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Born | Los Angeles, CA, United States | December 28, 1953
John Heussenstamm (born December 28, 1953) is an American guitarist and music educator. He was the original lead guitarist in the Surf Punks,[1] toured with the Deniece Williams Band in 1977,[2] and was a band member of Innocent Bystanders. He is the author of Guitar Workout, a book published by Hal Leonard Corporation in 2010.[3] He is featured as an author and guitarist in The Gold Mine Series, as a coauthor with Chad Johnson in 100 Blues Lessons and with Paul Silbergleit in 100 Jazz Lessons.[4] Heussenstamm was also a featured guitar instructor in three DVDs published by Hal Leonard: 200 Blues Licks, 200 Jazz Licks and 200 Country Licks.[5] His YouTube channel has received over 10 million total hits and has over 15,000 subscribers since 2008.[6] As of February 2015, Heussenstamm resides in Laguna Beach, California.[7]