Richard Hastings started his life as a guitarist at the age of eight in southern California. He went on to get a bachelor’s degree at the Guitar Studio at USC. Twenty-five years later he returned to get his master’s degree. Playing everything from classical to flamenco to rock, pop, jazz and country, Richard is an amazing guitarist.

The song that made me want to learn to play guitar was watching Mason Williams play “Classical Gas” on the Smother’s Brothers Show in the 1970s. Here is Richard Hastings at Besos de Mezcal performing Classical Gas. Enjoy!