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| Joe Maphis, born Otis W. Maphis (1921–1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1948. One of the flashiest and most impressive country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as The King of the Strings. Working out of Bakersfield, California, he rose to prominence with his own hits such as "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music)" as well as playing with acts like Johnny Burnette, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson, Rose Maddox and Ricky Nelson. His playing was in influence on such greats as Merle Travis, Jimmy Bryant and Chet Atkins. Known for his use of a double-neck Mosrite guitar. [ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Joe Maphis ] Some related entries: Richard Gauthier | Lucas Abela | Jeff Tortora | Mark Hetzler | Michael Sylvester | Jonas Renkse | Brice Long | Otakar Ševčík | Alex Klein | Ray Toro | Tommy Körberg This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Joe Maphis; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay
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