Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist)
| Wayne Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wayne Talmadge Bennett |
| Born |
December 13, 1931 Sulphur, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 1992 (aged 60) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
Wayne Talmadge Bennett (December 13, 1931 – November 28, 1992) was an American blues guitarist.
Bennett was born in Sulphur, Oklahoma, and died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked with blues musicians such as Bobby Bland, Boxcar Willie, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Alan Haynes and Elmore James, as well as with jazz musicians, including Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and Dexter Gordon. In 1990, he played on Willy DeVille's album Victory Mixture. Bennett also played with the Chi-Lites, the Lost Generation, The Hues Corporation; among many others and cut his own record in 1968, an instrumental called "Casanova, Your Playing Days are Over" on the now defunct Brunswick label.
Bennett was a guitarist originally known for his jazz-tinged blues guitar work with Bobby "Blue" Bland. He worked with Bland for a long time, and his solo on "Stormy Monday" on Bland's album Here's The Man is still considered by many guitarists to be a classic, drawing both from T-Bone Walker and jazz influences. Another standout solo on Bland's "Wishing Well" displays a compelling virtuosity in the blues idiom that would become a model for young guitarists in England such as Eric Clapton who would become part of the British Invasion of the 1960s.
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