Earl Klugh
USA
Born: 16 September 1954
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Easy Listening, New Age
Styles: Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Easy Listening
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An acoustic guitarist with a very pretty tone, Earl Klugh does not consider himself a jazz player and thinks of Chet Atkins as being his most important influence. Klugh played on a Yusef Lateef album when he was 15 and gained recognition in 1971 for his contributions to George Benson's White Rabbit record. He played regularly with Benson in 1973, was a member of Return to Forever briefly in 1974, and then in the mid-'70s, began recording as a leader. After a couple well-received solo albums on different Capitol imprints including Blue Note, Klu...
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- Pat Metheny (90)
- George Benson (61)
- Lee Ritenour (26)
- Julian Bream (8)
Influenced by
- Chet Atkins (117)
- George Benson (61)
- Grant Green (45)
- Wes Montgomery (30)
- Gabor Szabo (20)
- Pat Martino (9)
- Herb Ellis (5)
- Les Paul (5)
- Tal Farlow (3)
- Charlie Christian (3)
- Yusef Lateef (-1)
Followers
- Bob James (62)
- Ron Carter (33)
- Paulinho da Costa (5)
- Steve Gadd (4)
- Ronnie Foster (4)
- Greg Phillinganes (1)
- Gene Dunlap (0)
- Gary King (0)
Performed Songs By
- Patrick Williams (2)
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