Andy Bassford

American session guitarist, born 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He has played and recorded with all the greats, including [a=The Roots Radics], [a=Sly & Robbie] and [a=Bob Marley & The Wailers]. He's toured extensively with [a=Dennis Brown], [a=Gregory Isaacs], [a=Yellowman], [a=Toots & The Maytals], and Jamaican jazz great [a=Monty Alexander]. Away from reggae, he's also played with soul acts such as [a=Aretha Franklin], [a=Percy Sledge], [a=LaVern Baker] and even [a=Rihanna], [a=Natalie Merchant], [a=Coati Mundi], and [a=Ron Wood]. He also appears on Sting & Shaggy's 44/876, released in 2018.

In 2003, Bassford received an award from the Jamaica Federation of Musicians for outstanding contributions to the Jamaican music industry. In 2004 he received a Grammy for Best Reggae Album (True Love by Toots and the Maytals) and also performed on Burning Spear's 2008 Grammy-winning album Jah Is Real. His first solo album The Harder They Strum was released in 2018.