Bert Jansch - RIP
Can't let the sad passing of Bert Jansch go without a mention. He was a huge influence on legions of guitarists.
Some quotes from his official website:
“As much of a great guitar player as Jimi [Hendrix] was, Bert Jansch is the same thing for acoustic guitar…and my favourite” – Neil Young
“At one point, I was absolutely obsessed with Bert Jansch. When I first heard that LP [1965], I couldn’t believe it. It was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing. No one in America could touch that” – Jimmy Page
“He completely re-invented guitar playing and set a standard that is still unequalled today...without Bert Jansch, rock music as it developed in the ‘60s and ‘70s would have been very different. You hear him in Nick Drake, Pete Townshend, Donovan, The Beatles, Jimmy Page and Neil Young. There are people playing guitar who don’t even realise they’ve been influenced by him one step removed” – Johnny Marr
“He revolutionised the guitar…I don’t think anybody has ever been revered as much as he is” – Dick Gaughan
http://www.bertjansch.com/
RIP, Bert.
Frank
Some quotes from his official website:
“As much of a great guitar player as Jimi [Hendrix] was, Bert Jansch is the same thing for acoustic guitar…and my favourite” – Neil Young
“At one point, I was absolutely obsessed with Bert Jansch. When I first heard that LP [1965], I couldn’t believe it. It was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing. No one in America could touch that” – Jimmy Page
“He completely re-invented guitar playing and set a standard that is still unequalled today...without Bert Jansch, rock music as it developed in the ‘60s and ‘70s would have been very different. You hear him in Nick Drake, Pete Townshend, Donovan, The Beatles, Jimmy Page and Neil Young. There are people playing guitar who don’t even realise they’ve been influenced by him one step removed” – Johnny Marr
“He revolutionised the guitar…I don’t think anybody has ever been revered as much as he is” – Dick Gaughan
http://www.bertjansch.com/
RIP, Bert.
Frank
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