Music Gear News
At Gear4Music.com we update our news channel daily to ensure you always get the latest and most important music news.
Gibson hails legendary backing guitarists
Posted on 11 Jan 2010 14:00 to category : Instruments News
Electric guitar manufacturer Gibson has hailed some of the musicians who backed up major stars on some of their most seminal records.
Legendary vocalist Elvis Presley would have turned 75 last week, on the same day that enduring pop icon David Bowie reached his 63rd birthday.
Gibson stated that on the surface, these two artists have very little in common.
However, it said they do share one notable similarity - many of their records feature some truly great backing guitarists.
Indeed, Gibson stated that Elvis was very fortunate to have guitar players such as Scotty Moore and James Burton on his records.
The manufacturer said Bowie was also lucky to have worked with "some of rock's most magnificent players" over the years.
Gibson singled out Earl Slick, Robert Fripp and Stevie Ray Vaughan as notable examples, as well as the late Mick Ronson, who appeared on early Bowie classics such as Life on Mars? and Changes.
Related Music News ▼
Robert Moog, electronic music innovator, is celebrated by Google on what would have been his 78th birthday. More »
One Direction's Harry Styles spotted clutching a guitar in airport. More »
In a serious development in the field of music instrument news, reports have reached Gear4Music of the piano antics of a pet squirrel. More »
A cello player has become BBC Young Musician 2012 with her music instrument skills bagging her £2,000, the BBC has reported. More »
I Believe in a Thing Called Lover group's LP is called Hot Cakes. More »
Famed piano player has likened tinkling the ivories to a sort of self discovery... More »
Recent Music News ▼
Get well soon is sure to be the message many music instrument players will want to send one of the most famous piano players in the world, Elton John. More »
It seems to be a match made in musical heaven: they've both parts of funky young pop groups, they're both ex-X Factor contestants and they're both in love with each other! More »
A singer by the name of Phillip Phillips has won US talent programme American Idol. More »
One perhaps wouldn't associate One Direction's often younger fan base with having enough money to stay in the sorts of lodgings that the Gotta Be You boys presumably favour when they're out on the road. More »
Many music instrument players may well have first been inspired to try the piano, guitar - or whatever their instrument of choice may be - by watching BBC favourite Top of the Pops. More »
Ireland's Eurovision entry, famed X Factor contestants Jedward, have managed to progress past the semi-finals stage of the international competition. More »
11213 products currently online
From 370 manufacturers
Gear4music.com is a trading name of Red Submarine Limited.
UK company number 3113256. © 1999 - 2012