Here's some Tommy:
Angelina -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSXU
Beatles medely -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITt_yblSNrs - This one has some unbelievable stuff on it.
Mombasa -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-PxdznWjAk
I've always thought of you -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmidYDoKmOA
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/06/1604.cfm
A finger-style guitarist inspired by the legendary Chet Atkins, Emmanuel can simultaneously play multiple parts, much like a pianist does with his right and left hands. His abilities resulted in Atkins labelling him c.g.p. — certified guitar player — a title that he shares with only two other men on the planet: Jerry Reed and John Knowles.
Emmanuel recorded with Atkins on 1997's Grammy Award-nominated album, The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World. He has performed alongside such other living legends as
Eric Clapton (who has called Emmanuel "probably the greatest finger-picker in the world today"), Joe Walsh, Stevie Wonder and Les Paul. His albums have received four gold and platinum certifications in Australia.
http://www.momentumeurope.com/docume...-biography.pdf
Emmanuel’s unique style — he calls it simply “finger style” — is akin to playing a guitar the way a pianist plays a piano. While Tommy has many imitators, few approach his mastery. He even has his own annual guitar festivals, “Tommy Fest,” in Newport News, Virginia, Louisville, KY and Dortmund, Germany. Jazz legend Chet Atkins was one of the first people who inspired Emmanuel to pick up a guitar. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans, and is responsible for declaring Emmanuel a “Certified Guitar Player” — an honour shared by only two other people in the world (Jerry Reed and John Knowles).
“I think he’s probably the greatest finger-picker in the world today,” Atkins said a few months prior to his death in 2001. “He’s inventive, fearless and has a flawless sense of rhythm. You can’t watch Tommy perform and not feel happy.”
“I’ve spent my whole life from the age of 4 playing music and entertaining people. I never wanted to do anything else,” says Emmanuel. “Playing the guitar is much more than a career for me. It’s a passion ... my life. The best thing in the world is to make people happy and bring them together through my music. Because I’m touring so much these days, the whole world has become my home.”
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