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February 7, 2010

All Hail Kirby Kelley - Gutiar Center's 2009 "King of the Blues"

Even if you don't like blues, you have to check out the grand prize winner of Guitar Center's 2009 King of the Blues champion - Kirby Kelley.
Not only does Kirby throw down an amazing blues feel and riffs, he plays with mutliple slide pieces for a very unique sound.  In particulalr, check out the acoustic piece that begins at about 4 mins 20 secs in, and you'll see him perform a slide composition that probably pushed him ahead of all the others in the competition.  And the best surprise for me personally about this, is that it turns out that Kirby is the uncle of one of my work colleagues!  What a small world...