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- Warren Harding " Sonny " Sharrock (August 27, 1940 – May 25, 1994) [ 1 ] was an American jazz guitarist. His first wife was singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed.
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Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock (August 27, 1940 – May 25, 1994) [1] was an American jazz guitarist. His first wife was singer Linda Sharrock, with whom he recorded and performed.
- Early Life
- The 60s and 70s
- Career Revival
- Death and Legacy
Sonny Sharrock was born in Ossining, New York on August 27th, 1940. He became interested in music as a teenager and started singing in doo-wop bands in high school. When he was 19, he heard John Coltrane’s sax playing on “Kind of Blue,” which kickstarted his love for jazz (and horns). He wanted to play sax after hearing Coltrane, but he wasn’t able...
Sharrock first recorded for an album in 1966 on Pharaoh Sanders’ “Tauhid.” Even though this was his first appearance on record, you can already hear his trademark style shining through the free-jazz cacophony. On Upper & Lower Egypt you can hear his drone-like tremolo picking, and on Japan you can hear his more subtle accompaniment. Sharrock also p...
In 1981, producer Bill Laswell asked Sharrock to come out of retirement so he could play on Material’s album, “Memory Serves.” Sharrock thankfully agreed, and it led to a late career renaissance that resulted in some of his best work. During this time, Sharrock played as a band member in multiple fusion groups. Though he was older, he still brought...
Sadly, Sonny Sharrock died of a heart attack in 1994. He was close to signing his first major label deal, and the amount of potential music that was lost is a travesty. Still, Sonny’s legacy lives on. Over the years, Sonny’s playing has gained more accolades and recognition. Even Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore cites Sharrock as a major influe...
Jun 25, 2021 · How Avant-Guitar Godfather Sonny Sharrock Reconciled Terror and Beauty. Get a fuller picture of the sui generis six-stringer seen playing a fiery, unforgettable solo in new Summer of Soul doc. By...
- Hank Shteamer
Feb 25, 2024 · Was Sonny Sharrock a fish out of water in the Mann band? Was he, in some sense, leaving his own tribe when he signed up with the commercially savvy flute player? Of course, and he often said so in interviews, as you can read above. He even spoke openly about tensions within the group.
- Hank Shteamer
Mar 10, 2017 · That's Sonny Sharrock in a nutshell. Nothing was sacred. There was no right way to do things besides his own. Sonny was a blues player who didn’t care that the blues was a formula. Sonny was a jazz player that plugged his Les Paul into a Marshall full stack and pumped the gain.
Aug 30, 2016 · Sonny Sharrock, whose guitar playing harnessed the explosiveness and beauty of a summer thunderstorm, recorded Seize the Rainbow in 1987. By then, he'd been doing just that for more than two decades, using his guitar as a prism to reflect his glorious, Technicolor vision of music and life.
Aug 31, 2024 · The career of the late Sonny Sharrock is unique in modern jazz. He first aspired as a doo-wop singer, determined to take music as his vocation after listening to Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue."
