Sidney Foster "Sid" McGinnis (born October 6, 1949) is an American musician and guitarist, best known for his work on the

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-born guitarist made his first appearance in the ''

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'' band in 1984 as a guest guitarist, and continued as a permanent guitarist with Letterman's television shows until Letterman's retirement. McGinnis has also toured and/or recorded with numerous artists including

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, Simon & Garfunkel and others.

Discography

* 1975 : ''Barry Manilow'' by Barry Manilow * 1978 : ''Peter Gabriel II'' by Peter Gabriel * 1979 : ''Exposure'' by Robert Fripp * 1979 : ''Entre Nous'' by Diane Tell * 1979 : ''Bottom Line'' by John Mayall * 1980 : ''Making Movies'' by Dire Straits * 1980 : ''Sacred Songs'' by Daryl Hall * 1980 : ''Red Cab To Manhattan'' by Stephen Bishop * 1980 : ''Rock 'N' Rye'' by Mike Cross * 1980 : ''Come Upstairs'' by Carly Simon * 1980 : ''Suzanne Fellini'' by Suzanne Fellini * 1981 : ''Street Angel'' by Ron Dante * 1985 : ''Lost In The Stars The Music Of Kurt Weill'' by Various Artists * 1985 : ''Crazy From The Heat'' by David Lee Roth * 1987 : ''Never Let Me Down '' by David Bowie * 1989 : ''Coast To Coast'' by Paul Shaffer * 1990 : ''On The Air'' by Peter Gabriel * 1992 : ''Revisited'' by Peter Gabriel * 2002 : ''Anthology'' by Carly Simon * 2003 : ''Then And Now'' by Peter Gabriel * 2007 : ''The Essential Paul Simon'' by Paul Simon

References

External links

Bio of Sid McGinnis at CBS.com
1949 births Living people Musicians from Pittsburgh American rock guitarists American male guitarists Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band members Pedal steel guitarists Guitarists from Pennsylvania 20th-century American guitarists {{US-rock-guitarist-stub