Colors …
This is a Voyage into Sound
inst. of change
the players
instruments
Electric Evolution
“Crossroads”
1975 — E.C. Was Here
((( Electric Blues )))
Robert Johnson (photo booth self portrait)
When a young generation of English musicians discovered the Blues, they (Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Beatles) brought new life to the African American sound, and made the Blues harder and heavier. The foundation of The Hard Rock that came to dominate the 1970s.
inst. of change
BLUES GUITAR: THE ELECTRIC EVOLUTION
FUSION GUITAR: ENERGIZED AND ACCELERATED
“Heart Full of Soul”
The Yardbirds
((( Rock & Soul Music )))
“Train Kept A Rolling”
1968 — The Yardbirds
((( Things Are Getting Harder )))
“Dazed & Confused”
1968 — The Yardbirds
((( Before Zeppelin )))
The Yardbirds
Eric Clapton (Cream)
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Jeff Beck (Truth)
w/ Rod Stewart
Beck Bogert & Appice
w/ Stevie Wonder “Superstition”
Blow by Blow
Wired
w/ Mick Jagger Primitive Cool
w/ Roger Waters Amused To Death
w/ David Bowie …
John Mayall
Peter Green
Fleetwood Mac
Kim Simmonds
Savoy Brown
Foghat
Gary Moore
Thin Lizzy
Miles Davis Guitars
John McLaughlin
Pete Cosey
Robben Ford
Mike Stern
John Scofield
Miles Davis Bass Guitars
Ron Carter
Michael Henderson
Paul Chambers
Benny Rietveld
Foley
Harvey Brooks
Percy Heath
Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones/Sting)
Nathan East
Stu Hamm
Alphonso Johnson
John Pattitucci
Jeff Berlin
Tony Franklin
Dave Holland
Jonas Hellborg
Mike Watt
Dean Brown (Groove Warrior)
David Spinozza
Hiram Bullock
JACO PASTORIUS
David Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Marcus Miller
Jimmy Haslip
James Jamerson (Funk Brothers)
Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
Bootsy Collins (JBs Funkadelic)
Tony Levin
Victor Bailey
Meshell Ndegeocello
Esperanza Spalding
Bill Laswell
Armand Sabal-Lecco
Richard Bona
Otiel Burbridge
Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power)
Melvin Gibbs
T.M. Stevens
Steely Dan (Donald Fagen)
Sea Level (Chuck Leavell)
Little Feat (Bill Payne)
Doobie Brothers (Michael McDonald)
Stuff (Richard Tee)
The Crusaders (Joe Sample)
Doobie Brothers (Michael McDonald)
Yellowjackets (Russell Ferrante)
Steely Dan Guitars
Donald Fagen (keys)
Walter Becker (guitar)
Elliott Randall (“Reelin’ In The Years”)
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
Denny Dias
Dean Parks
Hugh McCracken
Jay Graydon
Mark Knopfler
Rick Derringer
Larry Carlton
Steve Khan
Ray Gomez
George Benson
Lee Ritenour
Eric Gale
Cornell Dupree
John Tropea
John Scofield
Pat Metheny
Neal Schon (Santana/Journey)
Steve Lukather (Toto)
g3
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
Steve Morse
Dixie Dregs
Kansas
Deep Purple
Jimmy Herring
Aquarium Rescue Unit
Project Z
Dickey Betts (Great Southern)
Allman Brothers
Warren Haynes
Gov’t Mule
Derek Trucks
Tedesci Trucks Band
Eric Gales
Allan Holdsworth
Frank Gambale
Steve Stevens
Stevie Salas
Richie Kotzen
John Abercrombie
Phil Keaggy
Jan Akkerman
Jan Akkerman is a Dutch guitarist who found international critical, commercial, and popular success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo artist, moving toward the more experimental, instrumental, sounds of Fusion.
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801, and Quiet Sun. In 2006, Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour‘s album On an Island, and played in Gilmour’s band for tours in Europe and North America. He wrote and presented a series of 14 one-hour radio programmes for station Planet Rock entitled The A-Z of Great Guitarists.
Janne Schaffer
Janne Schaffer is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams. He also played at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival.His 1979 album Earmeal included session work from brothers Jeff, Steve and Mike Porcaro, as well as their father, Joe Porcaro. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being Toto’sToto IV and The Seventh One.
Scotty Moore
Carl Perkins
Chet Atkins
Roy Clark
Glen Campbell
The Shadows
The Ventures
Dick Dale
Swing Toward Texas
T-Bone Walker
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Johnny Winter
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Johnson
Ty Tabor (King’s X)
Darrell Dimebag (Pantera)
Ry Cooder
David Lindley
Waddy Watchell
Sonny Landreth
Girls Who Play
Ani DiFranco
Caroline Aiken
Tracy Chapman
India.Arie
Lianne La Havas
Kaki King
Michelle Shocked
Joan Armatrading
Lita Ford
Emily Remler
Women Prince Played With
Sheila E.
Patrice Rushen
Chaka Khan
Mavis Staples
Sheena Easton
1980 — SUMMER IN THE CITY (HIP-HOP, FUNK, AND FUSION)
1981 — SUMMER OF SPACE AND TIME (MTV SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY)
1982 — SUMMER OF CONSCIENCE (JUST SAY NO NUKES)
2023 — Lenny White recruited Vernon to play on MEB (Miles Electric Band’s) That You Not Dare To Forget record, with a cast of players, who made the sessions seem as if they were all-star games.
Ritchie Blackmore
(Deep Purple/Rainbow)
Robin Trower (Procol Harem)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Brian May (Queen)
Peter Frampton (Humble Pie)
Steve Marriott (Humble Pie)
Steve Howe (Yes)
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash)
Leslie West (Mountain)
Joe Walsh (James Gang)
Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Ronnie Montrose (Edgar Winter Group)
Rick Derringer
Johnny Winter
Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes)
Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Double Trouble)
Dick Dale “Pipeline” (1987)
Jeff Beck “The Fire Meets The Fury Tour” (1989)
David Bowie Let’s Dance
Nile Rodgers
David Bowie “Sound and Vision Tour” (1990)
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
Pat Travers Band Live! Go For What You Know
Doyle Bramhall II Slow Train Coming
Arc Angels
Charlie Sexton
Jimmie Vaughan
Allman Brothers w/Little Feat Miami (1991)
Colors …
This is a Voyage into Sound
inst. of change
the players
instruments
Cosmic Collision
When Electric Jazz and Rock N Roll came together.
1975 — E.C. Was Here
((( Electrified Blues )))
“Ride On”
Little Axe
1994 — The Road Is Forever.
((( the end is far )))
Colors …
This is a Voyage into Sound
inst. of change
the players
instruments
[ Blues ]
Guitar
Electric Evolution
((( “My Friend Sin” )))
ROCK N ROLL GUITAR HISTORY (YARDBIRDS)
DRUMS
The Wonderful World of Living Colour
Stanley Clarke Live 1976-1977 (w/Ray Gomez)
Yellowjackets w/ Robben Ford/ Jimmy Haslip