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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Curtis Mayfield vs. Lonnie J.

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 7 Oct 2014 23:13:19 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 10/08/2014 03:13

Curtis Mayfield wins

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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Curtis Mayfield vs. Lonnie J.

Hayden — Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:53:49 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 10/04/2014 16:53

Curtis Mayfield was simply a better guitarist than Lonnie Johnson. Easy choice for me.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Curtis Mayfield vs. Lonnie J.

Skinny — Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:32:53 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 10/04/2014 16:32

I don't really have a whole lot of passion for comparing guitarists, but Curtis' understated playing was some of the best ever. He knew when sit back and let other instruments do the work, and he knew when to throw the kitchen sink at it. He probably can't do cartwheels or shred or take diminished sevenths to new dimensions, but if Curtis is playing guitar then you have nothing to worry about. Everything will be OK.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Curtis Mayfield vs. Lonnie J.

Mercury — Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:17:18 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 10/04/2014 16:17

Lonnie Johnson for me. He was just such a unique genius of the guitar who was a precursor to the legendary likes of Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Robert Johnson, etc. He was a very early jazz and blues pioneer. Please vote for him. Listen to him some more and then vote.

Curtis is grand too.

[Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Curtis Mayfield vs. Lonnie J.

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:24:28 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 10/03/2014 23:24

Curtis Mayfield

Nominated by Skinny

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Lonnie Johnson

Nominated by Mercury

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