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Josh Gordon: a great, unknown guitarist

10:00 p.m., Monday August 23, 2010, by Emily Santos

He's shared the stage with great Canadian talent like James Gray from Blue Rodeo and JUNO Award winner Jack de Keyzer, but don't get confused, Josh Gordon is still a pretty humble, genuine guy.

Gordon, 35, has been playing the guitar for nearly three decades. He is a master of his craft and has shared the stage with some of music's finest. But, of course, it hasn't always been that way for him. The Ontario native began his career plucking and strumming strings at the age of seven. With a little inspiration from his mother's vinyl records, Gordon has always been quite the music man. Read more »

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