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Guitarist Bob Brozman Dies at 59 Legendary guitarist Bob Brozman, famous for being one of the most versatile and talented guitarists in the world, has died at the age of 59.
The cause of Bob's death has not been formerly confirmed, but his long-time collaborator and producer Daniel Thomas says he took his own life after long-term injuries from a 1980 car crash made it increasingly hard to continue playing guitar. Bob's history as a musician, ethnomusicologist and teacher who was versatile in dozens of genres of world music placed him as one of the most respected alternative guitarists in the world. But he was never known to mainstream audiences, and as Bob recalled in one anecdote, "I made it into this book called '1000 Great Guitarists,' and in my little paragraph it said, 'Brozman will never be very well-known because he plays too many kinds of music.'" http://youtu.be/srAVvpCIP3U Bob Brozman, Guitarist, Is Dead at 59 http://www.nytimes.com/20....html?_r=0 Bob Brozman dies at 59; guitarist and ethnomusicologist - latimes.com http://www.latimes.com/ne...0482.story I'm a big fan of Mr. Brozman guitar playing but I'm even a greater admire of his tireless passion for documenting what is now known as American Roots/World music. It was Mr. Brozman abundant curiosity that took him around the world to document and play music with other musicians. Above all Mr. Brozman was a champion of the guitar. The link I provided speaks to what happens when a guitar is introduced to a culture (with no previous knowledge of the instrument) with no instructions. 
I also like his story of "down home blues musicians", playing 1 chord,one finger. You can do a lot with one chord. 
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A very heavy dude indeed... who made an attempt and succeed in living his life with grace. It's my understanding Brozman was never free of pain, still he possessed a great sense of humor and went about his life playing, sharing, and teaching guitar... as if nothing was ailing him. Interview: Bob Brozman (Part One) 5 parts http://blogcritics.org/mu...-part-one/ Part two 5 parts http://blogcritics.org/mu...-part-two/ | |
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