Ollie Halsall

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Гитарист группы PATTO и др. в начале 70х-один из интереснейших гитар.мира,суникальной техникой,гитарным мышлением-всем гит-там рекомендую вслушаться,понять Ollie!!!Peter 'Ollie' Halsall March 14, 1949, Southport, England. ~ May 29 1992, Madrid, Spain Peter "Ollie" Halsall was perhaps one of the most underrated guitarists ever. It is amazing that so few people (especially guitarists) seem to know about him. His guitar work was so unusual, fast, and fluid that it would leave you speechless. He could also make his guitar sing or cry given a gentle tune. If the world made any sense, he would be way up there on the guitar hero list with Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, etc. But he never really cared much about being a guitar hero. He was blessed with an incredible gift for music, and he was a thoughtful musician, not just a flashy guitar lickster. above : Ollie Halsall ~ 1971 Ollie, like Jimi, played left-handed and used standard models strung upside - down. How superb a guitarist was Ollie. In the light of the current crop of virtuosi who receive extensive coverage in the music press it is important to realise that Ollie actually invented the fluid 4-finger 'hammer-on' runs taken up by everyone today. He developed this style at Butlins in 1967 where he was obliged to have the guitar strung high up around his neck in order to double on vibraphone - his first instrument at the time. This position dictated 'a classical' approach and enabled him to achieve extraordinary speed and clarity. Ollie became the most creative, innovative and sensitive player we shall ever hear - and that is bar no-one!