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2011 Top Guitar Albums
January 10th, 2012 by admin
There were a number of great albums that were released in 2011 in the blues and rock genres and an amazing amount of creativity was present in the guitar plane of many of these albums. Some of the most memorable performances were due to the passing of certain amazing guitar players who impressed upon the music industry the artistry necessary to create amazing musical performances. Some of the legends in music that passed away this year include a blues player named David Edwards who passed away at the age of ninety six and an amazing guitarist named Hubert Sumlin who had decided to learn how to play guitar at the tender age of six.
Some of the top albums are likely Johnny Nicholas’ “Future Blues” and “2120 South Michigan Ave.” but George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Other guitar fans have suggested that “Roots” by Johnny Winter might have been the best album or “The Bright Lights EP” by Gary Clark Jr. might have been the best release of the year. Much of the attention this year has also been placed on The Cash Box Kings who released an album called “Holler and Stomp” and Lucky Peterson who released an album called “Every Second a Fool is Born.”
Much of the official awards shows have tended to showcase only the same bands over and over with bands like the Allman Brothers who seem to show up on major awards shows every single year because someone from that band happens to collaborate with another band at some point in the year that ends up winning an award.