Isaac Guillory (February 27, 1947 - December 31, 2000) was a Cuban-born gui… Read Full Bio ↴Isaac Guillory (February 27, 1947 - December 31, 2000) was a Cuban-born guitarist. He later lived in the United States and the United Kingdom. His daughter is British actress and model Sienna Guillory.
Born on the US Navy Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Guillory played piano and guitar as a child and electric guitar as a high school student in Florida. He also studied music at Roosevelt University in Chicago 1965-69. While there, he recorded two albums with the Cryan' Shames as bass player. Leaving University he acquired a Martin D-35 and travelled Europe as an acoustic solo performer. Guillory came to earn the reputation of one of the best guitarists ever. Many guitarists today emulate the techniques Guillory evolved in the early 70's while living in Spain. He performed frequently as a guest artists for recordings and films with, among others, Al Stewart, Donovan, Mick Jagger, Buggles, Barbara Dickson and Nick Heyward. Guillory released "Isaac Guillory", a self-titled album in 1974. For a while Guillory went on to play jazz fusion and record with Pacific Eardrum, but from circa 1986 concentrated on his solo performances (which put him up-close with more intimate small audiences) and sharing his understanding of music; touring, creating his own online guitar school, and lecturing at the Guildhall School Of Music in London. He published five more CD's on his own independent label, Personal Records. As a performer he was dedicated to sharing his gift with both audience and fellow musicians, and as a teacher he never hesitated to share in a manner that others could understand.
Isaac Guillory passed away in 2000. His legacy is the music that only he could cause to come forth from a guitar with such apparent grace, pleasure and ease.
Born on the US Navy Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Guillory played piano and guitar as a child and electric guitar as a high school student in Florida. He also studied music at Roosevelt University in Chicago 1965-69. While there, he recorded two albums with the Cryan' Shames as bass player. Leaving University he acquired a Martin D-35 and travelled Europe as an acoustic solo performer. Guillory came to earn the reputation of one of the best guitarists ever. Many guitarists today emulate the techniques Guillory evolved in the early 70's while living in Spain. He performed frequently as a guest artists for recordings and films with, among others, Al Stewart, Donovan, Mick Jagger, Buggles, Barbara Dickson and Nick Heyward. Guillory released "Isaac Guillory", a self-titled album in 1974. For a while Guillory went on to play jazz fusion and record with Pacific Eardrum, but from circa 1986 concentrated on his solo performances (which put him up-close with more intimate small audiences) and sharing his understanding of music; touring, creating his own online guitar school, and lecturing at the Guildhall School Of Music in London. He published five more CD's on his own independent label, Personal Records. As a performer he was dedicated to sharing his gift with both audience and fellow musicians, and as a teacher he never hesitated to share in a manner that others could understand.
Isaac Guillory passed away in 2000. His legacy is the music that only he could cause to come forth from a guitar with such apparent grace, pleasure and ease.
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Isaac Guillory Lyrics
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Taboo Alma del África lejana llena mi pecho de calma. Alma del Áf…
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Al Dawson
It gives me tremendous pleasure to see my friend Isaac getting played on YouTube. He and I met while playing in the Cryan’ Shames and became fast friends. We were kindred spirits, we liked the same artists and styles of music (as well as the same cars and women). But he moved to the UK and I shipped off to Vietnam. While I was there he called my mother’s phone to tell her he had set it up for me to join him in England (I was still a drummer at the time) but of course I could not go. But we stayed in touch, saw each other occasionally until his death. That was devastating for me. During tours on the bus he would teach me guitar. He was and always will be a better guitarist than me by a factor of 100, and you can sometimes hear him in my playing and when I hear it myself I almost have to stop because I wish he were still here to teach me or to just hang out, smoke a number and laugh all night. Did I mention he was the sweetest man I ever met?
Thank you so much for posting this.
Brian Fileman
One of the nicest tributes. Reading it, while hearing Isaac play, made me well up.
Mark. Gallaher
I just hate that I never discovered his music 'till after his untimely passing.... Great guitarist, writer - and singer. Very expressive on all counts.
Bernie Holland
A good friend - missed but not forgotten. . .
Woody Mann music
Great musician! A friend...
Nina
So relaxing
Dogue noir de Brocéliande
Isaac tu nous manques !!
kaiber09
so nice! ...im chilling now.
Chris Holder
@q10a. I engineered a couple of Isaacs gigs and it's just a stereo mix, he mixes his own guitar effects and vocal preamps on stage so front of house just uses 2 channels left and right.
salackdad
@chrissuddes checkout user "smilinggoose". May be able to help with tabs.