The Left-Handed Guitar Players That Changed Music By John Engel
MUSIC
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ANDY YOUNG
Dont Like Her : Andy is another super-rare player. Like Jen Leigh, he is a right-hander who chose to play left-handed! His licks and chops are steeped in funky grooves and bluesy moods. With his UK-based group, Rhythm of Blues, he has released an album entitled Moving On. Check him out at myspace.com/rhythmofblues and get the CD at www.kentgigs.com/recordshop/ED DEANE
Way Out East : A lovely atmospheric track taken from Ed's debut solo CD, Slideshow. Ed has worked on countless records with many artists, including Bap Kennedy, Chris Jagger, and Dana Gillespie. Go to www.bluenavigator.net for more info.HUW GOWER
In Pursuit of Excellence : Title track of Huw's latest album. Understated, mature pop from the former lead guitarist with The Records and David Johansen. Check him out at www.huwgower.com.HUW GOWER
Free as a Bird : Also from the In Pursuit of Excellence CD. Shadings of 1960s psychedelic rock from this true gentleman of multi-coastal music.JEN LEIGH
What I Feel : Jen Leigh is a killer guitarist and an all-round artist on her way up, up, up. Check out this funky track written, sung and played by her. Jen is right-handed, but plays left-handed -- both with regular stringing AND upside down! Just not at the same time.JEN LEIGH
Shine : Another grooving tune from Jen, whose myspace page gets a lot of action: www.myspace.jenleighmusic. PIERRE PESNON
Quasar : Pierre Pesnon is a master of the steel string acoustic and his involving compositions open vistas all their own. Here is a pithy piece on six-string from his Voyagissime album. He also plays a custom-made, lefty 10-string guitar. His site: http://www.pierre-pesnon-acmca.comSTEVE LOUVAT
New Morning : Solo guitar piece with a banjoistic break out of left field.JEFFERSON LOUVAT
Molly & Tenbrooks : The brotherly duo of Steve and Jefferson Louvat heats it up with this bluegrass number that amply illustrates their respective virtuosity. Steve handles banjo and guitar and Jefferson is on mandolin and guitar. Not all at the same time. But they BOTH are and play left-handed! Check out their current bands on www.bluecartel.be and www.melotrolls.com.TIM GAGAN
Swankin' : Tim Gagan, aka Tiger, is the former half of the Gagan Brothers Band -- a doubly left-handed brotherly duo, each wielding a lefty double-neck guitar. How many doubles is that? Here, Tiger is taking his juicy, rocking slide work for a spin down Swankville. Check his page on www.audiostreet.net.WILLIE DUNCAN
Come Rocking : Beside his on-going work with the popular German rock'n'roll band The Spider Murphy Gang, Willie has produced and written a fair amount of music. On this amazing number, part of a long-ago project, he united two sides of his musical self, the prog-metal demon and the Tele-wielding Nashville picker. For more info go to www.willieduncan.de.