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John Lehmann-Haupt has been playing guitar since he was five years old. Known equally for his arrangements of popular and traditional songs and for his classical interpretations, he has performed throughout the Northeast since the 1970s. His twelve-year engagement at Windows on the World (atop the former World Trade Center) was cited for excellence by The New York Times in 1986. John’s 2002 CD Songs of the Guitar was hailed by The Audiophile Voice as a tantalizing musical mi. e makes the guitar sing

Ashokan Farewell (from The Civil War). Minuet and Trio (Haydn). The Water Is Wide (Traditional).

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Rudolf John Frederick Lehmann (2 June 1907 – 7 April 1987) was an English poet and man of letters. He founded the periodicals New Writing and The London Magazine, and the publishing house of John Lehmann Limited. Born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, the fourth child of journalist Rudolph Lehmann, and brother of Helen Lehmann, novelist Rosamond Lehmann and actress Beatrix Lehmann, he was educated at Eton and read English at Trinity College, Cambridge. He considered his time at both as "lost years"

John Lehmann-Haupt received his first guitar on his fifth birthday. With the help of his father, he was soon picking out songs by ear. The records he heard at home – by Segovia, Leadbelly, Josh White, Merle Travis, and others – gave him a taste for a wide range of music and seeded the variety of his future repertoire. John's 1978 album Unsung Guitar showcased his popular arrangements, and his classical performances appeared on the 1986 compilations Guitar Masters Volumes I and II. On his 2002 CD Songs of the Guitar, John has interwoven classical pieces with his song arrangements for a program that recreates the experience of his concerts.