Adrian Legg | |
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 Adrian Legg at the Thirsty Ear Tavern, 20 December 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 16 May 1948 Hackney, London, England[1] |
| Genres | Ambient, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, Guitar instructor, luthier |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | Favored Nations Acoustic, Red House, Relativity, Making Waves, Spindrift |
| Website | adrianlegg |
Adrian Legg (born 16 May 1948) is an English guitar player who has been called "impossible to categorize".[2] He plays custom guitars that are a hybrid of electric and acoustic, and his fingerstyle picking technique has been acknowledged by the readers of Guitar Player who voted Legg the "best acoustic fingerstyle" player four years in a row (1993–1996).[3]
From his early start as a bench technician customising electric guitars, Legg moved into guitar instruction, publishing books and videos on guitar technique. In 1996 and 1997, Legg shared the stage with acclaimed guitar experts Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai as part of the G3 tour. Vai called Legg "Uncle Adrian"[4] and Satriani said of Legg's musicianship, "He's simply the best acoustic guitar player I've ever heard. I don't know anyone else who can create such a cascade of beautiful notes... Adrian plays like he's got hammers for fingers."[5]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. p. 1456. ISBN 1-882267-02-8.
- ^ Chapman, Richard (2005). Guitar. DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7566-0945-3.
Impossible to categorize as a player, Adrian Legg incorporates virtually every genre on his guitar in a virtuosic instrumental style with effects. He brought electric approaches to acoustic playing, creating a modern cross-over amalgamation in the tradition of eclectic folk playing that goes back to the 1960s.
- ^ Interview with Chris Fetters for What's Up! magazine, Walla Walla Washington.
- ^ Adrian Legg. Archives. Sleeve Notes. Guitar Bones – Adrian Legg. Web.archive.org, Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ Guitar magazine, October 1997. Joe Satriani., Web.archive.org, Retrieved 3 March 2009.