Tal Farlow
Guitarist
Jazz guitarist known by the nickname Octopus because of his large hands and who released more than thirty albums.
He did not begin playing guitar until he was twenty-one years old, but was playing professionally within a year.
He worked as a bandleader, releasing an album between 1960 and 1975.
He was survived by family members when he died of esophageal cancer in 1998.
He was a contemporary of Chet Atkins and nearly as influential.