(photo: David W. Oliveira/ Standard-Times)They are the Voodoo Children, the next phase of the South Saturn Delta Force-- whatever ridiculous thing you wanna call them. In many ways, they are an unexplained phenomenon. Humans born in the 80's, 90's or even this new century, aren't expected to pick up the guitar, and want to play in the style of Hendrix, Albert King, The Ventures, Santana or SRV.
Are they rebelling against their parents' music? Not this time. Are they unduly influenced by their overbearing stage parents? Not necessarily (click on the above photo and read the news article excerpt).
My search for guitar players sometimes yields a young guitar wonder. Most people are familiar with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa & Jonny Lang. Even Stevie Ray Vaughan was re-focusing the lens for us on a part of guitar culture born 2 decades earlier, he himself, a young wonder. They're out there.
Many Strat-o-Sisters are included, as more & more of the female gender, from a very young age, are wanting to wail with a guitar. Loud electric guitar soloing is no longer a male domain. Does this reflect feminism? Nah-- it simply reflects soul.
"With the power of soul, anything is possible." Jimi Hendrix
Young Guitar Wonder Directory:
Aaron Squirrel electric prog blues
Alex Raz rock
Alex Tintinalli - electric blues/rock
Andrew Goldring electric blues/rock
Billy Norris electric blues/fusion
Bryan Baker jazz-fusion
CC - Rock
Chelsea Constable - Progressive Rock & Blues
Cole Citrenbaum electric blues
Connor "Wild Thing" - Rock
Conrad Oberg electric & acoustic blues
Davy Knowles electric blues/rock
Desiree Bassett electric blues/rock/metal
Dusty Ciggaar electric blues
Edward "Eddie Blue" Yakkel - electric blues
Eric Steckel electric blues/rock
Fletcher Barton - Rock
Fredrik Strand Halland electric blues
Grant Austin Taylor electric blues
Guido della Gatta - electric rock
Hero Ha "The Fifth Beatle"
"Jimmy" - 10 year old bass player from Illinois (likes Jaco!)
Jimmy Bowskill electric blues/rock
Jacqueline Mannering Rock
Jake Haldenwang electric Blues/Rock
Jeff Howard - electric/jam/blues/rock
Jessica Jezzy Lewis - electric rock & jazz
Jo Shaw Taylor electric blues/pop
Levi Platero electric blues/rock/gospel
Lucciano Pizzichini electric blues/rock
Luis Metal Kid - electric rock
Lydia Warren electric blues
Matthew Curry electric blues (lefty)
Myles Mancuso electric blues/classic rock
Nick Poczynek Rock
Nick Sterling electric blues/rock/metal
Nick Veinoglou electric blues
Nina Attal - electric blues rock
Orianthi electric blues/rock/metal
Preston Dow - electric/rock/blues/jam
Quinn Sullivan electric blues/pop
Royal Hayes - Eclectric electric blues & rock
Sol Philcox electric blues/rock/country
Tallan "T-Man" Latz electric blues
Tal Wilkenfeld jazz girl bass player
Taylor Marvin - Electric Blues & more
Tyler Dow Bryant Texas blues
Are they rebelling against their parents' music? Not this time. Are they unduly influenced by their overbearing stage parents? Not necessarily (click on the above photo and read the news article excerpt).
My search for guitar players sometimes yields a young guitar wonder. Most people are familiar with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa & Jonny Lang. Even Stevie Ray Vaughan was re-focusing the lens for us on a part of guitar culture born 2 decades earlier, he himself, a young wonder. They're out there.
Many Strat-o-Sisters are included, as more & more of the female gender, from a very young age, are wanting to wail with a guitar. Loud electric guitar soloing is no longer a male domain. Does this reflect feminism? Nah-- it simply reflects soul.
"With the power of soul, anything is possible." Jimi Hendrix
Young Guitar Wonder Directory:
Aaron Squirrel electric prog blues
Alex Raz rock
Alex Tintinalli - electric blues/rock
Andrew Goldring electric blues/rock
Billy Norris electric blues/fusion
Bryan Baker jazz-fusion
CC - Rock
Chelsea Constable - Progressive Rock & Blues
Cole Citrenbaum electric blues
Connor "Wild Thing" - Rock
Conrad Oberg electric & acoustic blues
Davy Knowles electric blues/rock
Desiree Bassett electric blues/rock/metal
Dusty Ciggaar electric blues
Edward "Eddie Blue" Yakkel - electric blues
Eric Steckel electric blues/rock
Fletcher Barton - Rock
Fredrik Strand Halland electric blues
Grant Austin Taylor electric blues
Guido della Gatta - electric rock
Hero Ha "The Fifth Beatle"
"Jimmy" - 10 year old bass player from Illinois (likes Jaco!)
Jimmy Bowskill electric blues/rock
Jacqueline Mannering Rock
Jake Haldenwang electric Blues/Rock
Jeff Howard - electric/jam/blues/rock
Jessica Jezzy Lewis - electric rock & jazz
Jo Shaw Taylor electric blues/pop
Levi Platero electric blues/rock/gospel
Lucciano Pizzichini electric blues/rock
Luis Metal Kid - electric rock
Lydia Warren electric blues
Matthew Curry electric blues (lefty)
Myles Mancuso electric blues/classic rock
Nick Poczynek Rock
Nick Sterling electric blues/rock/metal
Nick Veinoglou electric blues
Nina Attal - electric blues rock
Orianthi electric blues/rock/metal
Preston Dow - electric/rock/blues/jam
Quinn Sullivan electric blues/pop
Royal Hayes - Eclectric electric blues & rock
Sol Philcox electric blues/rock/country
Tallan "T-Man" Latz electric blues
Tal Wilkenfeld jazz girl bass player
Taylor Marvin - Electric Blues & more
Tyler Dow Bryant Texas blues
Zakk Knight - BLUES
also check out:
Heart of Gold Entertainment
www.littlekidsrock.org
Guitars Not Guns
The Blues Foundation
(International Blues Challenge - Youth Showcase & Blues in the Schools)
also check out:
Heart of Gold Entertainment
www.littlekidsrock.org
Guitars Not Guns
The Blues Foundation
(International Blues Challenge - Youth Showcase & Blues in the Schools)
!
Posts
19 comments:
Great site; I have a library of video, tracks, photos, press and editorial on who JazzTimes calls "the one to change the evolution of jazz." Bryan baker and his life altering rock-infused jazz simply has to be to experienced; www.bryanbakermusic.com.
Please email me at; creativeconsulting101@gmail.com for any further information and thanks for the blog.
Lisa
Fredrik Strand Halland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoyqmTHiMNM
There's some great guitar talent up and coming, I wish I had access to all the new guitar learning technology...I'm sure my blues would have been better!
Another young and promising guitar player who also plays a Stratocaster and plays the blues is Will Beasley. He is all of 12 and he writes his own stuff. He's really pretty good and if he keeps it up he's going to be more then good. You can find him here:
http://www.myspace.com/dna12345
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/guitargodd1234
Show this guy some support he deserves it.
Check out 12 year old Matthew Curry an awesome left handed Strat slinger.
http://www.illinoisblues.com/cdsandmore/mattvideo.htm
Check out this young girl shredder
http://www.deanguitars.com/shredder/viewProfile.php?id=1423
Google "ThatJohnnyKid" He's 12.
You have cool list of young guitars. Keep it up.
According to YouTube, ThatJohnnyKid is now 13. His arrangement of Amazing Grace is very amazing! He is playing live at some small club, but he also has a studio version on his Web site: www.ThatJohnnyKid.com
Check out this young man, CC, just turned 11. He has been playing 1 year now and loves to play classic rock. He recently did a local show with the Jimmy Anderson Blues band and had the crowd going! You tube links below:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=kcfx7655&aq=f
Thanks BlackStrat! He's cool, do you know him? Are you the parent?
If this kid does a couple private lessons with someone who REALLY understands the mechanics of vibrato-- and can show him, the kid will kill!
Thanks again! I'll feature him soon.
jp
Your welcome Stratocat. CC is my son. And thank you for the work you do on this site....we love it. Keep it going!!
Hi Jp, Love your blog Channel, Great subject..Lots of great upcoming players here. Have you checked out Jake Haldenwang? He was the youth guitarist selected to represent the Charlotte NC area, at the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and he just recently played on stage with Buddy Guy at the Halton Arena in Charlotte NC about a month ago. He started playing at age 11 and was playing live at age 12 and is now 13 yrs old. You can check him out at: www.myspace.com/JakeHaldenwang
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54268736
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mll2WvUcdlE&feature=player_embedded
Please feel free to email me at;
Hwy61BluesBand@msn.com for any additional information
Thank You
Wendy
Check Out Jake Haldenwang, he may the best of them all. www.myspace.com/jakehaldenwang
you also have to check out
http://www.youtube.com/LuisMetalKid
One of the best coming up is Ryan McGarvey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSvp020PV2Q
Sitting in with Joe Bonamassa at last summer's Mile High Blues Fest in Denver : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vva0BKYjlmY
http://www.myspace.com/ryanmcgarvey
You'll be hearing a lot more about this extremely talented young player, mark my words.
Fantastic list. So much talent so little time..Love the site, keep up the great work. Alan
Great to see so many young players making their way in music. I still stay in touch with Fredrik Strand Halland, Grant Austin Taylor, Chris Iorio, Cole Citrenbaum, Danny Sveinson and recently Davy Knowles. For those lead players in or near Austin, Texas there is a great young bass player named Demetri Stoufflet known as Mightsaxkid on YouTube. He is a self taught prodigy. Glad to see the blog is alive and going strong.
you asked for a youtube link for Ian Lindsay. here's a clip from the FGHS Talent Show where he performed a comedic medley of mostly 80s tunes with my son Liam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvRc42vpSs&feature=email
Post a Comment