Guitar-Driven Music of Art Greenhaw Records and Studio Knights

Grammy-Winning and 8-Time Grammy Nominated Art Greenhaw Records is known for its guitar-driven recordings oftentimes engineered by Josh Knight/Studio Knights and by its roster of artists including Nokie Edwards, Art Greenhaw, Josh Knight, Jerry Elliott, Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery, Robert Shumy, The Salty Dogs, Jim Baker, and Tom Brumley (steel guitar). In this rare photo from the Art Greenhaw Records vaults, there was a gathering at Grammy Award Week in Los Angeles of Grammy-recognized guitarists. In this photo are Nokie Edwards, Albert Lee, Art Greenhaw, Jim Baker, and Mason Williams (composer of "Classical Gas"). Can you spot them all?

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