Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!hou5d!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!we13!otuxa!ll1!sb1!burl!duke!mcnc!ebs From: ebs@mcnc.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Guitarist pantheon Message-ID: <1752@mcnc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 22-Jul-83 10:02:00 EDT Article-I.D.: mcnc.1752 Posted: Fri Jul 22 10:02:00 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 26-Jul-83 16:29:07 EDT Lines: 17 Hooray for whoever mentioned Ry Cooder! He (Ry) is truly a man who appreciates his roots. David Grisman, however, does not to my knowledge play guitar (at least not on record). His last three Quintet/Quartet guitarists certainly deserve mention though. They are (in chronological order): TONY RICE - currently with the TONY RICE UNIT, formerly with J D CROWE MARK O'CONNOR - after leaving Grisman, he played fiddle with the DREGS; he is a true multi-instrumental genius. MIKE MARSHALL - still with DG; in Grisman's own words "one of the monster pickers of our time". These three guys, of course, are acoustic guitarists. Mebbe we need two pantheons (acoustic and electric). Also worthy of mention (needless to say) DJANGO REINHARDT Eddie Stokes (mcnc/ebs)