These people contributed in some way to GBT. Some appear in the text, some are friends who’ve helped with something or other, some are songwriters whose work has been used as an example, some are band members who recorded the tunes mentioned and some contributed choice words of wisdom found on the “Reflections” pages in GBT. Some are ‘other.’ If you want to know a bit more about any of them, click on the names. Most are linked to websites, social media or wikipedia pages.

 

A

Dana Aaberg

Jamey Abersold

Ralph Agresta

Texas Alexander

Woody Allen

Allman Brothers Band

Duane Allman

Ian Anderson

Tuck Andress

Andrews Sisters

Harold Arlen

Louis Armstrong

Chet Atkins

Jim Averitt

B

J.S. Bach

Fred Baker

Mickey Baker

Joseph Barbera

Larry Barnwell

Dave Barry

Sam Barry

The Beatles

Ludwig von Beethoven

Benny Goodman Orchestra

George Benson

Irving Berlin

Bob Beman

Dickey Betts

Ben Bernie

Richard Berry

Chuck Berry

Michael Blessing

Scott Boehler

Pattie Boyd

Michael Brecker

Duke Brekhus

Kyle Brenner

Earl Brent

David Brody

Harry Brooks

Peter Brown

Dave Brubeck

Jack Bruce

Felice Bryant

Boudeleaux Bryant

Buck Buchannan

Norton Buffalo

Harry Thacker Burleigh

Robert Burns

C

Lib Caldwell

Cab Calloway

Eddie Cantor

Carabao

Hoagy Carmichael

Kenneth Casey

Jack Casady

Raymond Chandler

Ray Charles

Chicken Lips

The Chiffons

Billy Childs

Charlie Christian

Chrysti the Wordsmith

Eric Clapton

Millie Clements

Vassar Clements

Richard Cole

Richie Cole

Peter de Colechurch

Shawn Colvin

Ry Cooder

George Cooper

Elizabeth Cotten

Cotton Club

Jimmy Cox

Cream

Luigi Creatore

David Crosby

Chris Cundy

Chris Cunningham

Hoyt Curtin

D

Elliot Daniel

Rick Darnell

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Matthews Band

Jimmie Davis

Fred Decker

Paul Decker

Matt Dennis

Dire Straits

Mark Dixon

Sandy Dodge

Walter Donaldson

George Douglas

Bob Dylan

E

The Eagles

Thomas Edison

Diane Eherenberger

Albert Einstein

Duke Ellington

Kris Ellingsen

Kyler Ernst

F

Don Felder

Mark Fife

Bela Fleck

Fleetwood Mac

Mary Ford

The Fossils

Stephen Foster

Edith Fowke

Aretha Franklin

Glenn Frey

Jesse Fuller

Fur Peace Ranch

 

 

G

Jerry Garcia

Joanne Gardner

Joseph Garland

Judy Garland

Tom Garnsey

George Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

David Gilmour

Michael Patrick Gillan

Kathi Kamen Goldmark

Jim Gordon

Berry Gordy

The Grateful Dead

Peter Green

Adam Greenberg

Franz Gruber

Woody Guthrie

H

Sarah Hale

Craig Hall

G.F. Handel

William Hanna

Cal Harlan/Harlan Brothers Orchestra

E.Y. Harbug

George Harrison

Lorenz Hart

Roy Hawkins

Joseph Haydn

Jimi Hendrix

Don Henley

Dr. Brewster Higley

MIldred Hill

Patty Hill

Gary Hoffman

Rev. John Henry Hopkins

Hot Tuna

Robert Hunter

I

Eli Isbel

Carol Isaacs

J

Mick Jagger

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Jethro Tull

The Jerry Garcia Band

Robert Johnson

Al Jolson

Quincy Jones

Rickie Lee Jones

Stan Jones

Michael Jordan

K

John Kahn

Ryan Karlin

Steve Kaufman

Jorma Kaukonen

K.D. Lang

Dan Kelley

Kate Kenyon

Francis Scott Key

B.B. King

Pee Wee King

Kevin Kopp

Joseph Kosma

Leo Kottke

DeAn Kray

Geno Kries

L

Lead Belly

Led Zeppelin

John Lennon

Elmore Leonard

Mark Levine

Jim Lewis

David Lindley

Adam Lomax

M

Ronald Mack

Bob Marley

Pat Martino

Mary I of England

Rob Matson

Paul McCartney

Charlie McCoy

Johnny Mercer

Metallica

Edgar Meyer

Scott Middleton

Glenn Miller

Roger Miller

Charles Mitchell

Barry Mitterhoff

Samuel Moanfeldt

Joseph Mohr

Bill Monroe

Wes Montgomery

Van Morrison

Leopold Mozart

Wolfgang Mozart

Jerry Mullen

Brian Murphy

Tom Murphy

N

Bob Nell

Willie Nelson

Randy Newman

Jack Norworth

John Novacek

O

Russ Olsen

Stacey Olson

Roy Orbison

Ozzy Osbourne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Jimmy Page

Charlie Parker

Mike Parsons

Joe Pass

Les Paul

Avital Pelahk

Hugo Peretti

Oscar Peterson

Tom Petty

Rick Philipp

James Pierpont

Pink Floyd

Maceo Pinkard

Robert Plant

Cole Porter

Jaques Prevert

Tito Puente

R

Bonnie Raitt

Aaron ‘Raz’ Rasmussen

Andy Razaf

Malcolm J. Rebennack

Leon Redbone

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Florence Reece

L.T. Trube’ Reece

Ted Reed

John Regan

Jim Reichart

JoAn Reichart

Django Reinhardt

Ludwig Rellstab

Tony Rice

Buddy Rich

Keith Richards

Ramon Ricker

Brant Robey

Smokey Robinson

Rich Robiscoe

Tom Robison

Richard Rodgers

The Rolling Stones

Paul Rose

Leif Routman

Peter Rowan

Richard Ruggles

Teri Ruggles

Leon Russell

Bob Russell

Charlie Ryan

S

Carlos Santana

Ron Schimpf

Franz Schubert

Ed Schwartz

Semi Pro Audio

Ravi Shankar

Andrea Sharp

Greg Sharp

Jerry Sharp

Chuck Sher

Paul Simon

Frank Sinatra

Billy Smythe

Bruce Springsteen

Rod Stewart

Tammy Stone

Billy Strayhorn

William Studwell

Karen Sundt

Linda Svendsen

T

Ann Taylor

James Taylor

Jane Taylor

Kate Taylor

Livingston Taylor

Thai Lagoon Band

The Temptations

Bob Thiele

Toots Thielmann

Them

Albert von Tilzer

Derek Trucks

Eddie Tsuru

Henry Tudor

Mary Tudor

Georgia Turner

Tina Turner

Mark Twain

Two Grass Crew

U

U2

V

Steve Vai

Eddie Van Halen

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Albert von Tilzer

W

Richard Wagner

Tom Waits

Fats Waller

Joe Walsh

Doc Watson

Ellen Watson

Janice Watson

Isaac Watts

Weber Mandolins

George Weiss

Hank Williams

Bob Wills

Anne Wilson

Rick Winking

Josh White