Ooo, where to start ?
The 70's and P-Funk's a good a place as any, Eddie Hazel gets all the kudos but Gary Shider and Glen Goins ( superb singer too ) deserve to be much better known.
Richard Lloyd - Takes an undeserved backseat to Verlaine when Television get mentioned.
Steffe Sharpstrings - Like Steve Hillage but even more ecstatic.
Keith Levene - Things were never the same after i saw him on the OGWT !
Charlie Whitney - Seemingly almost forgotten Family man.
Zal Cleminson - Great playing in a multitude of styles on the SAHB LP's.
Michael Rother - No flash solos, just improvised taste and economy.
John Martyn - Primarily known as a singer / songwriter but his guitar playing is equally astonishing.
The next two aren't underrated as such, they just deserve to be much better known....
Richard Quine - Voidoids / Lou Reed guitarist par excellence.
Pete Cosey - Unfortunately not many recordings of this genius exist, 75% of the ones i'm lucky enough to have were recorded on one day ( Feb1st 1975 ) with Miles Davis . Talk about leaving you wanting more !
That's just the tip of the iceberg.... ah, Deke Leonard should be on the list too !
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