Brent Rowan has made his mark as a studio guitarist in Nashville for two decades, playing on recordings by such top artists as Alabama, George Strait, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Shania Twain, Olivia Newton-John, Sting, Neil Diamond, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Conway Twitty, Chris LeDoux, and Brian Wilson, among others. His skill has earned him five nominations for Instrumentalist of the Year from the Country Music Association. He has also recorded a collection of his own compositions for acoustic guitar, titled Bare Essentials, and played on the soundtracks of more than a ...