Robert David Hole ( born 30 March 1948 , Heswall , Cheshire , United Kingdom ) is an Australian slide guitarist known for his style of playing rock and roll and blues music . In 1990 he issued '' Short Fuse Blues '' which brought him to the attention of United States label , Alligator Records . Two of his albums have appeared on '' Billboard '' Top Blues Albums , '' Steel on Steel '' ( 1995 ) peaked at No . 13 and '' Ticket to Chicago '' ( 1997 ) reached No . 15 . His sixth album , '' Under the Spell '' , appeared in April 1999 and won " Best Blues & Roots Album " at the ARIA Music Awards of that year . Hole is noted for his unusual performance style , which alternates traditionally plucked notes and chords with the slide notes played by his hand draped over the guitar 's neck . According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane , Hole " is the most acclaimed blues guitarist Australia has ever produced ... courtesy of his unorthodox slide guitar style , his rousing live shows and a series of hard-rocking , roadhouse blues albums ... yet it took two decades of slogging around the Australian touring circuit before the local industry sat up and took notice "
ARIA Music Awards of that year
ARIA Music Awards of 1999
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