Guitar Shorty
David William Kearney (September 8, 1934 – April 20, 2022), known as Guitar Shorty, was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty recorded and toured from the 1950s until the 2020s. In 2017, Billboard magazine said, "his galvanizing guitar work defines modern, top-of-the-line blues-rock. His vocals remain as forceful as ever. Righteous shuffles...blistering, sinuous guitar solos."
Genre: blues, blues-rock, electric-blues, modern-blues, texas-blues, classic-blues
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Top Tracks
- A Little Less Conversation
- I'll Pretend
- The Sting
- Two-Headed Woman
- Let My Guitar Do the Talking
- I'm Gonna Leave You
- Betrayed
- Bad Memory
- The Thrill Is Gone
- Intro Medley: We Don't Give a Shit / The Blues Is Alright - Live
- True Lies
- Fine Cadillac
- Shorty's Theme, Pt. 1 - Live Instrumental
- Whole Lotta' Love
- Hey Joe
- How Came My Dog Don't Bark When You Come 'Round
- Shorty's Theme, Pt. 2 - Live Instrumental
- Hard Life
- Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - Live
- How Blue Can You Get
Albums (40)
- Satisfreaktion (2024)
- Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music (2021)
- Rare and Live (2021)
- Blues Brothers (2020)
- Purple Haze / Hey Joe (2020)
- Ways of a Man (2020)
- Trying to Find My Way Back (2019)
- Funky Funky Mama (2018)
- Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune (2018)
- Irma Lee / You Don´t Treat Me Right (2016)
- Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection (2016)
- The Guitar (2016)
- Blues Rock Deep Cuts (2016)
- Blues Rock (2016)
- Funky Blues Deep Cuts (2016)
- Modern Blues Rock Ballads (2015)
- Guitar Blues 101 (2015)
- Shorty's Blue Notes (2015)
- Blues + Rock (2014)
- Super Rare Electric Blues '60s Era (2014)
- Top 20 Blues Rock (2013)
- Texas Blues (2013)
- The Blues Is Alright (Digitally Remastered) (2013)
- Billie Jean Blues (Digitally Remastered) (2013)
- The Alligator Records Years (2013)
- Billie Jean Blues (2013)
- Best of Blues Rock (2013)
- Funky Blues Bits (2013)
- Alligator Records 35th Anniversary Collection (2011)
- Guitar Blues - [The Dave Cash Collection] (2011)
- Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection (2011)
- How Blue Can You Get (2010)
- Bare Knuckle (2010)
- Shorty's Blues (2009)
- We The People (2006)
- Watch Your Back (2004)
- Chicago Blues 2 (1970)
- The Blues Is All Right (1970)
- My Way Or The Highway (1970)
- Irma Lee / You Don't Treat Me Right (1958)
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