In an era where outrageous shred antics, big hair, and pointy guitars reigned supreme, Mark Kendall injected blues in the Eighties hair metal scene via Les Pauls, ES-335s, and custom-made curios. With Great White, Kendall reminded the world that the blues had a place alongside the slick metal licks perpetrated on Headbangers Ball, which stemmed from a love for the timeless vintage gear he watched his heroes play in the Sixties and Seventies. “I was a teenager using Fender Bassmans,” Kendall tells ClassicRockHistory.com. “Even then, I wanted natural distortion created by pushing tubes hard.” He continues, “I learned that by The post Mark Kendall of Great White Interview: My Career in 5 Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.