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Today’s special is a cover by funky fingerstyle guitarist Adam Rafferty. Fan’s of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and all things funky/or guitar should absolutely know this monster player. He has been a guitar hero of mine for years, and he was one of the first musicians to reach prominence through youtube. Check him out at adamrafferty.com Students of mine will remember (or one day be exposed to) his arrangements, especially around the holidays (he has a yule tide guitar album that should be on everyone’s playlist in December).
This is a cover of his gorgeous piece “Jill’s Song”, right after uploading this I received a really positive email from the composer, and he shared it on his social media timelines. It was a real honor for me to receive recognition from one of my heroes. As a musical instructor I try to provide students of my studio with very positive reinforcement when it’s earned, and feeling the other side of that relationship really gave me a boost even though he may not have been aware that I’ve learned from his style and technique for years.
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~Dave