RIP......Buster B. Jones............
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- Jerry Hayes
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RIP......Buster B. Jones............
Buster B. Jones, one of the greatest finger style guitarists alive has passed away in Oregon at the age of 49 from liver failure. He was a master at his craft and will surely be missed. He could hold his own with any of his contempories in the guitar world..........JH in Va.
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Some of my favorite memories of Buster were right here in Eugene oregon at a local restaurant and lounge were a group of us would meet for breakfast whenever we were all in town together. If Bobby Gibson was here he would call Buster and talk him into coming down although I dont think Buster liked that time of day . Buster and Bobby would take out their guitars and the fun would begin. They would trade songs and licks and just blow everyone away.
Breakfast there will never be the same. R.I.P. Buster and thanks for those memories.
Dave
Breakfast there will never be the same. R.I.P. Buster and thanks for those memories.
Dave
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I seldom miss the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society convention here in Nashville every July and one of the high points of the convention was Buster B and his "boys", a group of youngsters he was tutoring. And a couple of them could almost keep up with him. In my opinion, some of the best finger-style guitar playing happened when Buster B. shared the stage with Thom Bresh. He was an awesome musician and CAAS just will not be the same this year.
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If anyone's never heard Buster play, just go to YouTube and put in his name. There's a lot of stuff by him including some instructional things. You'll be amazed at how good he is/was. I have a CD that he and Tom Bresh did called "Guts and Steel" which is awesome..........JH in Va.
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So very sorry to hear this. Buster was truly a master guitarist. I was privileged to pick a few with him in the "Wallace" room last year at the CAAS show in nashville, and it was quite an honor for me. rest in peace, Buster. Lonnie
Music is probably the most "spiritual of mankinds emotions, and when practised with a pure heart, can lead one into the presence of God, who invented it. Lonnie Portwood
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