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Sonny Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana. When he is not touring and performing, he resides in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

Technique

Landreth is known for wearing the slide on his third finger in order to fret notes behind the slide with his first and second fingers, an unusual technique which allows for more melodic bottleneck playing.

Discography

Sonny Landreth has performed on many other artists' albums, including albums from John Hiatt, Waterline, and The Goners. He has performed with Bonnie Raitt, Mark Knopfler, and Buddy Guy, among others.

He has released at least nine solo albums:

Blues Attack (1981; re-released 1996)
Down in Louisiana (1986; re-released 1993)
Outward Bound (1992)
South of I-10 (1995)
Crazy Cajun Recordings (1999) - source material from 1973 and 1977
Prodigal Son: The Collection (2000) - source material from 1973 and 1977
Leveetown (2000)
The Road We're On (2003)
Grant Street (2005) - live recording

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