Missionaria Protectiva

     A roots rocker that has been laying down licks since the '70s,singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt found the most success with her 1989 album 'Nick Of Time'.While her vocals are melancholic and warm,her slide guitar playing is powerful and carries her ballads right along.When she tours,Raitt plays on a customized Fender Stratocaster-more notable is the fact that Bonnie Raitt was the first female musician to receive a signature Fender line. BONNIE RAITT Give It Up Warner Bros.,1972 https://www.sendspace.com/file/3y4gbn

      Eric Garth Hudson is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist.As the organist,keyboardist and saxophonist for the Band,he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound.Hudson has been called 'the most brilliant organist in the rock world' by 'Keyboard magazine'.      A master of the Lowrey organ,Hudson's orchestral tone sense and style anticipated many of the sonic advances of the polyphonic synthesizer.His other primary instruments are piano,electronic keyboards,tenor saxophone,soprano saxophone and accordion.He has been a much-in-demand and respected session musician,performing with dozens of artists and earning the accolades of many including Elton John,who has cited him as an early influence.He also plays in a duo with his wife Maud,and in 2002 joined his friend Sneaky Pete in Burrito DeLuxe,an offshot of the Flying Burrito Brothers   The BAND   Stage Fright   Capitol,1970 https://www.sendspace.com/file/qbhcu2

     You almost certainly know a bass bore who will happily pharmacologocally enlighten themselves and spend the dark hours educating you on the technical superiority of Jaco Pastorius.They are,i'm afraid,right.The very embodiment of '70s jazz fusion,he was as responsible as anyone for Joni Mitchell's majestic jazzy investigations,playing throughout 'Mingus' and 'Hejira',as well as spearheading the ultimate fusion band Weather Report with Joe Zawinul.His solo records were more interested in funk and latin influences,but whatever mood he was in,he was accelerating the pace of change. JACO PASTORIUS Jaco  (Improvising Artists,1974) https://www.sendspace.com/file/yqeo0m

     There's no exaggeration here-Bonzo was the greatest to step behind the skins.he played with soul and followed a groove like nobody else could,and when he hit that groove,he hit it hard!The most revolutionary thing that Led Zeppelin did,and quite well at that,was make blues sound much heavier and louder than it was ever intended to do,and than really wouldn't have been possible had Robert Plant suggested some other dude sit in on their rehearsals.And in contrast to a lot of the more widely recognized drum greats,Bonham often made his greatest impact while playing slow. LED ZEPPELIN Led Zeppelin I Atlantic,1969 https://www.sendspace.com/file/zxexph

     It's hard to imagine what rock music would be without 'Barracuda',though while Roger Fisher's familiar riffs are enough to get a crowd moving,it's just one aspect of the ridiculous amont of musicianship at Heart's disposal.Nancy Wilson,primarily employing an acoustic guitar to showcase her skills,has no shortage of her own shining moments on record,be it 'Crazy On You' with its ridiculous plucking acoustic intro,or 'Magic Man',which gives a peak into Wilson's talent in a mostly male-dominated genre.Wilson's playing is unparalleled and it certainly has to be considering her fancy fretwork matches the thunderous voice of her sister Ann.  HEART   Dreamboat Annie  (Mushroom,1975) https://www.sendspace.com/file/mwdijh