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Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
Jun 9, 2015 · Sonny Landreth – slide master, zydeco enthusiast, bluesman – has dabbled in several genres over the course of a decades-long career that started with the release of his debut album Blues Attack in 1981.
Sep 9, 2008 · By means of an utterly unique slide guitar method that adds fiery spice to everything from rocked up songs to his more mellow and bluesy material, Landreth’s sound is contemporary and fresh, yet solidly rooted in tradition and rich southern heritage.
Jul 5, 2017 · After a dozen acclaimed albums, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth found himself at an artistic crossroads. He wanted to finally create the full – length acoustic collection his fans had long requested.
Sep 27, 2008 · 'Deep South' 'Port of Calling' Sonny Landreth whams the glass. Jack Spencer. Sonny Landreth is a guitarist's guitarist — a wizard of the slide guitar. His music encompasses Mississippi...
Dec 26, 2002 · The Road We?re On is Landreth?s eighth recording as a leader and his second for the Sugar Hill label. The 2000 record Levee Town (Sugar Hill 3925) revealed a distinctly positive evolution in Landreth?s guitar playing and singing when compared to his earlier recordings Outward Bound and South of I-10, which themselves
Jul 11, 2017 · The answer is ‘Sonny Landreth Recorded Live in Lafayette’ which does all of that and so much more – taking the cream of a lifetime laying the Blues and splitting it between acoustic and electric discs. And at just over 93 minutes long its also excellent value to boot.
