did
I forget those guys?” guitarists,
like Tommy Bolin, Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton, Randy California, Terry Kath, and
Roy Wood (well not exactly forget, but
…).
And quite a few
more I need to check out.
Thanks for the
public service, Guitar Player.
