Oh, my... I'm not sure it's legal for so much talent to be concentrated in just one man. Guitarists will note Jordan's unique technique. It is called two-handed tapping , or touch technique. As Jordan himself explains , it requires strings lying low near the guitar's neck, and is accomplished by hammering or tapping the notes with your fingers. One of the advantages, as you can see here, is that it...
I just finished watching a Public Television special that featured the music of guitarist Chet Atkins and I was really moved by this performance of the song "I Still Can't Say Goodbye".I was really lucky to have been blessed with a good dad. Unfortunately though, he passed away when I was only ten years old, and no matter how many years go by, I still miss him and think about him quite often....
This evening we visited the Forest Arts Centre in Old Milton, Hampshire, for 'Gypsy Swing' by the Joscho Stephan Trio . This fine trio comprises Joscho (lead guitar), his father Günter (rhythm guitar) and Max Schaaf (double bass). Joscho is a wonderful guitarist, playing mostly in the Django Reinhardt style but with some Chet Atkins finger style thrown in when it suits. Every number was great...
Date: 3/8/2010 to 3/15/2010 Who had their translations of Serbian poet Novica Tadic published? Whose retrospective is currently on view? Whose song is being performed by Chet Atkins? Find the answers and read the latest news from Anne L. Becker , Bob Blinn , Robert Buchar , Jennifer Greenburg , Ames Hawkins , RoseAnna Mueller, Corey Postiglione, and Steven Teref .
Sure signs of spring....those vee-shaped wedges of geese flying north, the robins in the cedar trees, the blue jays squaking, small calves dancing in the mud, and of course, South Dakota Public Broadcasting is again requesting contributions. Yup, Daniel O'Donnell is singing again..or at least half the time..between overly-long appeals, and Chet Atkins is plinking again even though dead as...
Ask anyone. The Thirty Day Challenge is the most popular Internet Marketing program on the web. The Stat’s speak for themselves. No Internet program has higher satisfaction ratings or a better community. It’s success is based on you. Everyone LOVES it! BUT I’m not happy. Not happy at all. I love that people use the Thirty Day Challenge to inspire them onwards and [...]
Bad Blake, the main character in Crazy Heart, played onscreen by Jeff Bridges, embodies the ugly side of the glorified outlaw-country lifestyle. He's a stone-cold drunk. He's been an abse...
Let’s be honest. The 80s don’t usually hold up musically as well as the decades that came before them. Is anyone really looking forward to the Here I Go Again: Drenched in Echo Explosion: My Music: the Best of the 80s special? Well, maybe, especially if you came of age during that time (and that [...]
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor. Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy, a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa. Chris has two older brothers, Nick and Jeff. Chris Isaak was ranked #68 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Who doesn't love watching a Corolla slide into a Nissan pickup, or a Mustang T-bone a BMW 6 series? Here's more proof that Snell SA2000 helmets, 5-point seat harnesses, HANS devices, and .120" roll cage tubing are worth the investment. I've scoured the Tubes of You to find these videos, which include footage from the 2007-2010 LeMons seasons. Thanks to all the teams who have shares their videos...
Gretsch Guitars G6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body Electric Guitar Black This modern version of the classic 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body guitar features a 16"-wide, 2.5"-deep full hollowbody, rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard with Neo-Classic™ "thumbnail" inlays, dual High Sensitive Filter'Tron™ pickups, Grover® Rotomatic® machine heads, Adjusto-Matic™ bridge,...
Steve Wariner couldn't be happier that he's coming home this week. The Noblesville native -- an award-winning recording artist, songwriter and guitarist -- will meet and greet hometown folks from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Best Buy, 17200 Mercantile Blvd. He'll sign copies of his newest CD, "Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Few people knew Chet Atkins like Steve Wariner. The country music mainstay and the legendary producer were friends and collaborators for more than 25 years before Atkins died in 2001. So when Wariner calls his Grammy-nominated album "Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins" a labor of love, he's not exaggerating. "This album from the get-go was really
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor. Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy, a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa. Chris has two older brothers, Nick and Jeff. Chris Isaak was ranked #68 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Many guitarists...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Few people knew Chet Atkins like Steve Wariner. The country music mainstay and the legendary producer were friends and collaborators for more than 25 years before Atkins died in 2001. So when Wariner calls his Grammy-nominated album "Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins" a labor of love, he's not exaggerating. "This album from the get-go was really more about art," Wariner...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Few people knew Chet Atkins like Steve Wariner. The country music mainstay and the legendary producer were friends and collaborators for more than 25 years before Atkins died in 2001. So when Wariner calls his Grammy-nominated album "Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins" a labor of love, he's not exaggerating. "This album from the get-go was really more about art," Wariner...