John Knowles is a fingerstyle guitarist who worked closely with Chet Atkins. He was awarded the first honorary "Certified Guitar Picker" title from Chet. He has also been inducted into the fingerpicking hall of fame under two different categories.
I called the number on his website to order a cd and when the person answered I realyzed I was talking to John Knowles himself. For some it might not rank up there with speaking to the Clapton or_____(you fill in the blank), I thought it was kinda cool to speak to Knowles directly . We spoke for several minutes and he was extremely nice and willing to talk. I felt like he would have talked for as long as I wanted but I tried to limit my time on the phone. Later I was telling some friends about our conversation I thought to myself I should have asked him to sign the cd. So.... I call him back(I am 2/3 of the way to being a stalker at this point) and before I can hardly say anything he tells me how much he enjoyed our conversation from this morning. I was just totally impressed. Here is a person who has been with and is known by some of the most well known guitar players in the world and when I hung up the phone I felt like the "important person". Just goes to show what a little bit of time and kindness can do for others. It made my day. By the way, his website is www.johnknowles.com .
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