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Offline azuredesign

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Mickey Baker
« on: November 30, 2012, 05:56:12 AM »
For anyone that remembers Love is Strange, ever picked up one of his instruction books for guitar, or heard him play behind Big Maybelle or Ruth Brown. For me it was hearing the Wildest Guitar record, drenched in reverb, and figuring out the Third Man Theme.  RIP


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/arts/music/mickey-baker-guitarist-whose-riffs-echo-today-dies-at-87.html?hpw

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Mickey Baker
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2012, 05:42:09 AM »
For anyone that remembers Love is Strange, ever picked up one of his instruction books for guitar, or heard him play behind Big Maybelle or Ruth Brown. For me it was hearing the Wildest Guitar record, drenched in reverb, and figuring out the Third Man Theme.  RIP


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/arts/music/mickey-baker-guitarist-whose-riffs-echo-today-dies-at-87.html?hpw
yep, saw that ... RIP.
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Re: Mickey Baker
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2012, 04:51:35 PM »
great tune and one that is unique.
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