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Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock (August 27, 1940 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. His first wife was singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed.
Jun 25, 2021 · Learn more about the avant-garde six-stringer who played a fiery solo at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969. Explore his influences, collaborations, and musical vision that reconciled terror and beauty.
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Aug 30, 2016 · Learn how Sonny Sharrock created a unique language on the guitar, inspired by the horns of John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, and changed the landscape of improvisation. Explore his legacy of recordings as a sideman and a leader, and his influence on generations of musicians.
Apr 10, 1990 · Princess Sonata: They Enter The Dream Recorded and mixed at RPM Studio, NYC Personnel: Sonny Sharrock – guitar, production Bill Laswell – production Guitar was viewed by Sharrock as the ...
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Aug 11, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Sonny Sharrock, one of the most singular and influential jazz guitarists. From his early work with Herbie Mann and Miles Davis to his late career revival with Last Exit and Machine Gun, Sharrock's playing was always unique, intense, and visceral.
Mar 10, 2017 · That's Sonny Sharrock in a nutshell. Nothing was sacred. There was no right way to do things besides his own. Sonny was a blues player who didn’t care that the blues was a formula. Sonny was a jazz player that plugged his Les Paul into a Marshall full stack and pumped the gain.
Apr 25, 2021 · The guitarist’s primary focus in those years was the Sonny Sharrock Band, his touring group, a burly rock-oriented outfit with two hard-hitting drummers. Their music is as delirious and ...
