Amos Garrett
| Amos Garrett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 26, 1941 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, accompanist, session musician, bandleader, author |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, trombone, bass guitar, mandolin, piano |
| Years active | 1963 – present |
| Labels | Stony Plain, Bearsville |
| Associated acts | Great Speckled Bird, the Cold Club, Hungry Chuck, the Dirty Shames, Better Days, Maria Muldaur, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor, Geoff Muldaur, Edmonton Folk Music Festival House Band, the 'Eh Team, the Amos Garrett Jazz Trio |
| Website | melmusic |
Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan, United States) is an American-Canadian musician, performer, and author. He holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal. He is best known for his guitar solo on Maria Muldaur's recording "Midnight at the Oasis".
Over the course of his career, Garrett has recorded with more than 150 artists, ranging from Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren and Pearls Before Swine to Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Martin Mull. He can be heard on Anne Murray's chart-topping rendition of "Snowbird". Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin stated Amos Garrett was one of his favorite American guitar players in a 1975 Rolling Stone interview.
Garrett was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on November 26, 1941. When he was five, he was moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied piano and trombone through the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto.
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