Lenny Breau: 7-String Swing

In August 1982, jazz guitarist Lenny Breau was in Nashville to record, of all things, a country album—Swingin' on a Seven-String (Art of Life Records). Or rather, a jazz album of country songs with Western Swing sensibilities. For the studio session, Breau played a seven-string guitar and a six-string electric guitar. He was backed by the legendary Budd…