Biography

At the age of thirteen, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when Atkins made an appearance on the Perry Como Show. Klugh was a performing guest on several of Atkins' albums. Atkins, reciprocating as well, joined Earl on his Magic In Your Eyes album. Klugh also appeared with Atkins on several television programs, including Hee Haw and a 1994 TV special entitled "Read my Licks". Klugh was also influenced by Bob James, Ray Parker Jr, Wes Montgomery and Laurindo Almeida. His sound is a blend of these jazz, pop and rhythm and blues influences, forming a potpourri of sweet contemporary music original to only him.

Klugh's first recording, at age fifteen, was on Yusef Lateef's Suite 16. He played on George Benson's White Rabbit album and two years later, in 1973, joined his touring band.

For their album One on One, Klugh and Bob James received a Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1981. He has since received 12 Grammy nominations, millions of record and CD sales, and continues touring worldwide to this day.

Klugh has recorded over 30 albums including 23 Top Ten charting records—five of them No. 1—on Billboard’s Jazz Album chart. With 2008’s The Spice of Life, Klugh earned his 12th career Grammy nomination—his second nomination and release on the independent Koch label.

Each spring, Klugh hosts a special Weekend of Jazz featuring jazz legends and greats at the Five-Star Broadmoor Hotel & Resort in Colorado Springs. Jazz greats including Ramsey Lewis, Patti Austin, Chuck Mangione, Bob James, Joe Sample, Chris Botti, Roberta Flack, and Arturo Sandoval have all performed at the annual event set in foot of the Colorado Rockies. In November 2010, Klugh brought the 'Weekend of Jazz' to Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1976	Earl Klugh	EMI Music Distribution
	Living inside Your Love	Blue Note
1977	Finger Paintings	Blue Note
1978	Magic in Your Eyes	Blue Note
1979	Heart String	Blue Note
1980	Dream Come True	EMI Music Distribution	received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
	Late Night Guitar	Blue Note
1981	Crazy for You	Blue Note
1983	Low Ride	Capitol Records
1984	Wishful Thinking	EMI Music Distribution
1985	Nightsongs	Capitol Records	received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
	Soda Fountain Shuffle	Warner Bros. Records
1986	Life Stories	Warner Bros. Records
1989	Solo Guitar	Warner Bros. Records
	Whispers and Promises	Warner Bros. Records	received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1991	Midnight in San Juan	Warner Bros. Records
1994	Move	Warner Bros. Records
1996	Sudden Burst of Energy	Warner Bros. Records
1997	The Journey	Warner Bros. Records
1999	Peculiar Situation	BMG
2005	Naked Guitar	Koch Records	received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album
2008	The Spice of Life	Koch Records	received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album
2013	HandPicked	Heads Up

Earl Klugh Trio albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1991	The Earl Klugh Trio, Vol. 1	Warner Bros. Records	with Gene Dunlap and Ralph Armstrong
1993	Sounds and Visions, Vol. 2		with Gene Dunlap, Ralph Armstrong & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Duet albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1979	One on One	Tappan Zee Records	with Bob James - Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1981
1982	Two of a Kind	Manhattan Records	with Bob James
1983	Hotel California/Super Guitar Duo	Verve Records	with Hiroki Miyano
1987	Collaboration	Warner Bros. Records	with George Benson
1992	Cool	Warner Bros. Records	with Bob James

Soundtrack albums

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1980	How to Beat the High Cost of Living	Columbia Records	Hubert Laws & Earl Klugh
1983	Marvin and Tige	Capitol Records	Patrick Williams & Earl Klugh
1986	Just Between Friends	Warner Bros. Records	Patrick Williams & Earl Klugh

Best of... albums

Year	Title	Label
1991	The Best of Earl Klugh, Vol. 1	Blue Note
1992	The Best of Earl Klugh, Vol. 2	Blue Note
1998	The Best of Earl Klugh	Warner Bros. Records

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Label
1983	Heart String/Late Night Guitar	Liberty Records
1991	Key Notes	Capitol Records
1992	A Time for Love	Cema
1993	Ballads	Manhattan Records
1996	Guitar Magic	EMI-Capitol Special Markets
1996	Love Songs	Blue Note
1998	Jazz Masters	EMI Music Distribution
2004	Guitar Legends	Disky
2006	Music for Lovers	Blue Note
2007	Ultimate Earl Klugh	Mosaic Records
2007	Rhino Hi-Five: Earl Klugh	Rhino/Warner Bros.

DVDs & video

Year	Title	Label
2001	The Jazz Channel Presents Earl Klugh	Image Entertainment
2003	Earl Klugh In Concert	BMG/Image

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