Country Guitar Giants

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If you love the guitar, you'll love this album. Other great guitarists like Scotty Moore, James Burton and Steve Cropper should have made an album this good. The focus is all on the great electric guitar work of these 2 maestros and the backup rhythm section never gets in the way. So if you've been disappointed by the efforts of some of the other great pickers, like the ones mentioned above, this disc will fill the void quite nicely. Chet Atkins would surely have given this a thumbs up too.

Country music has produced some of the finest musicians in the world, and in a list that is almost endless, the names Merle Travis & Joe Maphis must surely be near the top. I remember seeing both of these great musicians appear on television, along with the diminutive, but exceptionally young and talented Larry Collins (as well as many other great country stars), and finding myself glued to the screen in awe of their incredible talent. This album , originally released in 1979, is testament to that incredible talent. They romp through 30 great classic number, blending the "pickin" of Travis, with the "stings of fire" of Maphis, to produce performances that are truly awesome, and a joy to listen to. I could write paragraphs on their different styles, but what the hell for? If you know anything about Merle Travis and Joe Maphis, then you don't need to be told. And if you don't know about them, then it's about time you listened to their music and found out for yourself! Suffice to say,...Read more

As a guitarist this is a good album to listen to. As a child I used to watch these guys play live. They are two of the greatest guitarists ever.