Amos Garrett
Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal. He is best known for his guitar solos on Maria Muldaur's recording "Midnight at the Oasis", and on Paul Butterfield's Better Days recording of "Please Send Me Someone to Love." He has written books about music, such as Amos Garrett—Stringbending: A Master Class.
Over the course of his career, Garrett has recorded with more than 150 artists, ranging from Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren, and Pearls Before Swine to Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Bonnie Raitt, and Martin Mull. He can be heard on Anne Murray's chart-topping rendition of "Snowbird". The guitarist Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin, stated Garrett was one of his favorite American guitar players in a 1975 Rolling Stone interview.
Acoustic Album
- 2004-05-11T00:00:00.000000Z
Amosbehavin'
- 1993-08-17T00:00:00.000000Z
Third Man In
- 1992-06-23T00:00:00.000000Z
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