Phil keaggy

Philip Tyler Keaggy born March 23, is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 55 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets.

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He has frequently been listed as one of the world's top-two "finger-style" and "finger-picking" guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers' polls, and due to his complex and virtuosic playing, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Keaggy was raised Catholic in a small farmhouse in Hubbard, Ohio , with nine brothers and sisters.

We lived on a farm in Hubbard, Ohio which had a big water pump, and I was climbing up on it. As I was kneeling on top of the platform, it broke and the faucets came crashing down on my finger and cut it off. I can remember it very vividly—as if it happened yesterday, and I can see my dad running down the hill, rescuing me, and taking me to the hospital.

I can recall having a white cast and bandage; it was gigantic! They tried to sew it on, but it didn't take, so I grew up with nine fingers.

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As a young kid, I was embarrassed about it a lot, especially when I was beginning to get into guitar. Initially, it was not the guitar that attracted Keaggy to playing music. Keaggy was a member of a mids garage rock band called the Squires; one of their songs "Batmobile" , which he co-wrote, appears on the compilation album Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9.

The band appeared frequently in Youngstown clubs and also released a Keaggy composition, "Come With Me", as a single on the Date label. Walsh later established himself as the guitarist for The James Gang before embarking on a solo career and work with the Eagles. The band gigged in and around the Youngstown, Ohio area and found work at school dances and clubs.

Markulin left the group to join his cousin Joe in another successful Youngstown band, The Human Beinz. Keaggy and Sferra then recruited bass player Daniel Pecchio. Pecchio, formerly of the band The Poppy, was also a flute player, a talent which later was showcased on several Glass Harp's songs.