Piggybacking on the unique guitar theme, I thought it might be fun to get your list of acoustic masters.
Here is my list: 1. Michael Hedges - This will more than likely be a controversial #1 choice, because I know Michael was heavily influenced by Leo Kottke, but I think Hedges took all his influences to a higher compositional level. He was a total freak on the acoustic guitar and paved the way for so many of the new fingerstyle players. He may not be the best of all time, but he gets my vote anyway. 2. Andres Segovia 3. Leo Kottke 4. Chet Atkins 5. Al DiMeola 6. John McLaughlin 7. Tommy Emmanuel 8. Duck Baker 9. Doyle Dykes 10. Don Ross 11. Antoine Dufour 12. Andy McKee 14. Preston Reed 15. Peppino D'Agostino 16. Pierre Bensusan 17. Billy McLaughlin 18. Tim Sparks 19. Mark O'Conner 20. Tony Rice
I'm sure there's many more I've missed, but I'll leave those gems up to you guys!
I saw someone else mention Dave Evans, and that was nice to see. If you are into to acoustic fingerstyle guitar his album "Sad Pig Dance" is an absolute must have. It can be hard to find, but it is worth the effort of tracking that one down.
there are a few other people that I also dig but didn't see on the list: Peter Finger John James John Renbourn Leo Wijnkamp jr
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