The legend of Toulouse Engelhardt
Legendary finger-style guitarist Toulouse Engelhardt, who plays Alvas Showroom in San Pedro this Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. Hits come and go quicker than fads, fame fleets quicker than the fortune, but legends never leave. “I’m quite humbled to be considered an acoustic finger-style guitar legend… But you know what? It doesn’t always pay the bills!” Toulouse Engelhardt is a massively accomplished finger-style guitar legend who appears to have eaten more than his share of humble pie over the years. At 61 years aged, he can look back on success as early as his early-twenties, and decades of recording, playing, and touring with stars like The Byrds, Jack Bruce, Remi Kabaka, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Chris Darrow, Bob Weir & Kingfish, Dick Dale, Dave Mason, Todd Rundgren, Kenny Rankin, and so on. He was dubbed “The Segovia of Surf” by Longboard Magazine, and All Music Guide once effused, “Toulouse Engelhardt plays the guitar with such dexterity that it sounds like the man has at least 15 fingers! He is a showcase of technical brilliance and a master in both composition and performance!” Voodoo Child Magazine said, “Jimi Hendrix would have admired his incredible finger work!” Yet…
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