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Sonny Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from
southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He
was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to
Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana. When he is
not touring and performing, he resides in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
Technique Although Landreth is an extremely competent guitarist in the
conventional form, he is most well-known for his slide playing. Landreth
has developed a technique where he also frets notes and plays chords and
chord fragments behind the slide while he plays. Landreth plays with the
slide on his little finger, so that his other fingers have more room to
fret behind the slide. He's also known for his unique right-hand technique,
which involves tapping, slapping, and picking strings, using all of the
fingers on his right hand.
Landreth has worked steadily for decades and amassed
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