ROY ROGERS

    ROY ROGERS es un fanático de la guitarra Slide y un ferviente admirador de John Lee Hooker, os dejamos con algunos apuntes sobre su personalidad y unos videos para que veáis su forma de tocar , recomendando la visita a su interesante web-site 

                       

Roy Rogers is one of the premier slide guitarists performing today. He is also an internationally acclaimed producer, having produced recordings for John Lee Hooker (4 Grammy Nominations and 2 Grammy Awards) and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (2 Grammy Nominations). He has received numerous accolades for his songwriting(Grammy Nomination for 'Song for Jessica' ), as well as his work on movie soundtracks and television. Here with his band, The Delta Rhythm Kings at Cruise Cafè..

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Nacido en Redding, California en 1950, Roy comenzó a tocar la guitarra a los doce años de edad. Un año más tarde a los 13 años, ya estaba tocando rock 'n' roll con  chaquetas ribetadas de oro y haciendo covers de  Little Richard y Chuck Berry . Descubrió los grandes del blues desde el principio, sobre todo cuando su hermano mayor trajo a casa un álbum de Robert Johnson. Así comenzó su amor por el blues, fanático del slide , en particular, lo que tuvo un efecto inmediato sobre Roy, que fue dedeclarado  el  Rey de los Cowboys. A través de los años, desarrolló un estilo distintivo de tocar la guitarra slide que no sólo  que es instantáneamente reconocible. Recomendamos una visita a su web-site para conocer mejor al artista. 

                           

From his web-site : 

Born in Redding, California in 1950, Roy began playing guitar at twelve years of age.  A year later at age 13, he was performing in a rock 'n' roll band that wore gold lame jackets and played Little Richard and Chuck Berry tunes. He discovered the great blues players early on, especially when his older brother brought home an album by Robert Johnson. Thus began his love of the blues, slide guitar in particular, which had an immediate effect on Roy, who was indeed named after the King of the Cowboys. Through the years he developed a distinctive style of playing slide guitar that not only emerged, but one that is instantly recognizable.