too! He played on 6th street forEVER and was a legend in A-town but virtually unknown to anyone outside of Texas. 6th street in the 80s was a sublime time for seeing awesome talent any night of the week.

The late, great Roy Buchanan:

Jeff Beck

Carlos Santana

Rick Derringer

Cornell Dupree

James Nolan

Les Paul

Roy Buchannan

Ray Parker Jr

Dennis Coffey

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diamondpearl1 said:

Jeff Healey

Omar Mesa (Mandrill)

Mark Hicks/Danny Webster (Slave)

Ron Smith (Maze)

Wes Mongomery

George Benson

Eric Gales

Robert "Fonksta" Bacon

Joe Walsh/Don Felder (Eagles)

Jeff Beck

Vernon Reid (Living Colour)

Kendall Jones/John D. Bigham (Fishbone)

Mike Rutherford (Genesis/Mike & The Mechanics)

Donnie Lyles (R. Kelly)

Paul Pesco (The System/Jeff Lorber)

Daryl Stuermer (Phil Collins)

Curtis Mayfield

Pat Simmons/Jeff Baxter/John McFee/Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers)

Duane Allman/Dickey Betts/Derek Trucks/Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band)

Gary Rossington/Steve Gaines/Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Steve Lukather (Toto)

May I add these to that great list?

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Kim Thayil

Jerry Cantrell

uPtoWnNY said:

diamondpearl1 said:

Jeff Healey

Omar Mesa (Mandrill)

Mark Hicks/Danny Webster (Slave)

Ron Smith (Maze)

Wes Mongomery

George Benson

Eric Gales

Robert "Fonksta" Bacon

Joe Walsh/Don Felder (Eagles)

Jeff Beck

Vernon Reid (Living Colour)

Kendall Jones/John D. Bigham (Fishbone)

Mike Rutherford (Genesis/Mike & The Mechanics)

Donnie Lyles (R. Kelly)

Paul Pesco (The System/Jeff Lorber)

Daryl Stuermer (Phil Collins)

Curtis Mayfield

Pat Simmons/Jeff Baxter/John McFee/Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers)

Duane Allman/Dickey Betts/Derek Trucks/Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band)

Gary Rossington/Steve Gaines/Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Steve Lukather (Toto)

May I add these to that great list?

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Kim Thayil

Jerry Cantrell

I swear not enough people know how badd Sugarfoot was lol

Howard Scott (WAR)

Stephen Shockley (Lakeside)

Andre Cymone (Prince/Jody Watley)

Tom McDermott (Rick James)

Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (Stax/Booker T & The MG's)

Charles "Skip" Pitts/Michael Toles (Issac Hayes)

Lloyd Smith (Bar-Kays)

Claydes Smith (Kool & The Gang)

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Can't really add to the least BUT, hardly nobody has even heard of South African Trevor Rabin, former member of Yes.

Love how melodic and clean he is. Not sure how to technically put it, but his guitar sores in that song.

On the subject of Yes, Steve Howe, their original guitarist, seems capable of playing just about any sort of guitar. Quite amazing yet I still prefer the AOR melodic tonings of Rabin, even if snobbish Yes die hards hate his what they would probably snort as "lowest common denominator guitar playing." Very clean (whuch I like), very melodic (which I love) and quick to boot.

Shout out to Dan Huff, who along with Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Paul Pesco and a couple others completely dominated the session guitar scene for pop music that was so prelevant in the late 70's and 80's. Great and very underated guitarists (outside of the industry), who often made subtle but by no means any less important touches to pop records then the big and more famous guys. Todays pop music seems completely lacking in these session guitarists, and more the pity. I miss it alot.

thesexofit said:

Can't really add to the least BUT, hardly nobody has even heard of South African Trevor Rabin, former member of Yes.

Love how melodic and clean he is. Not sure how to technically put it, but his guitar sores in that song.

On the subject of Yes, Steve Howe, their original guitarist, seems capable of playing just about any sort of guitar. Quite amazing yet I still prefer the AOR melodic tonings of Rabin, even if snobbish Yes die hards hate his what they would probably snort as "lowest common denominator guitar playing." Very clean (whuch I like), very melodic (which I love) and quick to boot.

Shout out to Dan Huff, who along with Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Paul Pesco and a couple others completely dominated the session guitar scene for pop music that was so prelevant in the late 70's and 80's. Great and very underated guitarists (outside of the industry), who often made subtle but by no means any less important touches to pop records then the big and more famous guys. Todays pop music seems completely lacking in these session guitarists, and more the pity. I miss it alot.

I got into Trevor Rabin on Yes' 90213 album when I heard Changes and then later on his movie scores. Now if we're talkin sessionists I'll kick this thing off right...

Louie Shelton (Boz Skaggs)

Buzzy Felton (Tom Scott)

Wah Wah Watson (Michael Jackson)

Melvin "Wah Wah" Raglin (Quincy Jones)

Paul Jackson Jr (Michael Jackson)

Jay Graydon (Steely Dan)

Michael Burnette (Cameo)

Michael & Danny Sembello (Stevie Wonder)

Robin Trower

Here's the original studio version of "Bridge of Sighs"

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diamondpearl1 said:

I swear not enough people know how badd Sugarfoot was lol

Can I get an AMEN?

diamondpearl1 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

May I add these to that great list?

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Kim Thayil

Jerry Cantrell

I swear not enough people know how badd Sugarfoot was lol

Isn't that the truth.