Herb Ellis

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Herb Ellis

Communications

#5107

World Rank

#7125

Historical Rank

#2228

USA Rank

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Why Is Herb Ellis Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Mitchell Herbert Ellis was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. Biography Born in Farmersville, Texas, Ellis grew up on a farm. His first exposure to guitar came through the radio, while hearing the Light Crust Doughboys. At the age of three, Ellis was playing harmonica, and banjo by six. Although his brother owned a guitar, he tuned it wrong, and Ellis wanted to play better than his brother, so he bought a book to learn how to tune guitar. His interest in guitar grew from there. He also heard George Barnes on a radio program. This experience is said to have inspired him to take up jazz guitar.

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