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BLP sources|date=December 2008Infobox musical artist|image=Earl Klugh 2008.jpg| name = Earl Klugh| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias =| Born = birth date and age|mf=yes|1953|9|16| death_date =| origin = Detroit , Michigan , United States| instrument = Acoustic Guitar| genre = Smooth jazz ,cite book|last1=Martin|first1=Henry|last2=Waters|first2=Keith|title=Jazz: The first 100 years|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=kuz4EHH05I4C& pg=PT404& dq=earl+klugh+%22smooth+jazz%22& hl=en& ei=o6maTN6RIdDJ4gak4LAv& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=9& ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage& q=earl%20klugh%20%22smooth%20jazz%22& f=false|edition=2nd Edition|publisher= The Thomson Corporation|Thomson-Schirmer |isbn=0534628044|page=536|chapter=Chapter 12 - Jazz since the 1980s Crossover jazz , Jazz fusion cite book|last=Bogdanov|first=Vladimir|title=All music guide: the definitive guide to popular music|year=2001|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=9780879306274|pages=1275|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=Z6TpuVW6QA4C& pg=PT1275|coauthors=Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine|accessdate=16 September 2010| occupation =| years_active = 1970 to present| label = Blue Note , Warner Bros. Records , Capitol Records , Koch Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.earlklugh.com/main.html Official website| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Del Langejans electric acoustic Earl Klugh (pronounced "Clue") (born September 16, 1953,cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/earl-klugh-p6903|title=Earl Klugh|publisher=All Music in Detroit, Michigan cite book|last=Carr|first=Ian|title=The rough guide to jazz|year=2004|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781843532569|pages=446|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C& pg=RA5-PT257|coauthors=Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley|accessdate=16 September 2010) is an American smooth jazz / crossover jazz / jazz fusion guitarist and composer .
At the age of 13, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when Atkins made an appearance on the Perry Como Show. Klugh was a performing guest on several of Atkins' albums. Atkins, reciprocating as well, joined Earl on his Magic In Your Eyes album. Klugh also appeared with Chet Atkins on several television programs, including Hee Haw and a 1994 TV special entitled "Read my Licks". Klugh was also influenced by Bob James (musician)|Bob James , Ray Parker Jr , Wes Montgomery and Laurindo Almeida . His sound is a blend of these jazz, pop and rhythm and blues influences, forming a potpourri of sweet contemporary music original to only him. http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/001589.html 2006 Earl Klugh Interview, by Brian D. Holland
Klugh's first recording, at age 15, was on Yusef Lateef 's Suite 16 . He played on George Benson 's White Rabbit album and two years later, in 1973, joined his touring band.
For their album One on One (Bob James and Earl Klugh album)|One on One , Klugh and Bob James (musician)|Bob James received a Grammy award for Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1981. He has since received 12 Grammy nods, millions of record and CD sales, and continues touring worldwide to this day.
Klugh has recorded over 30 albums including 23 Top Ten charting records – five of them No. 1 - on Billboard’s Jazz Album chart. With 2008’s The Spice of Life , Klugh earned his 12th career Grammy nomination - his second nomination and release on the independent Koch label.
Each spring, http://events.gazette.com/colorado-springs-co/events/show/86146721-6th-annual-weekend-of-jazz-at-the-broadmoor Klugh hosts a special Weekend of Jazz ( http://www.weekendofjazz.com/index.html) featuring jazz legends and greats at the Five-Star Broadmoor Hotel & Resort in Colorado Springs . Jazz greats including Ramsey Lewis , Patti Austin , Chuck Mangione , Bob James (musician)|Bob James , Joe Sample , Chris Botti , Roberta Flack , and Arturo Sandoval have all performed at the annual event set in foot of the Colorado Rockies. In November 2010 Klugh brought the 'Weekend of Jazz' to Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. http://www.jazzweekendatkiawah.com In November 10–12, 2011 the second Weekend of Jazz at the Kiawah Island Resort is scheduled.
In 2006 Modern Guitar magazine wrote that Klugh "is considered by many to be one of the finest acoustic guitar players today."
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Title
Label
Notes
1976
Earl Klugh
EMI Music Distribution
Living inside Your Love
Blue Note
1977
Finger Paintings
Blue Note
1978
Magic in Your Eyes
Blue Note
1979
Heart String
Blue Note
1980
Dream Come True
EMI Music Distribution
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Late Night Guitar
Blue Note
1981
Crazy for You
Blue Note
1983
Low Ride
Capitol Records
1984
Wishful Thinking
EMI Music Distribution
1985
Nightsongs
Capitol Records
received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Soda Fountain Shuffle
Warner Bros. Records
1986
Life Stories
Warner Bros. Records
1989
Solo Guitar
Warner Bros. Records
Whispers and Promises
Warner Bros. Records
received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1991
Midnight in San Juan
Warner Bros. Records
1994
Move
Warner Bros. Records
1996
Sudden Burst of Energy
Warner Bros. Records
1997
The Journey
Warner Bros. Records
1999
Peculiar Situation
BMG
2005
Naked Guitar
Koch Records
received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album
2008
The Spice of Life
Koch Records
received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album
The Earl Klugh Trio Albums
Year
Title
Label
Notes
1991
The Earl Klugh Trio, Vol. 1
Warner Bros. Records
with Gene Dunlap and Ralph Armstrong
1993
Sounds and Visions, Vol. 2
with Gene Dunlap , Ralph Armstrong & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Duet albums
Year
Title
Label
Notes
1979
One on One
Tappan Zee Records
Bob James - Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1981
http://www.misterguitar.us/news/earlklugh.html Tom Redmond - Working with Chet Atkins: An Interview with Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh Persondata | NAME =Klugh, Earl | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =September 16, 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Klugh, Earl Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:American jazz guitarists Category:African American guitarists Category:Grammy Award winners Category:E1 Music artists Category:Smooth jazz guitarists Category:Return to Forever members Category:GRP Records artists
