Sonny Landreth

Sonny Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana. When he is not touring and performing, he resides in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

Although Landreth is an extremely competent guitarist in the conventional form, he is most well-known for his slide playing. Landreth has developed a technique where he also frets notes and plays chords and chord fragments behind the slide while he plays. Landreth plays with the slide on his little finger, so that his other fingers have more room to fret behind the slide. He’s also known for his unique right-hand technique, which involves tapping, slapping, and picking strings, using all of the fingers on his right hand.

Eric Clapton has said he is “probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and also probably one of the most advanced.”¹ Landreth opened the Eric Clapton’s 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, Illinois.

Sonny has worked with and appeared on a lot other musician’s albums. These artists include John Hiatt, John Mayall, Little Feat, Waterline, Bobby Charles and The Goners and Jimmy Buffett.

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Official Website: SonnyLandreth.com