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Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands. In its survey of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the English magazine Mojo ranks Nolen number twelve. [3]
Mar 7, 2016 · Jimmy Nolen is universally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of all time for inventing funk guitar as we know it and artfully chicken scratc...
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Often called “the Father of Funk Guitar,” James W. “Jimmy” Nolen was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to James and Lola May Gay Nolen on April 3, 1934. “Jimmy” Nolen grew up with nine brothers and sisters on a farm near Wealaka, Oklahoma. There he began playing violin at age nine. He bought an acoustic guitar at age fourteen and ...
Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands. In its survey of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," the English magazine Mojo ranks Nolen number twelve. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, Nolen took up the ...
Fidelity 3015-11. From 1959, a thumpingly great version of Mancini's "Peter Gunn" by West Coast R&B guitar slinger Jimmy Nolen. For more post-War bohemia, ...
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Jimmy Nolen. b. 3 April 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, d. 18 December 1983, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The inventor of the ‘Chicken Scratch’ and thus the father of funk guitar, Nolen was the archetypal sideman who…. Read Full Biography.
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Jimmy Nolen. American rhythm & blues guitarist and singer, born 3 April, 1934, Oklahoma City, died 18 December, 1983, Atlanta, Georgia. Nolen first recorded under his own name for Elko in Los Angeles, California, in 1955, and then had recording sessions for Federal in 1955-1959, but was also found in the bands backing other West Coast artists ...
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