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Johnson, Eric Johnson at City National Grove of Anaheim
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on December 15, 2019
Where
City National Grove of Anaheim
2200 East Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA
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When
Fri, January 17, 2020
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Johnson
pianoEric Johnson
trumpetAbout
When it comes to iconic guitar anthems (Purple Haze, Stairway to Heaven), there's one song that has quite possibly spawned more would-be shredders (and driven untold others to throw up their hands in resignation) than any other: Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover. From the dizzying speed of its first notes to the soaring, infectious main riff, the Grammy-winning single drove the album it appears on, 1990's Ah Via Musicom, to platinum status (no easy feat for a largely instrumental release). And while Johnson might not quite be a household name, among guitar players, he's revered: he's placed high on just about every music publication's list of all-time greats, he's toured alongside fellow guitar heroes John Petrucci and Joe Satriani on their G3 tour, and has recorded with legends like Chet Atkins and John McLaughlin...