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'''Jimmy Nolen''' (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American blues, soul, R&B and funk guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in [[James Brown]]'s bands. | '''Jimmy Nolen''' (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American blues, soul, R&B and funk guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in [[James Brown]]'s bands. | ||
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| + | ''"Well, I used to like [[Chuck Berry]] when I was in high school. Songs like "Havana Mill" and "Wee Wee Hours" which were the flip sides of the hits that he had – the more bluesy things. His main innovation besides that duck walk choreography was the multiple string guitar solos – the lines were harmonizing because he was playing on two strings at once. There was another guitar player who used to do that named Jimmy Nolen who I had a lot of respect for."'' - Frank Zappa, ''[[The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Influences|Nolen, Jimmy]] | [[Category:Influences|Nolen, Jimmy]] | ||
[[Category:Blues singers|Nolen, Jimmy]] | [[Category:Blues singers|Nolen, Jimmy]] | ||
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[[Category:Singers|Nolen, Jimmy]] | [[Category:Singers|Nolen, Jimmy]] | ||
[[Category:Guitarists|Nolen, Jimmy]] | [[Category:Guitarists|Nolen, Jimmy]] | ||
[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Nolen, Jimmy]] | [[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Nolen, Jimmy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:08, 26 October 2020
Jimmy Nolen (April 3, 1934 – December 18, 1983) was an American blues, soul, R&B and funk guitarist, known for his distinctive "chicken scratch" lead guitar playing in James Brown's bands.
Zappa about Jimmy Nolen
"Well, I used to like Chuck Berry when I was in high school. Songs like "Havana Mill" and "Wee Wee Hours" which were the flip sides of the hits that he had – the more bluesy things. His main innovation besides that duck walk choreography was the multiple string guitar solos – the lines were harmonizing because he was playing on two strings at once. There was another guitar player who used to do that named Jimmy Nolen who I had a lot of respect for." - Frank Zappa, The Frank Zappa Interview Picture Disk, pt.2.
