Today KEEP (it) SWINGING remembers Gabor Szabo, the Hungarian guitarist, who was born in Budapest today, March 8th, 1936 - 78 years ago. He learned to play the guitar as a teenager, mostly self-educated, thanks to the radio programs of The Voice of America. In Budapest he made his debut on record in a group that accompanied the Hungarian vocalist Myrna Bell ( = aka Irma Hoso). He was in the 1950s a sought after musician, and worked for films and radio. He also taped for The Voice of America, and left Hungaria, the story says, at the evening this tape was broadcasted. ( November 1956). In the US, being a political refugee, he became a student at the Berklee School of Music. He was one of the musicians selected by Marshall Brown, May 1958, for the International Youth Band to play at Newport 1958 ( keepitswinging.blogspot.nl/2013/01/newport-58-rhythm-section-of-babels-band.html ) Gabor passed away Febr. 1982 Listen to one of his remarkable solos: youtube/watch?v=Gkg7Uqdc7Go
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:03:31 +0000
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