For those of you who have never heard of Lenny Breau, do yourself a favor and poke around on the links below. Lenny is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated guitar players of the 20th century. For those who are hip to what he was about, he’s a god. I think of him as the Bill Evans of guitar. But much of the world hasn’t heard of him. I myself only discovered him in my late 20’s, 15 years after I started playing. Sadly, Lenny died under mysterious circumstances in 1984.

Here’s Lenny’s Wikipedia entry. Too short.

Here’s a young Lenny playing with a band. Love the solo.

Here are a couple clips from “The Genius of Lenny Breau,” a documentary I can’t find on DVD. If you know where to get it please post in the comment section!

Here’s a YouTube search that turns up lots and lots of goodies about Lenny.