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While still a grade schooler, Kenny Sultan fell in love with The Blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and T-Bone Walker. Music so consumed him that he was graduated with honors from the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California, majoring in Music/Ethnomusicology. The hold that music had on Kenny inspired him to teach it on the university level and in workshops and seminars. He has also published three music books and three videotapes.
Lest you think that he has only an academic feel for music, get a load of this list. Along with Tom Ball, Kenny’s musical partner of over two decades, here are SOME of the greatest performers that Kenny has played with:
Luther Allison, The Allman Brothers, The Beach Boys, Norman Blake, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Blues Brothers, David Bromberg, Gatemouth Brown, Jackson Browne, Ray Charles, Clifton Chenier, Ry Cooder, Albert Collins, Elvis Costello, James Cotton, Robert Cray, Christopher Cross, Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Freddy Fender, Vince Gill, Nancy Griffith, David Grisman, John Hammond, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Jeff Healy, Don Henley, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Albert King, B.B. King, Leo Kottke, Alison Krauss, Fela Kuti, David Lindley, Living Color, Kenny Loggins, Lyle Lovett, Taj Mahal, Kathy Mattea, John Mayall, Michael McDonald, Brownie McGhee, Jim Messina, Bill Monroe, Van Morrison, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Neville Brothers, Newgrass Revival, Randy Newman, Johnny Otis, Queen Ida, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Rice, Seldom Scene, Paul Simon, Simple Minds, Michelle Shocked, Ricky Skaggs, Koko Taylor, George Thorogood, Toto, Big Joe Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Doc Merle Watson, Junior Wells, and many, many more…
Kenny uses Dean Markley Alchemy™ Gold Phos™.
What does Kenny Sultan say about GoldPhos™?
“Alchemy™ GoldPhos™ are the only strings I’ve played that actually seem to improve with age…”
“Instead of getting old and tired like most strings, the Alchemy™ GoldPhos™ kick into overdrive after extensive use. Less time spent changing strings means more time playing. Now we’re talking!”
“The look and feel, let alone the sound, set the Alchemy GoldPhos™ apart from any string I’ve ever played.”
Be sure to visit the Kenny Sultan website at:
www.BassHarp.com/acoustic.htm.
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