Name Michael Fath | Music group The Cherry People | |
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Albums Suspended Animation, Whoopin' & Awhoppin' Similar People The Cherry People, Crack the Sky, Michael Lee Firkins, Jean Marc Belkadi, Frank Gambale | ||
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Michael André Fath (born November 8, 1952 in Washington, DC) is a critically acclaimed /award-winning guitarist and record producer from Loudoun County, Virginia. Michael has two children, Jade Arden Fath and Sierra Marie Fath.
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He has been a member of the rock bands Wizzard, Orphan, King Dazzle and the Cherry People; and during his subsequent solo career has released nearly 30 instrumental solo albums. He has released numerous guitar instructional videos as well, including the acclaimed Rock Guitar Project.
Best known for his wide array of guitar recordings primarily in the progressive instrumental rock genre (and including straight-ahead jazz, fusion, blues, country, bluegrass and classical), his career began receiving serious national and international attention in the early 80’s. He has been favorably compared to some of the best rock guitarists in the world such as: Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen and Edward Van Halen; with like acclaim to other infamous talents: Danny Gatton, Joe Pass, and Doc Watson. Michael is now actively involved with his current rock instrumental group, and producing new acts, along with developing a major rock/vocal project.
Michael Andre Fath is also a published novelist: "The Girls of Yesterday" and "The Village Squires -Tales of Mayhem and Revenge", and poet: "Reflections of Darkness and Light" <iUniverse, Inc., Bloomington>. Fath was also a published columnist;