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MICHAEL SPRIGGS
Without Words
Producer(s): Michael Spriggs
Agnes 7001
Genre: NEW AGE PICK
Originally reviewed for week ending 1/8/00
Michael Spriggs is a veteran Nashville guitarist who has recorded with Eddie Rabbitt and LeA [+]Billboard
MICHAEL SPRIGGS
Without Words
Producer(s): Michael Spriggs
Agnes 7001
Genre: NEW AGE PICK
Originally reviewed for week ending 1/8/00
Michael Spriggs is a veteran Nashville guitarist who has recorded with Eddie Rabbitt and LeAnn Rimes. Additionally, he's written hits for Kenny Rogers and Lee Greenwood. That said, an atmospheric instrumental album may not be what you'd expect for his solo debut, but that's precisely what he has so deftly created. Working with Steve Brewster on global percussion, Jonathan Yudkin on classical strings and mandolin, and Richard Brannan on bass, Spriggs orchestrates a pastoral landscape that's pure country without the twang. Rustic on "Snaefell Rails," ethereal on "Laxey's Wheel," and classical on "She Was Only," Spriggs orchestrates a chamber folk music. This is the kind of album you might have expected from Windham Hill a few years ago: intimate and warm, with precision playing in the service of tunes full of imagery. Although the subtitle, "Reflections From The Isle Of Man," suggests Celtic inclinations, it's just where Spriggs grew up before going country.
C. MICHAEL SPRIGGS
BIO AND RESUME
Michael Spriggs was born in London England October 3, 1948 and was formally educated in England, The Isle of Man, and Canada. Michael attended Niagara University, majoring in Composition and Music Theory.
He moved to Nashville in 1971 and played lead guitar for Eddie Rabbitt for six years. He played guitar on Rabbitt's first four albums and received a Naras Super Picker Award in 1979 for the following: "Rocky Mountain Music," "I Can't Help Myself," "You Don't Love Me Anymore," and "Hearts On Fire."
He has played on over 3000 live and televised shows which include: Music City Tonight, Solid Gold, Midnight Special, Johnny Carson, Hee-Haw, Grand Ole Opry, That Nashville Music, Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Osmond Show, Disney World T. V. Show, On Stage, Pop Goes The Country, Nashville Now, and Crook and Chase, Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam.
Michael has been an A string session player for over twenty five years and works with hundreds of engineers, writers, session players and artists annually. He has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine, Taylor Wood and Steel and the Peavey Monitor. Currently he has
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