[mrkgnao]

Edit: ignore this, it's false. Proof:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/1cgrdq/ama_this_is_...

I don't know how this stuck with me for so long, I've practically known it to be true for as long as I've been playing. Huh.

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Interesting bit of trivia I learned long after I stopped using his resources: Tommy Emmanuel is his father.

[mullr]

I can find no reference to this; it appears he may have three daughters but they all share his surname. Source?

[mrkgnao]

You're right, thanks for catching this. See my edit.