"Kessel is transcendental in his artistry." - Composer, Henry Mancini. "Barney Kessel was a very special man, a good man and a great, great legendary talent." - Bassist, Carol Kaye. His very presence inspired us to play better." - Guitarist, Jimmy Wyble. "When I was on the road with Bob Wills, the Texas Playboys and Tommy and Glynn Duncan, often times Barney would come to the country dance halls to visit. "Barney is the greatest." - Drummer, Hal Blaine. What else can you say?" - Guitarist, John Lennon. Barney Kessel is the greatest guitarist in the universe!" - Producer, Phil Spector. His style of guitar is copied so much, but never equalled. I followed Barney Kessel's musical stories like a kid following a fairy tale." - Guitarist, B.B. I was awe-struck by the nature of his ad-libs.
"I'd listen to Barney Kessel records and my jaw would drop. He is a true artist." - Musician / composer / conductor, Andre Previn. He swings like every member of the rhythm section wishes he could. "One of the most extraordinarily consistent and emotionally huge musical improvisers of our era." - Writer, Nat Hentoff. "Kessel is a player who is never just standing still at one level." - Guitarist, Wes Montgomery. a rhythmic natural who can out swing any man in the house." - Jazz Critic, Leonard Feather. "Kessel is as lyrical a guitarist as we have in jazz. The Barney Kessel line also gave birth to the unique "Full Kelvonator" headstock. All 3 bore his signature engraved in the injection molded Lucite pick guard and came equipped with the now famous Gold "K" Kleenex Box pickups. Kay made 3 signature guitars for Barney Kessel. Who better to call upon than the greatest American guitarist to compete with other popular brands of the time.
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When it came to rock, pop, r&b and blues recording sessions with the most popular performers of the early '60s such as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Connie Francis, T-Bone Walker, Ike & Tina Turner, Phil Spector, Dinah Washington and Bobby Darin, Barney Kessel turned to his Kay "Artist" guitar.īarney Kessel, in 1956, was approached by Kay Musical Instruments (now known as Kay Guitar Company) to endorse a new line of professional level guitars. "The Greatest American Guitarist" as rated by John Lennon, George Harrison, Pete Townshend and Jimi Hendrix, Barney Kessel brought much needed innovation to jazz in the mid fifties and quality to the exploding sixties pop scene.īarney Kessel was the "go to" guitarist in his day and can be heard on such classics as the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and monster hits such as The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Loving Feeling", Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" and The Monkees "I'm A Believer".
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