Ritchie Blackmore sweep picking in the mid 70's

[Fadderted]

at 3:18.

[mattburnside]

I've got records of Chet Atkins sweep picking in the early '60s. Not sure how far back it goes in a rock/pop context.

[Flamencology]

It's something you learn after your second theme party: it's all been done before.

[jrockbridge]

I've got records of Chet Atkins sweep picking in the early '60s. Not sure how far back it goes in a rock/pop context.

Here's Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. Chet sweep picks at about 1:13...

[Dexter Inferno]

I've got records of Chet Atkins sweep picking in the early '60s. Not sure how far back it goes in a rock/pop context.

As far as I know, Steve Hackett in the early 70s was one of the first to be known for doing it in a rock context.

[Yngtchie Blacksteen]

Blackmore has been using that technique since the late '60s. Not terribly clean stuff, sure, but it's sweep picking nonetheless. And I do believe he was the first to use it in a hard rock context.

[mosiddiqi]

Ritchie Blackmore can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Well, apart from some of his toupee choices in the 80's.

[Phlat Phive]

Barney Kessel was sweep picking in the 40's and 50's, but admittedly in a messy way compared to today's standards.

[good_user_name]

Speaking of Chet Atkins doing inventive stuff, he starts tapping in this vid at about 1:52.