Guitar Player

STRAIT TALK

SONNY LANDRETH

“I was already a big fan before I ever met Mark. Like so many others, I was won over with ‘Sultans of Swing.’ When that first came on the radio back in the day, it seemed like it came out of nowhere. The sound was so unique, so different. When I was touring the U.K. for my album in 1992, Mark got in touch with my manager and he said he wanted to come to

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