Tallan Latz

Infobox musical artist
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument = Guitar
Drums
Harmonica
Piano
Name = Tallan Noble Latz


Born = birth date and age|1999|09|22|mf=y
Died =
Alias = "The T-Man"
Genre = Blues
Associated_acts = T-Man's Blues Project
Tallan "The T-Man" Latz and the Young Guns
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Years_active =
URL = [http://www.tallanlatz.com http://www.tallanlatz.com] Tallan Noble Latz is an American blues guitar prodigy.cite news | last =Antlfinger | first =Carrie | title =8-year-old guitar wiz has reason to play the blues | pages = | publisher =Yahoo! News | date = 2008-08-12 | url =http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080812/ap_on_en_mu/blues_kid | accessdate = 2008-08-13]

Biography

Tallan Latz was born on September 22, 1999 to Carl and Doris Latz of Elkhorn, Wisconsin in the United States. He received his first musical instrument, a drum kit, at the age of three and began playing acoustic guitar at age four.cite web | title =Tallan's Biography | url=http://www.carllatz.com/Tallan's%20Bio.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-13] By the time he was five, a video of Joe Satriani had a major impact on the boy and he declared "That's what I want to do." [cite news | last =Flanigan | first =Cathy | title =Those 2nd-grade blues: Elkhorn's 'T-Man' was inspired at 5 to join ageless tradition | pages = | publisher =Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online | date = 2007-09-08 | url =http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=658232 | accessdate = 2008-08-13] At the age of eight, he has played on-stage with performers the likes of Jackson Browne and Les Paul. [cite web | title =T-Man's Corner | url=http://www.carllatz.com/tallans_corner.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-13]

Influences

Latz musical influences include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, BB King, Buddy Guy, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Miller, Eric Johnson, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Derek Trucks, Rush, Keith Urban, Craig Young, Collective Soul, Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Controversy

In 2008, Latz's father, Carl received a letter from the state of Wisconsin informing him that Tallan may not play club venues anymore, as a result of an anonymous e-mail sent to state officials complaining that he was too young to be performing in taverns and nightclubs. His booking agent also received an anonymous letter threatening her with death should she continue booking the 8-year old guitarist.

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