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Harvey Mandel
Harvey “The Snake” Mandel, also known as the Sustain King, is an American blues rock guitarist known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing and legendary licks. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, and John Mayall before starting a solo career. Mandel was valued so highly by his peers for his innovative guitar work that he came within inches of joining the Rolling Stones as a replacement guitarist after Mick Taylor quit in 1974. His guitar work can be heard on two songs from the Stones’s 1976 album “Black and Blue”: “Hot Stuff” and “Memory Motel.
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Harvey “The Snake” Mandel is a pioneering guitarist whose career spans over fifty years. He developed techniques like two-handed fretboard tapping and sustained, controlled feedback. He’s worked with blues legends including Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Mayall, and performed with Bob Dylan, Charlie Musselwhite, and was once considered for The Rolling Stones.