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The name Bobby "Guitar" Bennett may not be familiar to many fans of soul and rythm and blues today, but he is in fact revered by both aficionados and record collectors around the world for the handful of ecellent but obscure 45s he made for several small East Coast labels in the 1960s. Bobby "Guitar" BennettHis recordings were striking for his unexpected combinationof powerful. soul-drenched vocals coupled with some absolutely ferocious guitar playin. Unfortunately, despite the high quality of his work and musicianship Bennett never broke through and seemingly vanished from the music world in the 1970s One fan who long ago fell under Bennett's spell is verteran producer Dick Shurman, who first came across Bennett's name in 1972 in Blues Unlimited, which compared the Philadelphia-based guitarist's prowess to that of Otis Rush and Magic Sam It was high praise, indeed. Many who were also in te know were also in the know were made aware of him from the 1971 Red Lightnin' LP When Girs Do It, a release as famous for its surreal. Sexual cover art as for the outstanding rare blues recordings found within. The double album took its provocative title and opening track from Bennett's scintillating 1964 recording, which contains one of the most satisfyingly frenetic blues guitar solos waxed that decade.