Guy Van Duser
Encyclopedia
Guy Van Duser is an American folk
/jazz
guitarist. He recorded for Rounder Records
extensively from the 1970s to the 1990s, and often appeared on American Public Media
's A Prairie Home Companion
.
His guitar arrangement of Stars and Stripes Forever was covered by Chet Atkins
.
Guy is currently a part-time professor in the guitar department at Berklee College of Music
.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
guitarist. He recorded for Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
extensively from the 1970s to the 1990s, and often appeared on American Public Media
American Public Media
American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...
's A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
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His guitar arrangement of Stars and Stripes Forever was covered by Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
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Guy is currently a part-time professor in the guitar department at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
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Discography
- Finger-Style Guitar Solos (Rounder RecordsRounder RecordsRounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
, 1977) - Stride Guitar (Rounder, 1981)
- American Finger Style Guitar (Rounder, 1987)
- These N' That N' Those (Rounder, 1987)
- Exactly like Us (Rounder, 1989)
- Get Yourself a New Broom (And Sweep Those Blues Away) (Rounder, 1990)
- Got the World (Rounder, 1990)
- Raisin' the Rent (Rounder, 1990)
- Guy & Billy (with Billy Novick) (Daring Records, 1994)
- Every Little Moment (Daring, 1996)
- Lovely Sunday Afternoon: Classic Jazz (Daring, 2000)
- Staying on the Atkins Diet (Poor Jack Studios, 2002)
- Live From Boulevard Music: Guy Van Duser(Major Label Recordings, 2002)