Glenn Jones (guitarist)
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Glenn Jones (born October 1, 1953) is an American guitarist, He is most recognized for his work in the
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group
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History

At age 14, Jones picked up playing the
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, which he purchased after hearing '' Axis: Bold as Love''. During the early seventies, Jones discovered
American primitive guitar American primitive guitar is a fingerstyle guitar music genre, developed by the American guitarist John Fahey in the late 1950s. While the term "American primitivism" has been used as a name for the genre, American primitive guitar is distinct f ...
and became influenced by
Robbie Basho Robbie Basho (born Daniel R. Robinson, Jr., August 31, 1940 – February 28, 1986) was an American acoustic guitarist, pianist and singer. Biography Basho was born in Baltimore, and was orphaned as an infant. Adopted by the Robinson family ...
and John Fahey. It wasn't until he was asked by Robin Amos to join Shut-Up that he began playing an electric guitar. In 1989, he founded
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with Amos in
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Discography

* ''This Is the Wind That Blows It Out: Solos for 6 & 12 String Guitar'' (Strange Attractors, 2004) * ''Against Which the Sea Continually Beats'' (Strange Attractors, 2007) * ''Barbecue Bob in Fishtown'' (Strange Attractors, 2009) * ''Even to Win is to Fail'' (split with 'Eastmont Syrup' by The Black Twig Pickers & Charlie Parr, Thrill Jockey, 2011) * '' The Wanting'' (Thrill Jockey, 2011) * ''My Garden State'' (Thrill Jockey, 2013) * ''Welcomed Wherever I Go'' (Thrill Jockey, 2014) * ''Fleeting'' (Thrill Jockey, 2016) * ''The Giant Who Ate Himself and Other New Works for 6 & 12 String Guitar'' (Thrill Jockey, 2018) * ''Vade Mecum'' (Thrill Jockey, 2022)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Glenn 1953 births American folk guitarists American male guitarists Cul de Sac (band) members Place of birth missing (living people) American fingerstyle guitarists Guitarists from Massachusetts People from Montgomery County, Maryland Living people 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians