Earl Klugh

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Earl Klugh (born September 16, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and composer. Klugh normally finger picks a nylon string classical guitar.

At the age of 13, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when he made an appearance on the Perry Como Show. He has since been a guest on several Atkins albums. Atkins, reciprocating as well, joined Earl on his Magic In Your Eyes album. Klugh was also influenced by Bob James, ray parker jr, Wes Montgomery and Laurindo Almeida. His sound is a blend of these jazz, pop and rhythm’ and blues influences, forming a potpourri of sweet contemporary music original to only him.

Klugh became a guitar instructor at the young age of 15, and was eventually discovered by Yusef Lateef. His career rapidly progressed to working with the likes of George Benson, George Shearing, Chick Corea, and many others. Like several other Detroit-bred entertainers, Klugh attended Mumford High School (Michigan).

For their album One on One, Klugh and Bob James received a Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1981. He has since received 13 Grammy nods, millions of record and CD sales, and continues touring worldwide to this day.

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jus2smoov2moov wrote:
October 2008

Lazy dayz music - sweet

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garciastudios wrote:
August 2008

Introduced to me at a young age from my Father, Mr. Klugh continues to create good jazz to feed the soul!

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bony414 wrote:
August 2008

earl is good with the guitar i love what he does with that instrument

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JazzyRandy wrote:
April 2008

My first specialty when I began getting interested in jazz nearly 20 years ago. A very good place to start in Jazz, and I still love to break out some Klugh and ride the vibe.

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spiritdatatree wrote:
July 2007

Nice show at Scullers in Boston. Thanks for taking the pics Earl.

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