Sunday, January 29, 2017

Willie Nelson

One of the following guitar players was the biggest influence on the playing of Willie Nelson, Highwayman. 

!. Jimi Hendrix, rock legend
2. Sharon Isben, classical guitar legend
3. Chet Atkins, country music legend
4. Django Reinhardt, French-Gypsy jazz legend


Yeah, it was the French Gypsy, according to Nelson. Reinhardt famously played at the Hot Club of France about 75 years ago. 

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