RIP Billy Strange, member of "The Wrecking Crew"

[Bill Ashton]

Rather large obit in this morning's Boston Globe on Billy Strange, 81, an LA guitarist/arranger who was part of the famous "Wrecking Crew." He wrote, arranged and played on a ton of records throughout the 60's and 70's. It said his arrangements always had a pop/rock style, as he composed on the guitar rather than the piano...the obit included a posed promo image of him holding a Fender Jaguar.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obitu ... king_crew/

 

[12 string]

Billy was also a big time 12 string player. Wow. RIP

' Strang

 

[6L6]

Man, this is really sad news... he was a giant in his profession.

RIP

 

[gilded]

http://billystrangemusic.com/

 

[kitniyatran]

Classic Strange guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNse1n7pSs&feature=related

And, on acoustic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UYPtRlQUY&feature=related