>Earlier this month, the I Heart Guitar Blog came up with 5 Fictional But Awesome Guitar Players. And really it’s hard to argue with any list that features Janice from the Muppet Show’s Dr Teeth & The Electric Mayhem. But their post lead me to reflect on some my favorite movie characters that played guitar. So I went through the list in my head and found the evidence on Youtube. I’ve stayed away from real guitarists like anybody featured in Blues Brothers or Jeff Healey in Roadhouse. If you have other suggestions or comments leave them in the comments.
1. Drew from Deliverance. Earns points for being so dedicated to playing guitar that he decided to bring along a six string for a white water canoeing trip.
2. Clint Eastwood in Honky Tonk Man. Because it’s Clint Eastwood. Enough said.
3. Tommy Johnson in O Brother Where Art Thou. I know that Chris Thomas King is actually a musician, but I’m making an exception because 99% of America wouldn’t know about him if it wasn’t for this movie. Tommy Johnson deserves props for not only being the soul selling bluesman, as he’s featured below, but also for doubling up and playing the flatpicking lead guitar part for “Man of Constant Sorrow”. That’s range.
4. Russell Hammond in Almost Famous. “I AM A GOLDEN GOD”
5. Dusty Bottoms singing Blue Shadows (On the Trail) in Three Amigos.
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