Beppe Gambetta

An Italian instrumentalist whose music encompasses American bluegrass and European folk influences, Beppe Gambetta has earned a reputation as one of the world's finest flatpicking guitarists. Born in Genoa, Italy in 1955, Gambetta began studying classical guitar as a child, but in his teens, he became a major Led Zeppelin fan. Attracted to Jimmy Page's acoustic guitar work as well as his electric bombast, Gambetta began adding blues and folk accents to his playing, and after discovering the music of Doc Watson, he immersed himself in American folk and bluegrass sounds. In 1977...