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Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods: Electric Guitar
Level 1/2
This workshop will focus on the role of a guitar player in a small group or as a soloist playing both lead and rhythm. We will explore guitar styles that have been utilized by Bill playing with Commander Cody, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Doug Sahm, Gene Vincent, Emmylou Harris and his own group, Too Much Fun. We'll cover twang and where to find it, swing and Western swing, a little bit of chicken pickin' as heard on my Grammy nominated instrumental "Poultry in Motion", and good old rock n roll. Bonus: learn the lick from "Hot Rod Lincoln"!
- 11/09/12 - 11/12/12
- Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods: Electric Guitar
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About Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen celebrates an American musical tradition where country music draws upon its origins in blues and bluegrass, and in the Western swing of Texas and California honkytonks. Nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2001, Bill Kirchen first gained prominence as lead guitarist and a vocalist for Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen, the renegade country-rock band that tuned a whole generation of rock fans into the joys of unvarnished country, boogie and rockabilly. A Titan of the Telecaster guitar (Guitar Player magazine May 1998 & June 2002,) it was the resonant twang of Kirchen's battered Tele that drove a Hot Rod Lincoln into the Top Ten in 1972. Kirchen has played guitar on recordings and performances with Gene Vincent, Link Wray, Danny Gatton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Hoyt Axton, Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello. In 2002 Bill Kirchen was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association Hall of Fame along with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and John Phillip Sousa as well as winning 10 additional Wammies including Artist of the Year and Musician of the Year. www.billkirchen.com
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