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"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the rock group Bread. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man.
It is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a wah-wah effect electric guitar, played by Larry Knechtel. It peaked at No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and their third No.1 hit on the easy listening chart,(following "If" and "Baby I'm-a Want You").
"The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the rock group Bread. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man.
It is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a wah-wah effect electric guitar, played by Larry Knechtel. It peaked at No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and their third No.1 hit on the easy listening chart,(following "If" and "Baby I'm-a Want You").
