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Janelle Borg

“He was completely ignored by the guitar press of that time period”: Vernon Reid on the guitarist he believes is massively underrated – even though he kept “the Hendrix voice” alive

Vernon Reid of Living Colour performs live during a concert at the Frannz on July 15, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

Vernon Reid has long been a champion of Ernie Isley, the genre-bending guitar player best known for his work with The Isley Brothers.

Last year, Reid even went as far as to tell Guitar World that Isley is the “near direct tonal descendant of Jimi Hendrix”. Now, in a new interview with Billy Corgan on his Magnificent Others podcast, Reid doubles down on his admiration of Isley and why the Strat wielder deserves more attention.

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