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GALLERY: Lollapalooza 2011

A sampling of the bands and guitars that descended upon Chicago''s Grant Park on August 5-7, 2011.

"Guitarist John Gourley joyfully sang his heart out for what would become one of his last songs with the pictured Gretsch White Falcon. The guitar, along with the rest of the bandуs gear, was stolen after their Lollapalooza set. Among the stolen gear were a 1966 Gretsch Viking, a 1959 Guild guitar, a number of vintage Fender amps, and a slew of vintage and boutique pedals. The band is asking for any help in locating the van, a red Ford 350 with Alaska plates (FJH2440) and a black trailer, and getting their gear safely back home."

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Elliott Sharp is a dapper dude. Not a dandy, mind you, but an elegant gentleman.

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The outside-the-box 6-string swami pays homage to the even-further-outside-the-box musician who’s played a formative role in the downtown Manhattan scene and continues to quietly—and almost compulsively—shape the worlds of experimental and roots music.

Often the most potent and iconoclastic artists generate extraordinary work for decades, yet seem to be relegated to the shadows, to a kind of perma-underground status. Certainly an artist like my friend Elliott Sharp fits this category. Yes, his work can be resolutely avant-garde. But perhaps the most challenging thing about trying to track this man is the utterly remarkable breadth of his work.

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Growing up in Australia, guitarist Jedd Hughes tells us he dreamed of playing in Vince Gill’s band as far back as elementary school. Now, he lives in Nashville and stands next to the man himself on stage night after night. We’ve invited Jedd to join us on this episode of 100 Guitarists to talk about just what makes Vince’s playing so special.

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