Great post Donny. Now here is a link to a guy who all of those greats learned from:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nfdiIvnjnYM

I heard his music on a college radio station one night when I was about 11 years old. It changed the way I listened to music and influenced the way I play! If you are into researching music. His story is remarkable. Here is a guy who influenced popular music and the generations that followed.




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http://www.myspace.com/mychrisvalenti