Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin was recently awarded with a Grammy Hall of Fame Inspiration award and discussed with the organization her new documentary, Sharon Isbin: Troubadour, and songs that have inspired her from Elvis Presley to Joan Baez and classical greats Andrés Segovia, Arthur Rubenstein, and Stan Getz & João Gilberto.
The five songs quoted in the article are:
Music Of Albéniz & Granados
Andrés Segovia
Decca (1944)
Album
Inducted 1998
“Are You Lonesome Tonight?”
Elvis Presley
RCA Victor (1960)
Single
Inducted 2007
Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes
Artur Rubinstein
RCA Red Seal (1965)
Album
Inducted 2004
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
Verve (1964)
Album
Inducted 1999
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Vanguard (1960)
Album
Inducted 2011
Cover Photo credit: J. Henry Fair