Laurence Juber

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Laurence Juber was born November 12, 1952 in Stepney, East London, England. At the age 13, he began to earn money by performing at local get-togethers. A couple of years later he started to study classical guitar and then went on to earn a music degree from the London University, Goldsmith College. Upon graduation, he immediately began work as a session guitarist.
In 1978 Juber joined the Paul McCartney group Wings as lead guitarist, where he spent the next two years. During this time Juber won a Grammy award for Best Rock Instrumental for the tune "&Rockestra".
In the early '80s Juber moved to Los Angeles and got back into session work. He also did a lot of work for hit television shows and movies such as Dirty Dancing, Splash, Pocahonta.
In 1990 Juber signed with the Beachwood Records label. Same year Juber recorded his solo debut album, Solo Flight. It was followed three years later by Naked Guitar, and then by Winter Guitar in 1998. In 1999 Juber was named as the number one Fingerstyle Guitarist of the Year.

Artist website: www.laurencejuber.com

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