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Growing up in Kentucky, Jim Duff counted the legends of traditional Country music as his heroes. Artists like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt made a huge impact on the young songwriter and helped shape his sound. However, music was not his only talent and life took him in another direction for a while.


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Friday, September 23, 2011

GuitarPlayer: Jon Herington’s Chordal Navigation Tactics

FOR MANY GUITARISTS, MELODICALLY soloing over specified chord changes can seem as daunting a task as navigating the backstreets of an unfamiliar metropolis. Thankfully, we’ve enlisted the aid of a skilled guide to help plot a route through tricky harmonic territory—ace NYC axeman Jon Herington. For the past decade-plus, Herington has been Steely Dan’s guitarist, replicating the band’s rich heritage of 6-string work (originally forged by Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Larry Carlton, Elliot Randall, Lee Ritenour, and Denny Dias, among others) while adding his own name to the royal tenure via his playing on Everything Must Go and the Grammy-nominated Two Against Nature. Herington has also toured and/or recorded with Bette Midler, the Brecker Brothers, Madeleine Peyroux, and Dennis Chambers, and recently released the solo recording shine (shine shine) [Decorator] showcasing his smoky vocals and pop craftsmanship alongside visceral-yetsophisticated guitar work.

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GuitarPlayer: Jon Herington’s Chordal Navigation Tactics


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