20-09-2020, 20:19
Happy Birthday to Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt - aka Nuno Bettencourt. Born on this day in 1966 in the Azores, Portugal. Moved to the USA at the age of four and is a self-taught guitarist. His influences - Eddie van Halen, the Beatles, Prince, Led Zeppelin, Brian May, Pat Travers, Ronnie Le Tekro, Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola and Kayak.
Best known as one of the frontmen of hard rock band Extreme, whose biggest hit, oddly enough was a ballad. He's mighty nimble fingered - this is him on Janet Jackson's "Black Cat" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVF--MwrdQ4 .
One of the other singles he's revered for among fans is "Get the Funk Out" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dsz4TpIRvI.
That ballad ...
Best known as one of the frontmen of hard rock band Extreme, whose biggest hit, oddly enough was a ballad. He's mighty nimble fingered - this is him on Janet Jackson's "Black Cat" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVF--MwrdQ4 .
One of the other singles he's revered for among fans is "Get the Funk Out" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dsz4TpIRvI.
That ballad ...
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