Rest in peace to the great JoJo Wallace, guitarist and tenor for The Sensational Nightingales for more than 70 years. His style inspired legions of gospel and R&B guitarists including me! His right hand technique and the way he uses the back of his fingers to “brush” his chords is extremely unique. He gets his softer textures that way and then uses his thumb pick for attack, creating a percussive combination of sounds with just one hand. JoJo’s smiling presence could light up any room and you fe

JoJo Wallace of The Sensational Nightingales is 98 years old today! JoJo is one of the last living links to the golden age of gospel quartet music. His style inspired legions of gospel and R&B guitarists including me! Watch his right hand and the way he uses the back of his fingers to “brush” his chords. He gets his softer textures that way and then uses his thumb pick for attack, creating a percussive combination of sounds with just one hand. JoJo’s smiling presence could light up any room and