Jazz guitar heavyweight Pat Martino dies aged 77
The Philadelphia-born guitarist suffered an aneurysm in 1980 that robbed him of his ability to play guitar, but he fully relearned the instrument in subsequent years
R.I.P. Pat Martino
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R.I.P. Sir
Jazz guitar heavyweight Pat Martino dies aged 77
The Philadelphia-born guitarist suffered an aneurysm in 1980 that robbed him of his ability to play guitar, but he fully relearned the instrument in subsequent yearswww.guitarworld.com
I just saw the news, too.
That‘s very sad. Pat Martino’s piece, “Just Friends,” is a great composition. His story of re-learning guitar following his aneurysm and surgery is very inspirational.
