guitarist
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Origin of guitarist
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Thotsakan's guitarist Chanate Trasing says he initially mistook the smoke for dry ice used in stage performances.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We kind of made it into this joke thing, knowing it wouldn’t work, where me and Rand, my guitarist, were like, ‘let’s switch clothes.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The album’s lead single, “In the Stars,” finds guitarist Keith Richards laying down a fiery riff against Mick Jagger’s raw and affecting lead vocals.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
"When Ceuzany sings, you feel soul coming through," said the guitarist, adding that "it really touches people".
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
If he had been a piano player instead of a guitarist, one might say bebop grew from the solos of his right hand while rock and roll grew from the accompaniment of his left.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
That the track has an eerie and effective arrangement where guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. harmonize their lines makes the treatment of the singer’s voice stand out even further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
His performance, according to Nils Lofgren, one of the guitarists in the 19-piece E Street Band, was a “brutally honest and melodic statement of Truth.”
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
A 1994 Threadgill release, “Song Out of My Trees,” included one track, “Over the River Club,” featuring pianist Myra Melford and four guitarists, among them Messrs. Ross and Harris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The Wolverhampton-born musician was one of the most "insanely" talented guitarists ever, said author Martin Tracey, "but also one of the most overlooked".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
“Hotshot lead guitarists like to call their guitars axes. It makes them think they’re cool.”
From "George" by Alex Gino
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