years_active alias birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
1981 -- present guitar guy , papa gates california , united states polydor , indie brian haner sr. . non_vocal_instrumentalist 07 april 1958 guitar comedy , rock , country , metal brian haner
 brian elwin haner , sr. . musician , songwriter , guitarist , stand-up , singer
brian haner

brian elwin haner , sr. -lrb- born april 7 , 1958 -rrb- , also known as guitar guy or papa gates is an american musician , comedian , and author .
haner is known for touring with fellow stand-up comedian/ventriloquist jeff dunham , as in the 2008 holiday program , `` jeff dunham 's very special christmas special '' .
