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Wes Montgomery - Work Song (Original Post) marble falls Sep 2025 OP
My Dad Loved Wes ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #1
Just a beautiful guitarist, clean sound. He died way too young. marble falls Sep 2025 #2
He Lived Hard ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #3
He worked in a machine shop and practiced at night, not using amp, so as to not wake his wife and kids, also using ... marble falls Sep 2025 #4

ProfessorGAC

(77,291 posts)
1. My Dad Loved Wes
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 08:00 PM
Sep 2025

He was into that Cool Jazz sound.
The only guitar player he liked better was Tal Farlow, and it was a close second.

ProfessorGAC

(77,291 posts)
3. He Lived Hard
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 07:01 AM
Sep 2025

And, a chain smoker when not playing.
He worked a full-time job, even during his fame period.

marble falls

(72,543 posts)
4. He worked in a machine shop and practiced at night, not using amp, so as to not wake his wife and kids, also using ...
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 07:46 AM
Sep 2025

... no pick. He was a smoker but no drinker or partyer. He was a straight arrow.

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