Sonny Chillingworth

Sonny Chillingworth
Born: Jan 1, 1930
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Died: Jan 1, 1994
Styles: Slack-Key Guitar
Biography: To understand exactly how the gentle, ploink-a-plunk sounds of slack-key guitar manage to remain popular in the days of electronic music and beat-heavy hip-hop, one needs to understand the influence of artists such as Sonny Chillingworth. He grew up among Big Island paniolos (cowboys) and old-school ...Read full biography
Sonny Solo
Released: 1994
Label: Windham Hill
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Incorporating country & western, Puerto Rican, and Mexican styles, Chillingworth is first and foremost a singing cowboy, gifted with a quavering Mauna Kea-tumbleweed voice that sets him apart from other ...Read full review
Endlessly
Released: 1999
Label: Windham Hill
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Endlessly is the second of three Dancing Cat Records releases celebrating the music of seminal slack key guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Chillingworth. A solo record, Endlessly features Chillingworth ...Read full review
More Sonny Chillingworth albums: Main Albums (3)
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