Artists:Peter Lang
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Peter Lang was discovered and recorded in 1972 by the legendary guitarist John Fahey who signed Lang to his own label, Takoma Records. Fahey launched the careers of other notable artists on Takoma including Leo Kottke, George Winston, Robbie Basho, Bola Sete and others.
Lang toured, recorded and performed for nearly 10 years, developing a reputation as one of the nations top acoustic players. In the '70s he was in good company, having recorded or performed with Ry Cooder, John Fahey, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, John Hartford, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou Harris, Leo Kottke, Freddie King, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Hammond, Keith Jarrett, Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, The Yellowjackets, Robben Ford, and many others.
Lang's credits include:
- Seven record albums (including one with Leo Kottke and John Fahey)
- Grammy Nomination, 1975 (Lycurgus)
- Guitar Player Magazine - 1974 Readers Poll, "Best New Guitarist" category
- Minnesota Music Awards, "Best Guitarist" 1981, 1982, 1988
- Co-author of the book 20th Century Masters of Finger-Style Guitar, 1982, Stropes Editions, Ltd..
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| Peter Lang on Wikipedia |
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| There Will Be A Happy Meeting | Prime Cuts | 2:24 | 12 |  7 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Instrumental / Acoustic guitar / Acoustic / Bluegrass | I Should Have Known | Guitar | 1:47 | 8 | 3 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Instrumental / Acoustic | Muggy Friday Adairs Song | Prime Cuts | 2:09 | 12 | 14 votes |
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- Spotlighted: Thursday, September 30th 2004
- Songs on WWR: 28
- Total plays: 356
- Total requests: 119
- Total listens: 8973
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