Sonny Landreth

Southwest Louisiana-based guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Landreth is an award-winning musician's musician. The playing found on his Zoo Entertainment studio releases -- Outward Bound (1992) and South of I-10 (1995) -- is distinctive and unlike anything else in the electric blues canon. Landreth's style derives from many root sounds, including Cajun music, zydeco, Delta blues, swamp pop, and R&B, as well as rockabilly. He uses his fingers on the fretboard and slide simultaneously, making him sound like several guitarists playing at once. Landreth's artistry has graced ...