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Word: sideman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...best synthesist of them all, however, is Landreth, 43, a long-haired, laid-back bottleneck ace whose virtuosity evokes comparisons with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. A long-time sideman for such musicians as John Hiatt and John Mayall, the Mississippi-born, Lafayette-bred Landreth also played with Chenier in his prime. His first major-label solo album, 1992's Outward Bound, displayed a brilliant command of styles, including Chet Atkins-style flat picking, Delta blues and slide guitar. His most recent album, South of I-10 (referring to the interstate that bisects Louisiana), is even better. Creole Angel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOT OFF THE BAYOU | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

...childhood pals, Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles at the drums and supplying many of the vocals. Although Miles is perhaps not so exciting and virtuosic a drummer as his predecessor Mitch Mitchell, Cox is definitely a better, funkier and less egotistical bass player than Hendrix' long-time sideman, Noel Redding...

Author: By Eric D. Plaks, | Title: Re-enter the Bastard Son of Jimi Hendrix Albums | 4/13/1995 | See Source »

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