18

A MOST UNUSUAL GIVEAWAY

Here’s your chance to win a week’s free tuition at one of America’s

prestigious music camps.

19

FOCUS: UNCLASSICAL GUITARIST STEPHEN FUNK

PEARSON

Plus: Readers Poll Winners on the silver screen.

27

HE’S THE TALK OF THE TOWN ...

Banjoist/guitarist Eddie Adcock has more than a few licks up his

sleeve.

34

COUNTRY-ROCKING GUITARIST ALBERT LEE

He may be one of America’s hottest country pickers, but his story

began “across the pond.”

43

NAMM CALLING

Our biannual pilgrimage to America’s music industry trade show,

and whafs in store for you.

50

FRETS’ ANNUAL FESTIVAL GUIDE

Upcoming music schools, camps, and concerts: Where to go and

what to know.

61

FEATURE MUSIC

Blazing banjo with Eddie Adcock, gentle guitar with Albert Lee.

57 GEORGE GRUHN

Gibson’s short-lived J-55.

70 DAVID GR1SMAN

Dave Apollon’s Yankee innovation

on a Russian classic.

71 BOB BROZMAN

Dominant 7th chords—your key

to fretboard freedom.

72 MARK HANSON

John Lennon’s simple but

effective accompaniment style.

74 ALAN MUNDE

A second break for The Virginia

Boys."

75 JOHN RENBOURN

Take flight with DADEAD timing.

76 TONY RICE

Continuing in an Aeolian mode.

77 BYRON BERUNE

Can you play too well in the

studio?

61 BANJO: TD Go Stepping Too"

62 BANJO: "Gold Watch And

Chain"

63 GUITAR: "Flowers Of

Edinburgh"

70 MANDOLIN: “Russian Rag”

71 GUITAR: “West Coast Blues"

72 GUITAR: “Woman"

74 BANJO: “The Virginia Boys"

75 GUITAR: “Pelican”

76 GUITAR: "St. James Hospital"

77 FIDDLE: “Bear Creek Hop"

7 FROM THE PUBUSHER

11 LETTERS

13 ON THE BEAT

14 DATEUNES/STATEUNES

20 IT WORKS FOR ME

23 FRETS REPORT: Saga’s

Django Guitar

24 FRETS REPORT: Mini-Rex

Microphone System

24 FRETS REPORT:

dbx "The Silencer'

64 NEW! NOTEWORTHY: Plarere

worth a listen.

67 ASK FRETS

68 LUTHERIE

More nuts to you.

78 RECORDINGS

79 IN REVIEW

80 CLASSIFIED ADNT1RTIS1NG

82 ADVERTISERS INDEX

CO1

Few aficionados of country music think

of England when they consider the

source of the greatest musicians in

the field. Country music is American

music, bred of American folk, telling

American stories. But one of the great-

est players in country music today, on both elec-

tric and acoustic guitar, is a 45-year-old native

of the British Isles, Albert Lee.

Sideman and soloist, guitar player and man-

dolinist, singer and songwriter—Lee has filled

all of these roles in his more than 30 years in

music. His sizzling guitar work has backed such

luminaries as Emmylou Harris, the Everly

Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rosanne Cash, Ricky

Skaggs, and Joe Cocker. His stylistic range is

such that he has even toured and recorded—

and traded solos—with rock icon Eric Clapton.

Emmylou Harris fans are well-acquainted

with Lee's acoustic guitar and mandolin work.

He was a member of her Hot Band in the mid-

'70s (replacing another country guitar legend,

James Burton), and has recorded with her fre-

quently ever since. His acoustic guitar was fea-

tured prominently on the 1987 Harris/Dolly

Parton/Linda Ronstadt album Trio...