Jenn[_2_]
February 21st 08, 07:15 PM
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>,
"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" > wrote:
> On Feb 21, 11:41*am, Jenn > wrote:
> > Andres Segovia
> > The amazing, nearly prototypical classical
> > guitaristhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7y_CD9rMg
>
> I saw him perform in probably 1978 or so. It was winter and many
> people had colds, so there was some coughing in the audience. He
> stoped in the middle of the piece he was playing, took out a
> handkerchief, and showed the audience how to quietly cough into it,
> then continued on.
lol Yeah, he was a "spunky" guy. There is a famous video of him at a
mast class at USC where he rips the young Michael Champlaine a new one.
>
> He was an amazing guitar player. Didn't he and Chet Atkins have some
> connection? It seems to me Atkins "discovered" him, or vice-versa.
They met once and lots of photos were taken. After the meeting, Chet
held his nylon string instruments differently, more like AS, and his
sound changed for the better. In the one conversation they had, AS
pretty much shut down after he found out that CA was a county player.
>
> I may have to get out some of my Decca Segovia LPs now.
ENjoy!
>,
"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" > wrote:
> On Feb 21, 11:41*am, Jenn > wrote:
> > Andres Segovia
> > The amazing, nearly prototypical classical
> > guitaristhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG7y_CD9rMg
>
> I saw him perform in probably 1978 or so. It was winter and many
> people had colds, so there was some coughing in the audience. He
> stoped in the middle of the piece he was playing, took out a
> handkerchief, and showed the audience how to quietly cough into it,
> then continued on.
lol Yeah, he was a "spunky" guy. There is a famous video of him at a
mast class at USC where he rips the young Michael Champlaine a new one.
>
> He was an amazing guitar player. Didn't he and Chet Atkins have some
> connection? It seems to me Atkins "discovered" him, or vice-versa.
They met once and lots of photos were taken. After the meeting, Chet
held his nylon string instruments differently, more like AS, and his
sound changed for the better. In the one conversation they had, AS
pretty much shut down after he found out that CA was a county player.
>
> I may have to get out some of my Decca Segovia LPs now.
ENjoy!