Instrumental Guitar Rock

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Instrumental Rock, ROCK: Classic Rock



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Godfrey Townsend is a New York based musician who has worked with many of rock musicâs most influential names.
In the past decade alone, he has been recruited to work with:
John Entwistle, bass guitarist of The Who
Jack Bruce, bass guitarist/vocalist of Cream
Dave Mason, guitarist/vocalist of Traffic
Alan Parsons, producer/engineer/recording artist

He has also worked with Ann Wilson from Heart, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Mark Farner, Joey Molland from Badfinger, Denny Laine from Wings, Spencer Davis, Mitch Ryder, Billy Squier, Terry Sylvester of The Hollies, Felix Cavaliereâ¦just to name a few of Classic Rockâs royaltyâ¦

Taking influences and inspiration from such guitar greats as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Robin Trower and more recently, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, he has compiled a CD of soulfully passionate guitar compositions from several decades of demosâ¦

âI am very excited and pleased with how good the final masters of these tunes have turned outâ¦it would not have come to fruition without the masterful help of my musical partner, Steve Murphyâ¦he played drums on all the tracks as well as engineered, mixed, produced and composed with me on thisâ¦other members of The Alan Parsons Live Project, John Montagna and Manny Focarazzo (bassist And keyboardist, respectively) lent their extraordinary talents to the recordingâ¦my son Joseph, who is a fine bassist and keyboardist, also makes a special appearanceâ¦Bill Murphy, (Steve's brother) masterfully co-engineered the final mixes at his studio in Florida...I couldnât have hoped for a better finished product than what I have hereâ¦every song is another exciting journey that leads into the next trackâ¦if you are a fan of Classic Rock music and guitar playing, I think you will really enjoy thisâ¦please feel free to give me your review of it with any suggestions or requests you may have for what will definitely be a soon-to-follow-up 2nd CDââ¦please enjoy, Godfrey Townsend