Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in

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) is an American

session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

and

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who works primarily in

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. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with

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through the recommendation of record producer Bud Logan. Rowan first played on Conlee's "

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", and later became the only guitarist for Conlee's recordings. He also played guitar for

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, Chris LeDoux,

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, and others. In 1989, Rowan was awarded Guitarist of the Year by

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. Rowan produced

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' ''

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''. He has also produced for

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, and

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Selected discography

References

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