![]() He uses sounds from the 1970s and 80s in his music – primarily the sounds of disco, hip-hop, funk, jazz and R&B into the fingerstyle method of playing guitar.One of Rafferty's innovations is the addition of hip hop 'human beat box' (mouth percussion) to fingerstyle guitar. Rafferty brings different musical influences to the genre, based on his childhood musical life in New York City. Fingerstyle guitar became popular through the recordings of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, and currently Tommy Emmanuel.Originally fingerstyle guitar was rooted in the Nashville 'country music' sound. Musical styleAdam Rafferty's musical style is called fingerstyle guitar – a type of playing in which bass lines, melodies and accompanying harmonies are all performed simultaneously on a solo guitar. Early LifeRafferty was born Januand raised in Harlem. ![]()
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