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Kenyon · 07-24-2006, 02:25 PM

I think both Red and Terry are incredible guitarists each with their own unique style.

Red Shea is definitely one of the great guitarists of modern music, there is no question. His fingerpicking techniques and innovative phrasings helped define the early "Lightfoot Sound". I know many people equate Gordon Lightfoot with the original trio of Lightfoot, Shea, and John Stockfish.

Terry Clements is also very creative in his phrasing and has created many famous Lightfoot licks like the opening of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Race Among the Ruins, Cold on the Shoulder, and Endless Wire. If you ever watch him in concert, he is incredibly subtle and knows just when to come in and when to let Lightfoot take the spotlight. He is also incredibly precise. If anyone has a copy of the 1973 Soundstage appearance, his guitar playing is nothing short of perfect.

Lightfoot has long been known to choose exceptional musicians and these two guitarists are a prime example of the calibre of music Lightfoot is known to produce. Much of his success belongs to his incredibly tight road-hardened band. Rarely do they miss a beat.

Kenyon

07-24-2006, 02:25 PM	#9
Kenyon Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 89	I think both Red and Terry are incredible guitarists each with their own unique style. Red Shea is definitely one of the great guitarists of modern music, there is no question. His fingerpicking techniques and innovative phrasings helped define the early "Lightfoot Sound". I know many people equate Gordon Lightfoot with the original trio of Lightfoot, Shea, and John Stockfish. Terry Clements is also very creative in his phrasing and has created many famous Lightfoot licks like the opening of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Race Among the Ruins, Cold on the Shoulder, and Endless Wire. If you ever watch him in concert, he is incredibly subtle and knows just when to come in and when to let Lightfoot take the spotlight. He is also incredibly precise. If anyone has a copy of the 1973 Soundstage appearance, his guitar playing is nothing short of perfect. Lightfoot has long been known to choose exceptional musicians and these two guitarists are a prime example of the calibre of music Lightfoot is known to produce. Much of his success belongs to his incredibly tight road-hardened band. Rarely do they miss a beat. Kenyon