Amos Garrett

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Amos Garrett
Born (1941-11-26) November 26, 1941 (age 82)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresBlues, jazz, blues rock, country rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, session musician, guitarist, composer
Instrument(s)Guitar, electric sitar, vocals, trombone, bass guitar, mandolin, piano
Years active1963 – present
LabelsStony Plain, Bearsville
Websitemelmusic.com/amos_garrett/index.html

Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal.[1] He is best known for his guitar solos on Maria Muldaur's recording "Midnight at the Oasis",[1] and on Paul Butterfield's Better Days recording of "Please Send Me Someone to Love."[2] He has written books about music, such as "Amos Garrett—Stringbending: A Master Class".

Over the course of his career, Garrett has recorded with more than 150 artists, ranging from Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren and Pearls Before Swine to Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Bonnie Raitt and Martin Mull.[1] He can be heard on Anne Murray's chart-topping rendition of "Snowbird".[1] The guitarist Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin, stated Garrett was one of his favorite American guitar players in a 1975 Rolling Stone interview.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Amos Garrett: Biography" Archived May 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, StonyPlainRecords official.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010
  2. ^ a b "The Durable Led Zeppelin". Rolling Stone. March 13, 1975. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.