Topic: Famous Belgian Guitarists (Hi Gitaardocphil)

Apart from the Doc, I've come up with Jacques Brel.

Anyone else ?

cheers

David

Re: Famous Belgian Guitarists (Hi Gitaardocphil)

First a little correction, Jacques Brel was more a performer, born in Brussels, writing very, sometimes exaggerated, lyrics. He is known as one of the greatest artists.
Talking about guitar players, we have/had some world famous musicians.
DJANGO REINHARD was in his time one of the most famous and was an example for thousands guitar players.
TOOTS THIELEMANS: playing HARMONICA, who wrote songs in the early sixties, having also a world famous song, just using his harmonica, "BLUESETTE", he went to the USA, if you search on Google, you will have all the information, he played with the "FAMOUS". He played on a lot of records or albums, Paul Simon, worked with Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Joel, and the man himself is born in Brussels in 1922, AND IS STILL ACTIVE!!, unbelievable.
Weird fact: playing harmonica, is viewed from medical point, the best way to make your lungs a lot stronger causing a statistic significant, diminishing of (future) lung diseases. That fact was new to me, but it is logic.
As you can see, and it is proven, that after WW II, a lot of musicians, from BELGIUM, where important, especially in Jazz.
Another WEIRD fact: DJANGO RHEINARD: he had only TWO fingers on his left hand  he could use.
He was also very close with Les Paul, and as I wrote, a lot of guitarists, even hardrock, metal are influenced by this phenomenon.
We also had "THE SINGING NUN" who reached the number one position in US charts, she was a real nun, committed suicide, having troubles with here sexual life, and the fact that the convent, received a huge amount of money, while she didn't get 1 cent.
Other famous groups, or players are PHILIPPE CATHERINE (JAZZ), and TC MATIC with one of the best guitar intros ever written. Another weird fact is that the guitar player, learned me how to play this intro, it was easier than I thought, but I forgot everything. Their hit is Oh La La La.
I hope you are satisfied with this info, and I suggest that if possible, you search a site, knowing the names now, to download some of their music; the best way to hear what I told.

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Re: Famous Belgian Guitarists (Hi Gitaardocphil)

Hi,

I knew about Django's fingers but did not realize he was from Belgium.

That guy really could play and fast too.

I didn't want to Google for information, that's too easy. It's more interesting to see what people on the forum say.

cheers

David