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Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan at Austin City Limits in 1989
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Ray Vaughan
Born	October 3, 1954(1954-10-03) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 27, 1990 (aged 35) East Troy, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres	Blues, rock, jazz
Occupations	Guitarist, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1970–1990
Labels	A&M, Epic
Associated acts	Marc Benno, Double Trouble, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, David Bowie, Robert Cray, Albert King, B. B. King, Albert Collins
Notable instruments
Fender Stratocaster

Stephen Ray "Stevie" Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Vaughan has won several Grammy awards during his lifetime and posthumously including 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' and 'Best Contemporary Blues Album'. Eighteen albums of Vaughan's work have been released.^[1]
Vaughan was inspired to play guitar by his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, and was influenced by such players as Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy.^[2] After a few years as a sideman in and around Austin, Vaughan formed the band Double Trouble, with whom he made four successful studio albums and established a reputation as one of the foremost blues guitarists in the world. He was noted for using the Fender Stratocaster, with several guitars being made in tribute to Vaughan, including a Signature Stratocaster^[3] and a replica of his famous Strat named "Lenny".^[4] In 1986, after years of substance abuse from alcohol and cocaine, he spent a month in drug rehabilitation, and remained clean and sober for the final four years of his life, until his death in 1990 in a helicopter crash.^[5]
On February 22, 2000, Vaughan was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C., being one of only 79 performers to be inducted.^[6] He also won several W. C. Handy Awards, during his lifetime and posthumously, including Entertainer of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year in 1984.^[7] In 2003, he was ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.^[8] Classic Rock Magazine ranked him #3 in their list of the 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes in 2007.^[9]

ANGUS YOUNG

Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and the duck walk.
(April 2009)

Angus Young
Angus Young live with AC/DC on 26 January 2010, in Wellington, New Zealand.
Background information
Birth name	Angus McKinnon Young
Born	31 March 1955 (1955-03-31) (age 55) Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, rock and roll
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1970-present
Labels	EMI, Epic, Atlantic, Albert
Associated acts	AC/DC
Website	acdc.com or http://acdcrocks.com/
Notable instruments
Gibson SG 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG) Life and career Angus Young, the youngest of eight children of William and Margaret Young, was born in Glasgow, Scotland and moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia in 1963 with his older brothers Malcolm and George, who also became musicians, and their older sister Margaret. Older brother Alex, also a musician, stayed in the UK. Angus first started playing on banjos but re-strung them with six strings. Angus first started playing guitar on a cheap acoustic model purchased second-hand by his mother.[1] Angus's first Gibson SG was bought second-hand circa 1970 from a music shop just down the street from his home: “ I got out and got a Gibson SG that I played until it got wood rot because so much sweat and water got into it. The whole neck warped. I bought it second-hand, it was about a '67. It had a real thin neck, really slim, like a Custom neck. It was dark brown.[2]

JIMMY PAGE PROFIL

Jimmy Page

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Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page in concert, 1977
Background information
Birth name	James Patrick Page
Born	9 January 1944 (1944-01-09) (age 66) Heston, Middlesex, England
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, rock and roll, folk rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, theremin, bass, banjo, harmonica, dobro, sitar, keyboards, tambourine, tamboura, hurdy gurdy, pedal steel guitar
Years active	1962-present
Labels	Swan Song, Atlantic, Geffen, Fontana, Mercury
Associated acts	The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers, The Firm, Coverdale and Page, Page and Plant, Herman's Hermits, XYZ
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul Gibson EDS-1275 Fender Telecaster Danelectro Shorthorn Gibson J-200 Gibson RD

James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944^[1]) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
Page is described by Allmusic as "unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history",^[2] and by Rolling Stone as "the pontiff of power riffing & probably the most digitally sampled artist in pop today after James Brown."^[3] In 2010, Jimmy Page was ranked #2 in Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time"^[4] and, in 2007, #4 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes".^[5] Page was ranked ninth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2003.^[6] He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Yardbirds (1992),^[7] and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995).^[8]

JIMMY HENDRIX PROFIL.........

Written by madmax

Jimi Hendrix : Berkarir 4 Tahun, Dipuja 4 Dekade ( Edisi I ) Perjalanan karirnya sangat pendek, namun namanya punya gaung sangat panjang. Bahkan hingga hari ini. Dialah Jimi Hendrix. Usianya tidak sampai 28 tahun, tetapi masih tetap dipuja meski sudah 30 tahun ia meninggal dunia. Lahir di King Country Hospital, Seattle, Washington pada 27 November 1942. Dengan nama Johnny Allen Hendricks. Ia putra sulung pasangan Alex Hendricks yang Afro-Amerika Meksiko dan Lucille, seorang Indian Cherokee. Nama itu merupakan pemberian ibunya, yang kemudian diubah oleh sang ayah menjadi James Marshall Hendricks pada saat Hendrix kecil berusia 4 tahun. Kedua orangtuanya kemudian berpisah saat Jimi berumur tiga tahun. Alex yang bekerja sebagai tukang sapu, menghidupi keluarganya dengan susah payah. Jimi Hendrix kecil pun sering membantu ayahnya menyapu, dan dengan sapu itulah ia pertama kali bergaya bak seorang gitaris. Ia sering menirukan gaya duckwalk khas Chuck Berry. Sang ayah ternyata sering memperhatikan sikap puteranya. Pada 1952, saat Jimi berusia 10 tahun, sang ibu wafat. Hal ini membuat Jimi Hendrix sangat terpukul dan menjadi anak yang pemurung. Alex sebagai seorang penganut agama yang taat, mengajarinya untuk tabah. Ia sering mengajak Jimi ke gereja dan ikut dalam paduan suara. Tetapi itu rupanya belum cukup untuk menghibur Jimi. Karena kasihan melihat Jimi yang tak kunjung berhenti bersedih, ayahnya membelikan Jimi Hendrix sebuah gitar akustik sebagai hadiah ulang tahun ke-12. Gitar itu dibeli dari seorang kawan ayahnya itu seharga 5 dollar. Gitar itu kemudian dibalik susunan senarnya oleh Jimi yang kidal, sehingga ia dapat memainkan gitarnya dengan tangan kiri memetik senar, sedangkan yang kanan menari di atas fretboard. Dengan bermain gitar, Jimi mulai dapat melupakan kepedihan ditinggal ibunya. Apalagi tiga bulan kemudian, Jimi dibelikan lagi sebuah gitar listrik Supro Ozark 160S oleh Alex. Eksplorasi musiknya pun menjadi lebih luas dengan gitar tersebut dan Jimi membentuk bandnya yang pertama Velvetone. Sepanjang masa remaja itulah Jimi terus berlatih memainkan gitar. Ia sempat dikeluarkan dari sekolahnya Garfield High School gara-gara kebandelannya mengganggu para ceweq. Setelah putus sekolah, ia malah bisa lebih konsen membantu sang ayah. Dan tentunya ia juga lebih banyak mempunyai waktu untuk mengulik gitar. Jimi Hendrix punya kegemaran mendengarkan album milik musisi blues beken seperti B.B. King, Elmore James dan Muddy Waters, ataupun para rock n' roller seperti Chuck Berry dan Eddie Cochran. Lagu 'Rock And Roll Music' dari Chuck Berry termasuk lagu yang paling sering dibawakan Jimi Hendrix. Bahkan kemudian B.B. King memberi penghormatan kepadanya dengan mengabadikan nama ibu Hendrix, Lucille pada gitar Gibsonnya.

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Perkembangan Aliran Music '' BLUES"

Written by madmax

Abad ke-19. Di ruang gelap dan pengap, di tempat penampungan para budak. Terdengar nyanyian yang penuh rintihan dari perasaan terkukung, yang memenuhi suasana tanah pertanian Amerika yang dingin, sombong dan membosankan. Tradisi oral (bernyanyi tanpa musik) dari budak asal Afrika tersebut, lambat laun mengalami akulturisasi dengan musik tradisional Eropa, dan melahirkan sebuah aliran musik baru, bernama blues. Nama blues lahir dari istilah blue yang selalu dikonotasikan dengan perasaan depresi dan melankoli. Akhir abad ke-19, musik blues mulai mendominasi daerah pinggiran di bagian selatan Amerika. Baru pada tahun 1910, istilah blues resmi dipakai. Permainan gitar pada musik blues, populer pada abad ke-20. Sebelumnya para musisi blues sering memakai banjo selama bertahun tahun, dan musik blues pun terus berkembang. Bahkan di setiap daerah Amerika, melahirkan warna musik blues yang berbeda seperti Chicago Blues (Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor), Delta Blues (Robert Lockwood jr), East Cost Blues (John Jackson) dan Texas Blues (Mike Morgan & The Crawl).