Good solo musicians

Submitted by okgroomerang t3_ydib6f in Music

Does anyone know of any good solo guitar players/singers? It could be any genre, man or woman etc. etc. I'm really trying to find something new to listen too and hopefully you all here would have some suggestions.

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Paragon8384 t1_itsc04v wrote

Steven Wilson. Start with his albums Hand Cannot Erase. (2015), The Raven That Refused to Sing (2013) and To the Bone (2017).

Also, if you're interested, check out his band Porcupine Tree. This dude is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Anyone in their right mind would agree once they hear his music.

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brandonsfacepodcast t1_itsgk4m wrote

All of what you said is correct. Closure/Continuation will probably be in my top 5 albums released this year

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silverburststrat t1_itsf6sy wrote

Mark Knopfler is absolutely incredible. He's got an instantly recognizable sound and has a knack for just making good music.

JJ Cale is another good one. He's one of those guys that has written a lot of really great songs that other artists have covered, but never had any huge hits with any of his own songs.

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zj_y33t t1_itsiubg wrote

Gary Clark Jr.

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Falstaff_Infection t1_itsbxrv wrote

The Tallest Man on Earth aka Kristian Mattson, a Swedish singer-songwriter in the Bob Dylan vein. Great lyrics, great vocals, and spectacular open-tuned acoustic guitar playing. His 2010 album The Wild Hunt is a good starting point.

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mubydram t1_itscfn1 wrote

Elliott Smith

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jfhjjfgjj t1_itsfu5x wrote

Joe pass is an unbelievable solo guitarist. Check out his Virtuoso records. He does not sing, it is just guitar

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Flyguy59700 t1_itsfz3z wrote

David Bowie is a classic, never truly solo I guess but who is? My personal favorite is Daniel Rossen, he’s a part of Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, but his solo work is amazing. Almost forgot about Jim Croce, another classic

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silverburststrat t1_itsjleh wrote

Jim Croce is amazing and I love him, I just want to nitpick a slight bit in that there's actually two guitars in most of his songs, with the second guitar player being Maury Muehleisen, who we also sadly lost in the plane crash that killed Jim Croce. The beauty of their songs is that the guitars blend together so effortlessly that it's hard to tell it's more than one.

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Flyguy59700 t1_itsrlna wrote

I understand that, just like I said about Bowie, and even Rossen, I don’t think there’s a lot of truly solo artists. You’re right though, Maury should also be just as respected and remembered as Jim.

https://youtu.be/rw01trwmul0

This video of them performing always brings a tear to my eye

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tdktdk420 t1_itsck63 wrote

Dermont Kennedy has been my favorite for a while now

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Martipar t1_itsjqo2 wrote

Joe Satriani comes to mind though he's not solo the guitar is the main focus.

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Qryptoskydiver t1_itslogy wrote

I can’t say I’m good, but I am solo.

Blake Hobson - The Spectaculator

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okgroomerang OP t1_itsmw83 wrote

I would like to hear something from you though.

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Qryptoskydiver t1_itt1nog wrote

Oh thank you! I am Blake Hobson. The Spectaculator is my second album (way less boring than my first album, lol). It’s definitely not for everyone, but I hope some will enjoy it. ✌️

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Birdapotamus t1_itslr4t wrote

Gregg Alexander

Remy Shand

Todd Rundgren

Brian Eno

Tom Scholz

Stevie Wonder

Prince

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bluenote86 t1_ittckgk wrote

Listen to the album Solo Guitar by Ted Greene.

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GeorgeHowland t1_ittft35 wrote

Jazz wizard Pat Metheny has made some solo albums

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LayZzeR23 t1_ittzcdq wrote

a lot of my faves have been named so i just throw in avi kaplan

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ivoiiovi t1_itv0wvw wrote

I really like Kevin Hufnagel’s ‘Songs for the Disappeared’, probably my favourite of his solo albums next to his baritone uke stuff. I think it is still his only acoustic guitar album, but some of his other solo albums are processed electric guitar and some are very interesting (plus his band work with Dysrhythmia is superb).

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palkopupa38 t1_itw5bc9 wrote

I just know this one song by Eric Johnson-Cliffs of Dover. One of my favourite

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MagicianAnie3021 t1_itwe0ve wrote

John Fruciante

Brendon Smalls

John was with the Red Hot Chilly Peppers he left and worked on his solo career and made some amazing albums and tracks. Now he is abck with the peppers and I love their album Unlimited Love.

Brendon created Dethklok from the Adult Swim show Metalocalyps and it is incredible Melodic/Death Metal (idk Im not and expert with subgeneres of metal, too many). However, he has his solo work too Gallactikon 1 and 2 have some incredible music!

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TheJacksquatch1992 t1_itwrqi2 wrote

Gary Moore... One of the best guitar virtuosi of all time and a hell of a singer as well

R.I.P.

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