Asa Brebner

Journeymen with diverse résumés like Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Rick Derringer, and Larry Knetchel of Bread -- elite rock & roll side players and artists in their own right -- have a certain luster apart from the popular work they participated in. Asa Brebner was in that league, though the records he performed on didn't invade the Billboard charts or reign too long on MTV with gold/platinum status to become tunes recognizable to the masses. But as a rock guitarist he was a most intuitive player, able to go from premium Johnny Thunders'-style slashing leads to Keith Richards' in...