There are two artists with the name 'Guitar Shorty':
1) Guitar Shorty w… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists with the name 'Guitar Shorty':
1) Guitar Shorty was American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter David William Kearney (born on 8 September 1934 ; died 20 April 2022) who was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics.
2) Guitar Shorty was American acoustic blues guitarist John Henry Fortescue (born on 24 January 1923; died 26 May 1976).
I. Guitar Shorty (born David William Kearney on 8 September 1934 ; died 20 April 2022), was an American blues guitarist. Due to both his musical talents and performing stage antics such as somersaults and back flips, he has been considered "among the leading live acts on the blues scene."
Shorty was born in Houston, Texas but grew up mainly in Kissimmee, Florida, where he began playing the guitar at an early age and began heading a band not long after. During his time in Tampa Bay, Florida, he received his nickname, Guitar Shorty, when it mysteriously showed up on the marquee of the club he was playing as The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty. He steadily began to garner accolades from his peers and, at the age of 16, he joined the Ray Charles Band for a year. He then recorded his first single in 1957, "You Don't Treat Me Right", under the direction of Willie Dixon when Dixon saw him playing with the Walter Johnson orchestra. Eventually, he would join Guitar Slim's band and move to New Orleans, Louisiana.
While in New Orleans, Shorty also fronted his own band which played regularly at the Dew Drop Inn where he was joined by special guests such as T Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. Not one to stay in one place long, Shorty next moved to the west coast at 19 in order to play with Sam Cooke. He played up and down the west coast and Canada until he met his future wife, Marcia, in Seattle, Washington. His new wife turned out to be the half-sister of Jimi Hendrix, who attended several of Shorty's gigs and possibly being influenced by Shorty. Jimi was so enthralled with Shorty’s playing, he attended several of Shorty's gigs in the Seattle area. As Shorty’s popularity grew, he recorded three singles for the Los Angeles-based Pull Records label in 1959.
In 1985, he released his first album On the Rampage on Olive Branch Records. Shorty soon got a record deal with New Orleans based Black Top Records. Topsy Turvy, his first on Black Top, came out in 1993. The album featured some fresh new songs as well as remakes of three classic numbers from his Pull days back in 1959. He released two more albums on Black Top in the 1990s. When Black Top folded in 1999, Shorty moved to Evidence Music, and released I Go Wild! in 2001.
In 2002, he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!, performing the song "Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)". He joined Alligator Records in 2004. His album that year, Watch Your Back and his 2006 album We the People both charted on the Billboard Top Blues Albums at numbers eleven and twelve, respectively. Billboard said of We The People, "it’s difficult to imagine that he ever tracks a better album than this one."
An Alligator Records CD ' Bare Knuckles was released in March 2010. He was then based out of Harlingen Texas where he met an up and coming guitarist named Sal Gomez. He mentored the guitarist and brought him on with his road band from 2010 until 2012. Sal left a lasting impression on Guitar Shorty for some of the more modern techniques he applied with the standard playing of blues guitar. "He is a baaaaaaaaaad boy" was frequently said by Guitar Shorty at most of the shows Sal played. Guitar Shorty's guitar is named Red.
Shorty made an appearance on Chuck Barris' Gong Show, winning first prize for performing the song "They Call Me Guitar Shorty" while balanced on his head. Shorty and his wife eventually settled in Los Angeles, California. By the 1990s, Shorty started to record his own studio albums, starting with the UK-based JSP Records release My Way or the Highway in 1991, which won him a W.C. Handy Award and garnering him interest from labels in the United States. His 2004 album Watch Your Back and his 2006 album We the People have seen his best work yet with both charting on the Billboard magazine Top Blues Albums at numbers eleven and twelve, respectively.
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2) Guitar Shorty was American acoustic blues guitarist John Henry Fortescue (born on 24 January 1923; died 26 May 1976).
He recorded for Trix in 1972 and 1973. Besides his Trix recordings, Shorty recorded at least two sides for Savoy in 1952, as "Hootin' Owl".
In the original liner notes to Trix LP 3306, William Bentley claims that Shorty always tuned his guitar to EAEGBE, and always played with a slide on his little finger, though he didn't always use it in a given song.
His recordings can be accompanied by humming, whistling (he was a great whistler), scat singing, falsetto passages, a vocal imitation of a harmonica solo, and spoken asides in which he often does several different voices playing different parts.
1) Guitar Shorty w… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists with the name 'Guitar Shorty':
1) Guitar Shorty was American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter David William Kearney (born on 8 September 1934 ; died 20 April 2022) who was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics.
2) Guitar Shorty was American acoustic blues guitarist John Henry Fortescue (born on 24 January 1923; died 26 May 1976).
I. Guitar Shorty (born David William Kearney on 8 September 1934 ; died 20 April 2022), was an American blues guitarist. Due to both his musical talents and performing stage antics such as somersaults and back flips, he has been considered "among the leading live acts on the blues scene."
Shorty was born in Houston, Texas but grew up mainly in Kissimmee, Florida, where he began playing the guitar at an early age and began heading a band not long after. During his time in Tampa Bay, Florida, he received his nickname, Guitar Shorty, when it mysteriously showed up on the marquee of the club he was playing as The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty. He steadily began to garner accolades from his peers and, at the age of 16, he joined the Ray Charles Band for a year. He then recorded his first single in 1957, "You Don't Treat Me Right", under the direction of Willie Dixon when Dixon saw him playing with the Walter Johnson orchestra. Eventually, he would join Guitar Slim's band and move to New Orleans, Louisiana.
While in New Orleans, Shorty also fronted his own band which played regularly at the Dew Drop Inn where he was joined by special guests such as T Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. Not one to stay in one place long, Shorty next moved to the west coast at 19 in order to play with Sam Cooke. He played up and down the west coast and Canada until he met his future wife, Marcia, in Seattle, Washington. His new wife turned out to be the half-sister of Jimi Hendrix, who attended several of Shorty's gigs and possibly being influenced by Shorty. Jimi was so enthralled with Shorty’s playing, he attended several of Shorty's gigs in the Seattle area. As Shorty’s popularity grew, he recorded three singles for the Los Angeles-based Pull Records label in 1959.
In 1985, he released his first album On the Rampage on Olive Branch Records. Shorty soon got a record deal with New Orleans based Black Top Records. Topsy Turvy, his first on Black Top, came out in 1993. The album featured some fresh new songs as well as remakes of three classic numbers from his Pull days back in 1959. He released two more albums on Black Top in the 1990s. When Black Top folded in 1999, Shorty moved to Evidence Music, and released I Go Wild! in 2001.
In 2002, he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley - A Tribute!, performing the song "Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)". He joined Alligator Records in 2004. His album that year, Watch Your Back and his 2006 album We the People both charted on the Billboard Top Blues Albums at numbers eleven and twelve, respectively. Billboard said of We The People, "it’s difficult to imagine that he ever tracks a better album than this one."
An Alligator Records CD ' Bare Knuckles was released in March 2010. He was then based out of Harlingen Texas where he met an up and coming guitarist named Sal Gomez. He mentored the guitarist and brought him on with his road band from 2010 until 2012. Sal left a lasting impression on Guitar Shorty for some of the more modern techniques he applied with the standard playing of blues guitar. "He is a baaaaaaaaaad boy" was frequently said by Guitar Shorty at most of the shows Sal played. Guitar Shorty's guitar is named Red.
Shorty made an appearance on Chuck Barris' Gong Show, winning first prize for performing the song "They Call Me Guitar Shorty" while balanced on his head. Shorty and his wife eventually settled in Los Angeles, California. By the 1990s, Shorty started to record his own studio albums, starting with the UK-based JSP Records release My Way or the Highway in 1991, which won him a W.C. Handy Award and garnering him interest from labels in the United States. His 2004 album Watch Your Back and his 2006 album We the People have seen his best work yet with both charting on the Billboard magazine Top Blues Albums at numbers eleven and twelve, respectively.
Official Site
2) Guitar Shorty was American acoustic blues guitarist John Henry Fortescue (born on 24 January 1923; died 26 May 1976).
He recorded for Trix in 1972 and 1973. Besides his Trix recordings, Shorty recorded at least two sides for Savoy in 1952, as "Hootin' Owl".
In the original liner notes to Trix LP 3306, William Bentley claims that Shorty always tuned his guitar to EAEGBE, and always played with a slide on his little finger, though he didn't always use it in a given song.
His recordings can be accompanied by humming, whistling (he was a great whistler), scat singing, falsetto passages, a vocal imitation of a harmonica solo, and spoken asides in which he often does several different voices playing different parts.
Get Busy
Guitar Shorty Lyrics
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(Diwali Riddim) Sean Paul Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabe…
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50 Cent/Kidd Kidd I’m insane, yeah, shit changed I’m the head of that bank Ban…
90s/Sean Paul Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
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APOLLO Feat. SALU APOLLO GET BUSY My Life ふと暧昧に过ぎる My Time 燃やしちまいたい ナメられたままで…
Audio-X And Life Style cll the way from Jamaica Queens Bringing that Brooklyn. Fiya…
Black Thought Dice Raw & Peedi Crakk Look my squad's half mandrill half Mandela My band bout seve…
Bowland It's all good girl turn me on 'Til a early morning Let's…
D.J. Official 灼熱の summer 熱帯夜 逆転のゴールの get right now はにかんだ虜厄介な Get, get busy…
D.S. *Intro* Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing …
Dice Raw Peedi Crakk Jazzy Jeff Look my squad's half mandrill half Mandela My band bout seve…
DJ Official Entermission Jesus gave us our job description, man, so GET …
Dj Onur vs.Sean Paul Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabel…
Dj.S Mmm say baby, you got some fries to go with…
Eminen-Snoog Dog-50cent-Sean Paul-Juelz Santana-Jay Z-Black Eye Peas-Luda Cris-Usher-Bow Wow Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
Glasses Malone Get busy, busy, busy All lies won’t hurt, hurt to me…
Guano Apes What I am What I am getting older What I need is…
Havoc In this wonderful world of vows We don't got no choice We…
Havoc (Mobb Deep) In this wonderful world of vows We don’t got no choice We…
Hip Hop & R&B United 灼熱の summer 熱帯夜 逆転のゴールの get right now はにかんだ虜厄介な Get, get busy…
Jahtones Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annabe…
Kaskade This is how I want you right next to me,…
Kemdilo Gold Kemdilo GOLD, 10Digits -Get BUSY (10digits) We gettin busy …
Kid Exquisite I had to grind and go get it now I…
Kim Carnes I couldn't believe it things get better while we're sleeping…
Kooqua ft. Sean Paul Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
KOYOTIE Rise up from dead The land of the living No rest for…
Luke Payton Black people are stupid Black people are stupid Black people…
M.3.P Guess I'm with it, guess I'm getting this chicken Guess who…
Matisse %26 Sadko feat. TITUS Non stop vibes I mean like 365 I'm on that shot clock…
Mr Lee Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annabe…
Nebbra Get busy Get-get busy Get busy Get-get busy Get-get busy Get…
Paul Sean Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
Peedi Crakk The Roots Look my squad's half mandrill half Mandela My band bout seve…
R & B INSIDE 1 灼熱の summer 熱帯夜 逆転のゴールの get right now はにかんだ虜厄介な Get, get busy…
Red Rose Panic She's a model in my mausoleum We go to war like…
RIP SLYME Get Busy, Busy... Oh yeah! ユーノーマスティロ Get Busy, Busy... Oh y…
Rude Kid Tell me what you do, what you wanna do baby You…
Sean Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
Sean Paul (f. Fat Man Scoop & The Crooklyn Clan) Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabe…
Sean Paul - Topic Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
Sean Paul Feat. Fat Man Scoop & The Crooklyn Clan Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabe…
Sean Paul feat. Fatman Scoop Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annab…
Sean Paul feat. Kelly Rowland Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabel…
Sean Paul Ft Fatman Scoop Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annab…
Sean Paul/Rihanna Shake dat ting Miss Cana, Cana Shake dat ting Miss Annabella…
Sean Paul/Ziggy Marley Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annabe…
Seeed feat. Saian Supa Crew Shake that thing Miss Kana Kana Shake that thing Miss Annab…
The Roots Look my squad's half mandrill half Mandela My band bout seve…
Tyga Feat. The Game She ain't playing, not a bit She don't fuck around, she…
Us3 I know you’ll never know the feelin' that I’m feelin' A…
whysowhite My momma done told me, "don't waste yer life, get…
Wink-D 灼熱の summer 熱帯夜 逆転のゴールの get right now はにかんだ虜厄介な Get, get busy…
Yanni Bravo Get busy Get crunked up, percolate Anything you want to call…
yeat Yeah, pull up now, we finna get busy, yeah, yeah…
♪ Sean Paul Shake dat ting miss, Cana, Cana Shake dat ting miss, Annabe…
ヒプノシスマイク -D.R.B- (波羅夷 空却) 灼熱の summer 熱帯夜 逆転のゴールの get right now はにかんだ虜厄介な Get, get busy…
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A Little Less Conversation Come on baby, I'm tired of talking Grab your coat and…
Fine Cadillac Come on baby, I'm tired of talking Grab your coat and…
Hey Joe Hey Joe! Where'd ya find that pearly girlie Where'd ya get t…
I I've been workin' I've been workin' so hard I've been work…
I've Been Working I've been workin' I've been workin' so hard I've been work…
Please Mr. President "Please Mr. President lay some stimulus on me. Please Mr. Pr…
Story of My Life Written in these walls are the stories that I can't…
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