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Michael O'Dorn
Inspired by his father's recordings and the gift of an early '50s
Gibson acoustic, Michael O'Dorn began playing guitar when he was
about six years old. He learned to play fingerstyle listening to records
repeatedly until he was able to figure out progressions and licks. Michael's early influences included
Merle Travis
and
Chet Atkins,
and
later Marcel Dadi.
He would eventually meet all three of his guitar heroes.
When he was in his 20's, Travis encouraged Michael to "keep pickin'"
and even showed him some of his original licks. Michael recalls, "I went
home and practiced 'til my fingers fell off." Michael's diligence paid off in the form of an endorsement relationship
with D'Aquisto Strings which lead to meeting Marcel Dadi at a NAMM Show.
Marcel and Teddy Krause of D'Aquisto Strings arranged for Michael to
perform at the 1994 Atkins Dadi guitar festival in Issoudun, France.
It was there that Mark Pritcher, the president of the
Chet Atkins Appreciation
Society, invited Michael to perform a concert set and teach a workshop on
the music and style of Merle Travis at the annual CAAS convention in
Nashville. Michael has been invited back every year since. In 1995 Michael and Marcel Dadi
were driving around Nashville when Marcel asked him to pull over at a
familiar mansion on 17th Avenue.
To his surprise, he spent the day with Mister Guitar himself - Chet
Atkins. Chet gave Michael a theory lesson and taught him his arrangement
of Mister Bojangles.
Michael O'Dorn - Getting Into Travis Picking - Book and Online Audio
This book will enlighten Merle Travis enthusiasts
and fingerstyle pickers alike and will take you from an ordinary way of playing fingerstyle guitar to the
extraordinary technique that Merle brought to the world. Based on the author's personal lessons
from Merle himself, this book provides guitarists with a look into his techniques, riffs and rolls. Also
included are in-depth studies on how Merle used his right-hand techniques and how he played his left-hand
chords with his thumb over the neck. Each tune is presented as a simple version - then as a complete Travis
picking solo guitar arrangement! Songs include: "You Are My Sunshine, Home On The Range, Mom's Melody,
Jesse James, My Leah's Touch, Massa's In The Cold Cold Ground, Yankee Doodle Dandy".
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $19.95
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Michael O'Dorn Plays "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Michael O'Dorn - Killer Technique: Fingerstyle Guitar - Book and Online Audio
Mentored by three legendary guitarists, Michael O'Dorn is
the living repository of not only the Merle Travis thumbstyle technique, but also the fingerstyle legacies of
Chet Atkins and French guitarist Marcel Dadi. This book contains a discussion of the differences between fingerstyle
and thumbstyle technique as well as some of the most advanced exercises and tunes of any of the author's books.
This book begins with a series of progressive picking patterns with practice points that guide the player through
intermediate and advanced licks and techniques. The harmony of each exercise was intentionally left unresolved so
that it can be repeated to perfection. Soon you will be playing O'Dorn's challenging Travis/Atkins/Dadi inspired
licks and compositions using left-hand hammer-ons, pull-offs, and thumb-over techniques, as well as the right-hand
thumb rake and palm mute. Contains the following full length solos: "Martha Panzerell, My Blue Eyed Son And Me,
Going To Poalillo Vineyards".
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $14.95
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Michael O'Dorn Plays "Going To Poalillo Vineyards"
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!
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