OBITUARY: Ben Keith, Neil Young’s Steel Guitarist: 1937-2010
ben keith Image by jenn l. rob’s brother/cousin it’s in the family, he’s a bit of a rockstar himself… OBITUARY: Ben Keith, Neil Young’s Steel Guitarist: 1937-2010 Ben Keith, the veteran steel guitarist who played on Patsy Cline’s 1961 hit “I Fall to Pieces” before befriending Neil Young and going on to play on more than a dozen of the Canadian rocker’s albums, has died. He was 73. He died of a heart attack, director Jonathan Demme said Tuesday. Demme, who directed Young’s concert films “Neil Young Trunk Show” from earlier this year and 2006′s “Heart of … Read more on All About Jazz Ben Keith, Longtime Neil Young Sideman and Pedal Steel Guitarist, Dead at 73 Filed under: News , R.I.P. Jordi Vidal, Redferns Ben Keith, a longtime sideman for Neil Young , died earlier this month, according to Undercover.com.au . While the actual date and cause of death [...]
Guitar Lesson: How To Progress As A Guitarist
It is a very satisfying feeling to experience that you are progressing as a guitarist. In other words, to have the confidence that you are becoming a better guitar player day by day. By small means you can change your practicing habits towards success! To practice guitar and become a better guitarist is like filling a bucket with water. Filling the bucket is the hours of practicing. But, the bucket has some holes resulting in leaking water. The holes symbolizes the bad practicing habits that actually prevent you from progressing in the pace you should. Let us start by looking at those holes in the bucket. What type of bad habits can hinder you from getting better? Here are some suggestions: 1. You do not have any idea what type of guitarist you want to become. This makes it difficult to set goals. If you do [...]