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David Ryan Harris
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James Elkington
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Billy Flynn
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Billy Sheehan
Though there’s no denying Billy Sheehan’s exceptional technical talents on the bass, he has always kept sight on the importance of the song –...
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Jimmy Nalls
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Blues-rock suffered a blow in 1990 with the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan. But later in the decade, a crop of young guitarists emerged,...
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Andy Summers
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