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The Imposter (Gibson 335 version)
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Please read the true story of how John Bartram came to write this searing blues guitar instrumental.
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Bright Spark are two guys and a girl centred on Norwich, England, playing and singing their own brand of retro Brit Pop, softcore rock, and a wide range of othe
We are primarily a working live band and one of the busiest in the area. We enjoy every sort of gig, from private functions in swish hotels to social clubs and from sweaty rock venues to ballroom dances. Our original material reflects this and we write songs and instrumentals that are also very varied in style. All three of us play and sing and we are noted for our harmony work and our instrumental ability. We are an unusual combination - the excitement of being a new and inventive band, with the sure touch that comes only from many years of experience.
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Genre
Blues • Blues Rock
Charts
#2,214 in subgenre Peak #33
Charts
Peak #82
Author
John Bartram
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John Bartram
Uploaded
March 20, 2007
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MP3 3.7 MB • 128 kbps • 4:05
Story behind the song
This is how John came to write this tune and why it's called The Imposter. A few years ago, before the REAL Peter Green began playing again and formed the Splinter Group, another guy was going round impersonating him, and fooled a lot of people. This guy could play guitar a bit, and apparently resembled him facially enough to be able to convince people, even some very well known musicians who'd known the real Peter Green previously. This guy played gigs as Peter Green and got away with it, even though the other musicians found themselves 'carrying' him more than they might have expected! Everyone was naturally prepared to make allowances for the ravages of the passing years to have taken their toll on both his looks and his playing. John had known the fake guy previously before all this started, and his sense of injustice stirred him into writing 'The Imposter', with the intention of giving it to the real Peter Green as a warning to alert him to what had been going on. John went to one of his gigs with a copy of it, but was unable to get backstage to speak to him.
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The Imposter is an instrumental, so there are no lyrics
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