It’s easy to imagine that serving as the lead guitarist in a Beatle’s solo band would prove to be a musical education for any electric guitar or acoustic guitar player. However, when a fresh-faced 23-year-old Robben Ford experienced exactly that, the reality was quite different.
In 1974, Ford had built up a fine reputation, having graduated from Charlie Musselwhite’s band to join fusion provocateurs, L.A. Express, who had forged something of an alliance with Joni Mitchell.
