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Old 04-03-2014, 03:53 PM
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Default Singers with electric guitar only?

I am looking to listen to some performers who play electric guitar only and sing, since most electric guitar players usually always have some sort of percussionist on hand to back them up. I wanted to look for some artists that don't have any backup. Anyone got any suggestions as to who I should look up? Or can you post some videos.
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Old 04-03-2014, 03:59 PM
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How about Tuck and Patti, he plays and she sings, without percussion...
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Old 04-03-2014, 04:28 PM
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Bruce Springsteen maybe?
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Old 04-03-2014, 04:33 PM
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To the best of my knowledge Martin Sexton plays a lot with just (what looks to be) his Taylor electric. IMHO he's worth checking out on Youtube.
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Old 04-03-2014, 05:21 PM
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Billy Bragg
Ray Wylie Hubbard..technically acoustic but has a DeArmond pick up into a fender tweed.
Charlie Feathers
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Bob Log
Lightning Hopkins
Neil Young... all the Le Noise album.
Kevin Gordon...usually plays with a band but I've seen him solo and there is you tube footage of him.

Just off the top of my head.

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Old 04-03-2014, 05:42 PM
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How about Tuck and Patti, he plays and she sings, without percussion...
Listened to them just now and while its not really my choice of music,O'm not a big jazz person but I must admit that they are extremely talented, the guitarist has amazing ears, on some of their songs he's almost playing the same melody that she is singing note for note. amazing, i've never seen anything like that. Thanks!

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To the best of my knowledge Martin Sexton plays a lot with just (what looks to be) his Taylor electric. IMHO he's worth checking out on Youtube.
Looked him up, I would consider his guitars to still be acoustic, they're just amplified acoustic guitars. Good musician though.

I'm looking for artists who use more of an electric sound
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Old 04-03-2014, 11:23 PM
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Billy Bragg
Ray Wylie Hubbard..technically acoustic but has a DeArmond pick up into a fender tweed.
Charlie Feathers
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Bob Log
Lightning Hopkins
Neil Young... all the Le Noise album.
Kevin Gordon...usually plays with a band but I've seen him solo and there is you tube footage of him.

Just off the top of my head.
Thanks, I liked almost all of them.Bob Log was an obvious standout haha, what a character. Never listened to that Neil Young album, thanks for the heads up I loved it.
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Old 04-03-2014, 11:55 PM
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Almost all country singers doing traditional stuff. Merle Travis comes to mind.
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Old 04-04-2014, 10:29 AM
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Two videos I can think of off the top of my head:

Jeff Buckley covering Hallelujah. Just voice and telecaster:



Gavin Rosdale (Bush) playing Woodstock, I think. NOTE: NWFS (language):

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Old 04-04-2014, 01:48 PM
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A lot of Jeff Buckley's recorded work is him and electric guitar... certainly, Richard Thompson has done more than a few records where he plays only electric guitar and sings (most times with a band, but not always...).

There was a period where Paul Simon played primarily electric guitar, when he was having problems with his hands and wrists (electric being so much easier to fret notes and chords); however, I will ALWAYS think of Paul as an acoustic guitarist first and foremost... and one of the BEST acoustic guitarist/singer/songwriters of the past 50 years or so...
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Old 04-05-2014, 09:45 AM
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Roger McGuinn performs many songs solo with just his Rickenbacker electric 12-string.
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:01 AM
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Some of "the tallest man on earth"´´s songs have just electric

"The dreamer" comes to mind.
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Old 10-22-2014, 06:54 PM
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Seasick Steve.
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Old 10-22-2014, 06:57 PM
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Sounds like something Matthew Sweet has done.
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:14 PM
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Every devotee of Parker Guitars knows Joni used one...
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