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Chalmers Edward "Spanky" Alford (May 22, 1955 – March 24, 2008)〔(WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports and Jobs |Valley musician dies )〕 was an American three-time Grammy-winning jazz guitarist.〔(Studio 125 Productions, Inc. - Home » Music )〕 Alford was born in Philadelphia. He was well known for his playing style and use of arpeggiations. He had an illustrious career as a gospel quartet guitar player in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with groups such as the Mighty Clouds of Joy among others. Later in life, he found a new career in the neo-soul movement of the 1990s and 2000s, most notably contributing to the sounds of D'Angelo and Tony Toni Toné. Alford played guitar as part of The Soultronics (D'angelo's band for his 2000 "Voodoo" tour), alongside Questlove, James Poyser, Pino Palladino and Anthony Hamilton. He was a teacher, and was credited with teaching Raphael Saadiq among others to play guitar. He played on several albums with artists such as Joss Stone, John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, D'Angelo and Roy Hargrove.〔(Chalmers "Spanky" Alford on MSN Music )〕 Alford died in March 2008, at the age of 52, in Huntsville, Alabama. ==Appeared on== *Stan Jones - ''Out of the Shadows'' *D'Angelo - ''Voodoo'' *D'Angelo - Black Messiah *The Roots - ''Illadelph Halflife'', ''Things Fall Apart'' *Joss Stone - ''Introducing Joss Stone'' *Vikter Duplaix - ''Bold and Beautiful'' *John Mayer - ''Continuum'' *John Mayer - ''Try!'' *Vick Allen - ''Simply Soul'' *Evelyn Turrentine-Agee - ''Call Jesus'' *Evelyn Turrentine-Agee - ''Go Through'' *Ali Shaheed Muhammad - ''Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' *Roy Hargrove - ''Strength'' (EP) *Norman Brown - ''West Coast Coolin *The Canton Spirituals - ''New Life: Live in Harvey, IL'' *Rhian Benson - ''Gold Coast'' *Roy Hargrove - ''Hard Groove'' *Angie Stone - ''Black Diamond'' *Raphael Saadiq - ''Instant Vintage'' *Anthony Hamilton *Bee Gees - ''Still Waters''〔(Bee Gees Still Waters CD )〕 *2Pac - ''Until the End of Time''〔[http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Until_The_End_Of_Time_PA_by_2Pac_606949084028 Until the End of Time [PA] by 2Pac]〕 *A Tribe Called Quest - "4 Moms" (from ''The Love Movement'') *Al Green - ''Lay It Down'' *The Mighty Clouds of Joy - "Pray For Me (Live) (Word)" *D'Angelo and the Vanguard - ''Black Messiah'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chalmers Alford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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