Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Charlie Byrd - 0ne of my earliest guitar heroes
He was a giant of the jazz guitar, playing "fingerstyle" (i.e. no pick) on a nylon string classical guitar. Along with Stan Getz, he led the wave in the early 60s to popularize the Brazilian sound in the U.S. with the wonderful Bossa Nova compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim. He was also great at playing straight ahead Be-bop.