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Originally Posted by doodyhead
Nice find Krzysztof
A lot of guitar players were so enamored of SRV because he was so spartan and clean in his ability to channel Albert King and still copy Jimi Hendrix,
Being a contemporary player to SRV when I first heard him I felt that he was like a breath of fresh air amongst all the tappers and hyper players. The truth is there is nothing like a player who has both tone feeling and technical ability. I am sure if anybody asked SRV, he would have been a fan of Peter Green too.
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I think you've struck gold Mel. I read a comment post on Youtube months ago that Peter Green saw SRV play in the States (NYC) sometime late 1989. I questioned the source since it was when Peter was not in his best frame of mind. The person claimed he was a photographer who saw Peter Green, and SRV together backstage at a gig in NYC late '89. Of course there's no known published photo. However, it gives hope to me that SRV was aware of Green, and used his "feel" in many songs, especially "Lenny". I can hear it in his songs. I think SRV's advancement of blues guitar over Jimi Hendrix includes the heart and soul of Peter Green. Even when I wasn't aware of Peter Green at the time (80's), yet was fascinated with SRV, and his guitar skills when he was alive, I knew he had found "IT".
I later found the source of the passion, it all fits together. SRV is if Jimi Hendrix, and Peter Green had a baby. There is no Clapton in SRV, he's a phony.