Career
Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. The legendary guitarist has a professional career that spans five decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style – he calls it simply “finger style” – is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Rather than using a whole band for melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts, Tommy plays all that – and more – on one guitar. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to try this “fingerpicker” style as a child. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans.
Discography
1979 From Out Of Nowhere
1987 Up From Down Under
1990 Dare to Be Different
1992 Determination
1993 The Journey
1993 The Journey Continues
1995 Initiation
1995 Terra Firma (with Phil Emmanuel)
1995 Classical Gas
1996 Can't Get Enough
1997 Midnight Drive (US release of Can't Get Enough)
1997 The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World (With Chet Atkins)
1998 Collaboration
2000 Only
2001 The Very Best of Tommy Emmanuel
2004 Endless Road
2005 Live One
2006 Happy Hour (with Jim Nichols)
2006 The Mystery
2008 Center Stage
2009 Just Between Frets (with Frank Vignola)
2010 Little by Little
2010 Tommy Emmanuel Essential 3.0
2011 All I Want For Christmas (Holy day Album)[11]
Emmanuel released the DVD "Live At Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Australia" on 11 July 2006 and also the "Center Stage" accompanying DVD in late 2008.
Emmanuel has produced 3 instructional videos: Guitar Talk (1993), Up Close (1996), Emmanuel Labor (2008)