Billy Strange ist gestorben

Der 1930 in Long Beach (Kalifornien) geborene US-amerikanische Gitarrist, Sänger und Songwriter William Everett «Billy» Strange (Bild) war auch höchst erfolgreich als Komponist und Arrangeur im Bereich der Country-, Rock- und Popmusik tätig. Gestern ist der «unbekannte Bekannte» in Nashville gestorben.

Foto: http://www.billystrangemusic.com/

«You might not know the name, but you certainly have heard his sound. He was one of the greatest session players of all time. Along with names like Carol Kaye, Jack Nitzche and Tommy Tedesco, Strange and his guitar appeared on thousands of hit records without credit. His strumming on Nancy Sinatra’s version of Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) remains popular, as does his work on Pet Sounds, not to mention those horns he insisted swell at the end of These Boots Are Made For Walkin‘.»

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2012/02/billy-strange-1930-2012.html

«Grammy-nominated gui­tarist, song­writer and arranger Billy Strange, who helped make hits for Elvis Pres­ley, the Beach Boys, and Frank and Nancy Sina­tra, has died in Nashville, the Nashville Ten­nessean reported Wednes­day. He was 81.

‚My dear friend, the leg­endary guitarist/arranger Billy Strange passed away this morn­ing in Nashville,‘ Nancy Sina­tra wrote on her Twit­ter page. ‚My heart is shattered.'»

http://blog.bcdb.com/guitarist-songwriter-billy-strange-dies-81-3222/

«His guitar playing is heard on thousands of records by the likes of the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, Jan & Dean, Wanda Jackson and Nat King Cole. As an arranger and conductor, he worked with Frank Sinatra, Duane Eddy, Elvis Presley and Dean Martin. Add in the fact that he is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and you have one of the most well rounded artists in history.»

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Billy-Strange-dies-in-Nashville&nItemID=49204

Mehr:

http://www.billystrangemusic.com/

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BillyStrange.html

Der Tagesanzeiger vom 30. September 2010: Jan Derrer, Das unbekannte Genie hinter Elvis und Sinatra, Teil 1

Der Tagesanzeiger vom 30. September 2010: Jan Derrer, Das unbekannte Genie hinter Elvis und Sinatra, Teil 2

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strange

Video:

-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xs2kJn6PBE <-