Favorite guitarist who is not that well known

[Acoustic Al]

I stumbled onto this cat, Ben Lacy, while researching a Tonewood amp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRd...&feature=share

Woody Mann. Check this out:

[jpd]

Willy Porter

Richard Smith too:

[TJE"]

I think whoever played electric guitar on Dead Kennedy's 'holiday in Cambodia' - this is a very accomplished piece of work equal to anything Slash, Jimmy Page etc has done.

Also the session acoustic guitarist on Neil Diamond's version of Mr Bojangles.

[Rev Roy]

Originally Posted by foxo

As well known as he is among guitar enthusiasts Leo Kottke is criminally unknown to the general music enthusiast. Long before I played guitar I travelled from Scotland to Amsterdam to hear him maybe about eight years ago, was very fortunate to get that chance given that he more or less never plays outside the US.

Genius at work...

[rwmct]

Guy I like the best currently is Sharkey McEwen of the Grand Slambovians (aka Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams).

Wonderful guitarist in the classic rock tradition. Plays just what the song needs. Not super flashy, but really good.

[islandguitar]

I've long admired Robert Bowlin for his smooth and wonderful flat picking and also hybrid picking. He has played with Will Maring (female song writer) for many years.
So smooth and lyrical, I would certainly place him in this thread. Here's a live clip of some of his virtuosity...."Django's Waltz"

https://youtu.be/g18S6onJMxA

And, one more with one of his originals.....so smooth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMtKKioQnks

[frankmcr]

Duck Baker.

[pjmacd]

Stephen Bennett and Eric Lugosch.

[justonwo]

Originally Posted by foxo

Hamish Imlach, mainly for his songwriting, wit and absolutely incredible stage presence although he wasn’t a half bad guitarist either.

Great tune! The Smoker’s Song is funny, too. Thanks for introducing me!

[mcduffnw]

Originally Posted by RP

I saw his father, Tim Buckley, open for Jefferson Airplane at Swarthmore College in 1966. It was the first rock concert I ever attended. Tim overdosed at the rather tender age of 28. Here he is playing/singing Song to the Siren on the final episode of The Monkees television show...

What a wonderful song and singer...and OHHHH the sound of a Guild jumbo 12 string, in this case a Hoboken F-212XL.

The sound of a Guild 12'er...absolutely the all time iconic standard...

duff
Be A Player...Not A Polisher

[The Growler]

I think that a lot of great guitar players are well known to us, but not to the general public. Lots of examples have come up already like Leo Kottke, Pete Hutlinger, but you could add Tommy Emmanuel, Jimmy Capps, Doyle Dykes and others I'm sure. Criminal indeed.

[Steel and wood]

James Calvin Wilsey RIP.

The moment I heard his clean Stratocaster tones accompanying the voice of Chris Isaak were the beginnings of me wanting to learn guitar and my musical journey as a whole.

Deke Dickerson and Kenny Vaughan are amazing others that I know of that probably aren't that famous. (Not here in Australia anyway).

[Stevien]

Eva Cassidy.