Surely there are a combination of abilities necessary to hold an audience?
IF you are a singer / guitarist you need to be able to sing, play guitar and communicate/entertain.
You don't have to be equally great at all of these. e.g. Bob Dylan.
It was seeing Tom Rush performing that inspired me to start. Guy Clark is a hero of mine.
I used to walk with another performer who was a very mediocre guitarist but has a great voice.
He told me once that I was a guitarist who sang whereas he considered himself a singer who played guitar.
That was some years ago. My guitar playing has improved but my singing and my entertainment skills have improved more.
I am no Tommy E nor do I seek to, nevertheless some think I'm pretty good. I don't platyTravis or Watson style, but I'm not bad at my style.
I consider myself a singer who plays guitar.
John D was a perfectly good player, with a great voice and a compelling personality, and a very good handle on song writing.
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