The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order37 reviews
Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli

Jsp Records, 2000

This is the pearl your are looking for

+ Great Overview
+ The only pre-war guitar recordings that remain breathtaking today
+ Wonderful - for the Purists among us
  
  











  



  
The Complete Recordings130 reviews
Robert Johnson

Sony, 1990

An absolutely essential purchase.

+ It's Great but...
+ It's the only Robert Johnson album you'll ever need.

Almost exactly seventy years ago, a man who was then known as Robert Johnson passed away. He was poisoned, presumably by a houseman/barkeep whose wife had been flirting with him on an August Evening. Around the same time, a king pin of the then small, homely music industry sent out a middle man to ...
  
  











  



  
Texas Flood94 reviews
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Sony, 1999

SRV Texas Flood

+ The Greatest Blues-Rock Guitarist
+ As Dick Betts said, "thank GOD for Stevie Ray Vaughn"
+ frekin awsome!!!
+ Texas Flood
  
  











  



  
Are You Experienced347 reviews
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Experience Hendrix, 1997

Undiminished by the decades

+ Heresy!
+ The Master Of Guitar
+ An Incredible Debut Album
  
  











  



  
Elvis at Sun26 reviews
Elvis Presley

Bmg / Elvis, 2004

Elvis finding his way

+ Elvis At Sun
+ Elvis At Sun
+ The recordings that changed popular music!
+ Fun
  
  











  



  
88 Elmira St.17 reviews
Danny Gatton

Elektra / Wea, 1991

Flawless Guitar, Singular Voice

+ A must have
+ Really, really good...but different
+ Gatton's 88 Elmira St.
  
  











  



  
The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James31 reviews
Skip James

Yazoo, 1994

awesome!

+ The most haunting music I know
+ Real Gritty Blues
+ Mp3s are not 250 kbps
+ "I'd rather be dead and six feet in the ground..."
  
  











  



  
Whiskey Before Breakfast15 reviews
Norman Blake

Rounder Select, 1994

it'll make you lay down your guitar.

+ A musical gem
+ Music for the soul!
+ 10 Stars If You Had 'Em
+ the master
  
  











  



  
LJ Plays the Beatles31 reviews
Laurence Juber

Solid Air, 2000

Superb guitar style

+ Amazing guitar playing!!!
+ LJ Plays the Beatles
+ YES!!!
+ LJ Plays the Beatles
  
  











  



  
Johnny Hiland30 reviews
Johnny Hiland

Favored Nations, 2004

Amazing CD!!!

+ Amazing !
+ Johnny Hiland by Johnny Hiland
+ Johnny Hiland CD
+ Chick'n Pick'n
  
  











  



  
Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm5 reviews
Norman Blake

Shanachie, 1999

Norman ages like Kentucky bourbon

+ The Man and his Music
+ I may be biased, but one of the best albums I own.
+ Great Discovery
+ What a talent!
  
  











  



  
The Return of the Hellecasters14 reviews
The Hellecasters

Pharaoh, 1997

5 stars.. and the rest

+ Hi! I've an armadillo in my trousers!
+ Unbelievable
+ Amazing!!
+ Frank Markovich
  
  











  



  
Appalachian Swing!
The Kentucky Colonels

S&P Records, 2005
  
  











  



  
33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals8 reviews
Clarence White

Rural Rhythm, 2003

Great Picker!

+ Guitar Instrumentals review
+ Classic must-have for guitar fans

I got this cd to archived myself to the world of instrumental guitar and was blown away with this great and late guitarist. This cd has a great collection of bluegrass hits that he flatpicks and will also leave you mesmerize with his quick and very clean flatpicking style. If you want to get a ...
  
  











  



  
Walk -- Don't Run: The Best of the Ventures24 reviews
The Ventures

Capitol, 1991

The best collection for the best price

+ The Soundtrack of the 1960's in the OC
+ Walk -- Don't Run: The Best of the Ventures

This is the Ventures collection I've been waiting for. And the price is right.
  
  











  



  
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery43 reviews
Wes Montgomery

Ojc, 1991

5 Star - No Brainer!

+ At the summit of the jazz guitar mountain...
+ Incredible indeed
+ Must have for Wes Montgomery fans
+ Wes: Great player and composer
  
  











  



  
Hank Garland & His Sugar Footers2 reviews
Hank Garland

Bear Family, 1994

An American master musician

+ a jazz giant

Most folks have heard Hank's work without realizing it on countless pop country tunes as one of the three monster session guitarists of the 50's (Grady Martin and Chet Atkins being the other two) . A fine retrospective showcasing his astonishing flatpicking speed (Sugar Foot Rag, 7th and Union) ...
  
  











  



  
Guitar Fingerstyle, Vol. 110 reviews
Various Artists

Narada, 1996

a true sampling of talent and style

+ Smoothe Music
+ Absolutely fantastic!!!
+ Truly Enjoyable Acoustic Entertainment
  
  











  



  
Guitar Country/More of That Guitar Country1 review
Chet Atkins

Collectables, 2001

Guitar country (great) more of that (not great)

When I was a kid, I found an old album called Guitar Country. I already had some Chet because anybody that played guitar, or was just interested in guitar music, had some Chet records. Anyway, I was looking for years for the album to come out again in any form--a disc was almost to much to ask ...
  
  











  



  
American Guitar1 review
Pat Donohue

Blue Sky (Gol300), 2007

American Guitar - Pat Donohue ( Dec. 2000 )

Excellent fingerpicking folk style "american standard" history. Hearing the beautifull renditions on a modern acoustic adds to the unique enjoyment. PHC and bluegrass fans would especially enjoy this.