I always thought he was British. Im a guitar player myself, but I always leaned in the Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna and Little Feat direction. Check out Jorma on some of his live stuff, and I always loved Jerrys blugrass influence. On the opposite side of the spectrum, check out Eric Johnson. Now, thats clean playing! But when it comes down to it, I would have to say my favorite guitar player is Steve Howe from Yes. Check out his playing on the Tormato album and the riffs on Siberian Khatru. Yes is also one of the greatest live acts around, and this is coming from someone who has seen Jerry and the Dead close to a hundred times. To each his own, I suppose..
Absolutely. Saw 'em twice this year - Steve Howe was brilliant in the second show (Concord, CA).
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to point out the fact that EC is British and not some "white American."