2004 Death Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2000 Death Robert Buck, rock guitarist/songwriter, ", 10,000 Maniacs, ", dies at 42 2000 Death Benjamin Orr, singer/guitarist, Drive, dies at 53 2000 Death Dave Peverett, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat dies 1999 Death Boxcar Willie, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music, dies from leukemia, in Branson, Missouri, at age 67 1998 Death Tim Kelly, guitarist, dies at 34 1997 Death Fenton Robinson, U.S. blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62 1997 Death Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 1997 Death Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30 1997 Death Randy California, rock guitarist, dies at 45 1996 Death Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69 1996 Death Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71 1996 Death Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81 1996 Death Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1996 Death Daniel K Womack, singer and guitarist, dies at 91 1996 Death Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61 1996 Death Buster Benton, singer and guitarist, dies at 63 1996 Death Ike Isaacs, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, dies at 76 1995 Death Shirley Bergeron, singer and guitarist, dies at 62 1995 Death Jerry Daniels, singer and guitarist, dies at 79 1995 Death Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist, dies at 76 1995 Death Floyd McDaniel, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1995 Death Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47 1995 Death Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Death Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47 1995 Death David Parry, guitarist, dies 53 1995 Death Jimmy Raney, jazz guitarist, dies at 67 1995 Death Lonesome Sundown, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Death Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62 1995 Death Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69 1995 Death Turner Fodrell, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Death Louis "Loulou" Gaste, guitarist/comp (Doggy in the Window), dies at 88 1994 Death Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarist, dies at 46 1994 Death Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Death Robert White, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl, dies in Los Angeles, California 1994 Death Danny Gatton, U.S. guitarist, commits suicide at 48 1994 Death Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist, dies at 49 1994 Death Scott Dunbar, bluse vocalist/guitarist, dies at 90 1994 Death Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64 1994 Death Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25 1994 Event Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian weds Debbie Leavitt 1994 Death Kristen Pfaff, U.S. bass guitarist (Hole-Live through this), dies at 24 1994 Death Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), dies at 48 1994 Death Sonny Sharrock, U.S. free-jazz guitarist, dies at 53 1994 Death Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz Guitarist, dies at 53 1994 Death Eric Gale, guitarist, dies at 55 1994 Death Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65 1994 Death Danny Overbea, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 68 1994 Death Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59 1994 Death Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Death Lee Brilleaux, British R&B-singer/guitarist (Stupidity), dies at 41 1994 Death Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94 1994 Death Danny Barker, U.S. banjo player/guitarist (Bourbon St. Black), dies at 85 1994 Death Karel Kryl, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime, dies at 49 1994 Death Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47 1994 Death Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59 1994 Death John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1994 Death Silas Hogan, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 82 1994 Death Victor van Os, Dutch jazz guitarist, dies at 39 1993 Event Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist Kirk Pengilly (35) 1993 Death Douglas Hopkins, guitarist (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at 32 1993 Event Allman Bros guitarist Dickey Betts arrested for shoving 2 cops 1993 Death Mick Ronson, English guitarist/producer (Mott the Hoople), dies at 46 1993 Death Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at 89 1993 Death Toy Caldwell, guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 1992 Death Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42 1992 Death Albert King, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 1992 Event Kiss Guitarist Paul Stanley weds Pamela Bowen 1992 Death Henk van der Molen, guitarist/composer/writer (Martine Bijl), dies 1992 Death Stefanie Ann Sargent, guitarist (7 Year Bitch), dies of overdose at 24 1992 Death Peter John "Ollie" Halsall, guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 43 1992 Death Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies 1992 Death Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer and guitarist, dies at 76 1992 Death Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer 1991 Death Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 1991 Death Steve Marriott, English guitarist (Small Faces), dies in a fire at 44 1991 Death Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30 1990 Death Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35 1988 Death Bill Harris, U.S. guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63 1988 Birthday Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 Death Andres Segovia, guitarist, dies 1987 Death Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94 1987 Death Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure 1987 Death Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63 1986 Event Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble 1985 Death Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32 1984 Death Steve Goodman, folk singer and guitarist, dies at 36 1984 Death Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34 1984 Death Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68 1983 Event Ramones guitarist Joey Ramone, beaten in fight-undergoes brain surgery 1983 Birthday Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces' 1983 Death Muddy Waters, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68 1982 Death John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs 1982 Death Randy Rhoads, rocker, guitarist, songwriter, producer, studied classical guitar, member of Quiet Riot, played with Ozzy Ozbourne, dies in an air crash at 25 1981 Event Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats 1981 Death Mike Bloomfield, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', dies of drug overdose at 36 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Event Patti Smith and MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit 1979 Death Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26 1979 Event Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd 1979 Death Sara Carter, vocalist and guitarist (Carter Family), dies at 80 1978 Death Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1978 Death Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32 1977 Birthday Brad Delson, born in Agoura, California, musician, guitarist, member of Linkin Park, Grammy-Award winning band, A&R Representative for Warner Bros.' Machine Shop Recordings 1977 Death Stevie Gaines, guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd Band), killed in plane crash 1977 Death Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash 1977 Event Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis 1977 Death Marc Bolan, rock vocalist and guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29 1976 Death Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1976 Death Paul Kossoff, rock guitarist (Free), dies of heart failure at 25 1976 Death Howlin' Wolf, singer and guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65 1975 Event Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack 1975 Event Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist 1975 Death T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1974 Event Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers 1974 Birthday Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1973 Death John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres, dies at 31 in Radlett, Hertfordshire 1973 Event Guitarist Henry McCullough quits Wings 1973 Death Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68 1973 Death Clarence White, guitarist (Byrds), killed by a car 1973 Birthday Crispian Mills, London, vocalist and guitarist, Kula Shaker 1972 Birthday Brian Molko, born in Brussels, Belgium, songwriter, guitarist, member of band Placebo, lead vocalist, known for androgynous appearance 1971 Birthday Noel Hogan, born in Moyross, Ireland, musician, guitarist, songwriter, co-wrote songs or band, The Cranberries 1971 Death Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 1970 Birthday Chad Taylor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, lead guitarist, member of the band, Live, album 'Throwing Copper', sold over 25 million records 1970 Birthday Ani Difranco, born in Buffalo, New York, singer, musician, guitarist, songwriter, considered a feminist icon, released over twenty albums 1970 Death Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Hayes), dies of an overdose at 27 1970 Death Al Wilson, "Blind Owl", guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27 1970 Birthday Steven J Brown, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, guitarist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1970 Birthday Beck, born in Los Angeles, California, born Bek David Campbell, guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, popular recordings include 'Odelay', 'Sea Change' 1969 Birthday Butch Walker, Rome, Georgia, heavy metal guitarist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1969 Birthday Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 Birthday Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist and guitarist, Sepultura 1969 Birthday Trevor Peres, U.S., metal guitarist, Obituary-The End Complete 1969 Death Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 1969 Event Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones 1969 Death John Cipollini, guitarist, dies of ephysema at 45 1969 Birthday Graham Coxon, born in Rintein, West Germany, musician, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, painter, lead guitarist and singer for Blur, art and music is featured on the band's seven albums, including Leisure, 1991, album titled 13, in 1999, and Think Tank, 2003, single-handedly recorded seven solo albums, including The Spinning Top on Transgressive records 1968 Birthday Kyle Stevens, born in New Jersey, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1968 Birthday Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist, Sepultura 1968 Birthday Charlie Sexton, born in San Antonio, Texas, musician, singer, songwriter, blues, folk, rock genres, guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band, also played with Arc Angels band 1968 Death Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48 1968 Event LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" 1968 Birthday Patrick Uterwijk, pop guitarist, Pestilence, Consuming Impulse 1967 Birthday Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Pestilence 1967 Birthday Allen West, U.S. metal guitarist, Obituary, Cause of Death 1967 Death Woodrow Wilson "Woodie" Guthrie, U.S. folk singer and guitarist, dies at 55 1967 Birthday Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1967 Birthday Serj Tankian, born in Beirut, Lebanon, singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist, political activist, Grammy-Award winning band, System of a Down 1967 Birthday Jeff Cease, born in Nashville, guitarist, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1967 Birthday Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist, Nelson-Love and Affection 1967 Birthday Dar Williams, born in Mount Kisco, New York, singer, songwriter, guitarist, pop folk genre, albums include, 'The Honesty Room', 'End of The Summer' 1967 Birthday Billy Corgan, born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, member of The Smashing Pumpkins band 1967 Birthday Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist, Breathe-All I Need 1967 Birthday Bill Leverty, Richmond, Virginia, guitarist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1966 Birthday Jeff Buckley, born in Anaheim, California, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters 1966 Birthday Frank Hannon, rock guitarist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1966 Birthday Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 Birthday Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist, Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Birthday Jeff Healey, Canada, blind pop guitarist, See the Light 1966 Birthday Jerry Cantrell, U.S. rock guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1966 Birthday Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1965 Birthday Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist, Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go 1965 Birthday Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn, Michigan, guitarist, Signs of Life 1965 Birthday Vaden Todd Lewis, born in Fort Worth, Texas, guitarist, vocalist, hard rock, post-grunge genre, co-founded Burden Brother band, toured with Toadies band 1965 Birthday Robin Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist, member, Gin Blossoms, alternative rock band, known for hit albums, 'New Miserable Experience', 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' 1965 Birthday Mark Knight, California, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Birthday Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist and vocalist, Burma Shave-Stash 1965 Birthday Frank Black, born in Boston, Massachusetts, guitarist, singer, songwriter, albums include, 'Bossanova', 'Trompe le Monde', released two albums with band, Pixies 1964 Birthday Arnold van Dongen, pop guitarist, Lois Lane-Amsterdamned 1964 Birthday Mark Allen Slaughter, born in Las Vegas, guitarist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1964 Birthday Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Birthday Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1964 Birthday Erik Turner, born in Omaha, Nebraska, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Birthday Felicia Collins, born in Albany, New York, guitarist, David Letterman 1964 Birthday Reniet Vrieze, rock singer and guitarist, Pilgrims-White Men 1964 Birthday John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1964 Birthday Roddy Frame, rock vocalist and guitarist, Aztec Camera-Stray 1963 Birthday Scott Ian, U.S. heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-I'm the Man 1963 Birthday Jerry de Borg, English pop guitarist, Jesus Jones-Real, Real, Real 1963 Birthday Nelis Gobel, pop guitarist, Burma Shave-Hippies 1963 Birthday Reb Beach, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, member of bands Winger, Dokken, Whitesnake 1963 Birthday Andrew C Timmons, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, guitarist, Danger Danger-Screw It 1963 Birthday Chris DeGarmo, guitarist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence 1963 Death Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack 1963 Birthday David Gavurin, English pop guitarist/composer, Sundays, Blind 1963 Birthday Bret Michaels, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, guitarist, Poison-Talk Dirty to Me 1963 Birthday Danny Spitz, heavy metal guitarist, Anthrax-Protest and Survive 1963 Birthday Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist, Wham-Wake Me Up 1963 Birthday Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton, New Jersey, guitarist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1962 Birthday John Squire, English pop guitarist, Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums 1962 Birthday Kirk Hammett, U.S. heavy-metal guitarist, Metallica-Master of Puppets 1962 Birthday Aldo Sprenger, Dutch pop guitarist, Kong-Phlegm 1962 Birthday Gilby Clarke, U.S. pop guitarist, Guns n' Roses-Civil War 1962 Birthday Paul Williams, rock guitarist, Flock of Seagulls 1962 Birthday Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Birthday Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist, Nothing Ever Happens 1962 Birthday Izzy Stradlin, born in Lafayette, Indiana, guitarist, Guns and Roses 1962 Birthday Michael Wilton, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, singer, member of Queensryche, progressive metal musician, influenced by Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, UFO 1962 Birthday Tom Keifer, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station 1961 Birthday Dave Mustaine, born in La Mesa, California, guitarist, singer, songwriter, Megadeth, heavy metal band member, listed in book, '100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' 1961 Birthday Pal Waaktaar, born in Oslo, Norway, rock guitarist and vocalist, A-ha 1961 Birthday Roy Hay, guitarist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1961 Birthday The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Birthday Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1961 Birthday Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100 1961 Birthday Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Birthday John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw' 1961 Birthday Melissa Etheridge, U.S. singer, songwriter and guitarist, Never Enough 1961 Birthday Melissa Etheridge, rock guitarist and vocalist, Come to My Window 1961 Birthday Mark White, rock guitarist, ABC-All of My Heart 1961 Birthday Bruce Watson, born in Ontario, Canada, rock guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1961 Birthday Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer, Pilgrims-Red 1961 Birthday Don Van Spall, guitarist, Sleeze Beez 1961 Birthday Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1961 Birthday Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist, Eton Crop 1960 Birthday Bob Mould, U.S. singer/guitarist/songwriter, Husker Du 1960 Birthday Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round 1960 Birthday Eus van Someren, pop guitarist, Scene, Blaauw 1960 Birthday Rob de Weerd, Dutch rock guitarist, Trockener Kecks 1960 Birthday Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake 1960 Birthday Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist, Ivy Green 1960 Birthday Steve Clark, born in Hillsborough, England, rock guitarist, Def Leppard 1959 Birthday Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist, Simple Minds-Breakfast Club 1959 Birthday Steve Rothery, Brampton, guitarist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1959 Birthday Gary Kemp, London, rock guitarist, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday John Sykes, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-Blue Murder 1959 Birthday Richie Sambora, guitarist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name 1959 Birthday Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants 1959 Birthday Robert Smith, born in Sussex, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cure-Hell's Kitchen 1959 Birthday Brian Setzer, born in Massapequa Park, New York, rock guitarist and vocalist, Stray Cats 1959 Birthday Angus Young, born in Glascow, Scotland, rock guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1959 Birthday Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, T'Pau-Heart and Soul 1959 Birthday Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1959 Birthday Dave Sharp, rock guitarist, Alarm-In the Summertime 1958 Birthday Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home 1958 Birthday Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1958 Birthday Nicki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, rock guitarist, Motley Crue-Girls Girls 1958 Birthday Tim Mullens, Dutch singer/guitarist, Ivy green 1958 Birthday Joseph Richard Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, guitarist, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers 1958 Birthday Lita Rossana Ford, born in London, England, metal guitarist, Kiss Me Deadly 1958 Birthday David Lewis, guitarist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover 1958 Birthday Nadieh, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, Haifa Blue 1958 Death William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65 1958 Birthday Chris Foreman, rock guitarist, Madness 1958 Birthday Thurston Moore, U.S. guitarist/songwriter, Sonic Youth 1958 Birthday Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour 1958 Birthday Will Sergeant, rock guitarist, Echo and Bunnymen-Killing Moon 1958 Birthday Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist and guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1958 Birthday William Stuart Adamson, born in Manchester, rock guitarist, Big Country 1958 Birthday Pat McGlynn, born in Edinburgh, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1958 Birthday Vicki Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Bangles 1957 Birthday Phil Collen, English heavy-metal guitarist, Def Leppard-Love Bites 1957 Birthday Chris Hayes, California, rock guitarist, Huey Lewis and The News 1957 Birthday Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1957 Birthday Steve Lukather, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Toto-Africa 1957 Birthday Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd. 1957 Birthday Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Squeeze-Tempted 1957 Birthday Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist, Men At Work-Who Can it Be 1957 Birthday Tim Farriss, Australian pop guitarist, INXS-Kiss the Dirt 1957 Birthday Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger 1957 Birthday Chris Van Jaarsveld, guitarist, Sleeze Beez 1957 Birthday Steve Farris, rock guitarist, Mr. Mister 1957 Birthday Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist, Deacon Blue-Real Gone Kid 1957 Birthday Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1957 Birthday Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High 1957 Birthday Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1957 Birthday Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1957 Birthday Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984 1957 Birthday Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1956 Birthday Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist, Missing Persons 1956 Birthday Peter Buck, U.S. pop guitarist, REM-Murmur 1956 Birthday Randy Rhoads, born in Santa Monica, California, rocker, guitarist, songwriter, producer, studied classical guitar, member of Quiet Riot, played with Ozzy Ozbourne 1956 Birthday Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1956 Birthday Dan Powers, rock guitarist, Michael Stanley Band 1956 Birthday Mike Score, Liverpool England, rock guitarist, Flock Of Seagulls 1956 Birthday James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1956 Birthday Jeff Watson, rock guitarist, Night Ranger 1956 Birthday Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist, Scorpions-Wind of Change 1956 Birthday Charles Fearing, rock guitarist, Raydio 1956 Birthday Brian Robertson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1956 Birthday Rick Olsen, rock guitarist, Berlin-Take My Breath Away 1956 Birthday Chris Foreman, guitarist, Madness-Burning Down the House 1956 Birthday Ferdi Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist, Bolland and Bolland 1956 Birthday Joe Satriani, born in Westbury, New York, instrumentalist, guitarist, Grammy-Award nominee, recruited by Mick Jagger to play lead guitar for The Rolling Stones' tour, in 1988, lead guitarist for Deep Purple in 1994, performed in annual G3 Jam Concerts, influenced by Eric Clapton 1956 Birthday Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Birthday Bart van Poppel, Dutch bassist/guitarist/singer, Tambourine 1956 Birthday Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist 1956 Birthday Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1956 Birthday Shawn Colvin, born in Vermillion, South Dakota, singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, contemporary folk genres, influenced by Joni Mitchell 1956 Birthday Barney Sumner, rock guitarist and vocalist, New Order-Blue Monday 1956 Birthday Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist, Joy Division 1955 Birthday Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast 1955 Birthday Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols 1955 Birthday Bruce Foxton, born in Woking, Surrey, guitarist, bass player for The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers 1955 Birthday Colin Moulding, English pop guitarist, XTC 1955 Birthday Mike Corby, born in Windsor, England, rocker, guitarist, keyboard player, member of The Basbys 1955 Birthday Neil Clar, rock guitarist, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 1955 Birthday Iva Davies, rock guitarist and vocalist, Icehouse 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, English pop guitarist, Sex Pistols-Mercy 1955 Birthday Rob Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist, Bolland and Bolland 1955 Birthday Boon Gould, rock guitarist, Level 42-Hot Water 1955 Birthday Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist, Zebra-Tell Me What You Want 1955 Birthday Michael Thompson, guitarist, Afterburn, Fresh, Sahara, Gridlock'd 1955 Birthday Robin Zander, rocker vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick-Dream Police 1954 Birthday Robin Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1954 Birthday Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Birthday Stevie Ray Vaughan, born in Dallas, Texas, guitarist, Sky is Crying, Texas Flood 1954 Birthday George Lynch, rock guitarist, Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations 1954 Birthday Craig Chaquico, rock guitarist, Jefferson Starship 1954 Birthday Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Birthday Frank Marino, born in Montreal, Canada, Francesco Antonio Marino, guitarist, rocker, musician, songwriter, leader of Canadian band Mahogany Rush 1954 Birthday Pat Methany, jazz guitarist, As Wichita Falls 1954 Birthday Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1954 Birthday Ken Greer, rock guitarist, Red Rider 1954 Birthday Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 Birthday Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It 1954 Birthday Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1954 Birthday Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1954 Birthday Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters 1954 Birthday Pat Travers, rock guitarist, Puttin' it Straight 1954 Birthday Wally Stocker, born in London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Babys-Missing You 1954 Birthday Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love 1954 Birthday Neal Schon, rock guitarist, Journey-Open Arms, Bad English 1954 Birthday Mike Campbell, guitarist, Tom Petty and Heartbreakers-Breakdown 1954 Birthday Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake 1954 Birthday Alides Hidding, singer/guitarist, Time Bandits 1954 Birthday Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1954 Birthday Ross Friedman, born in New York City, New York, Ross Funicello, Ross The Boss, guitarist, rocker, founding member of The Dictators punk band and Manowar heavy metal band 1953 Birthday David Leisner, born in America, teacher, classical guitarist, composer, taught at Manhattan School of Music, expert in focal dystonia 1953 Birthday Elliot Easton, Elliot Shapiro, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock guitarist, Cars 1953 Birthday Bruce Kulick, guitarist/singer, KISS 1953 Birthday John McFee, rock guitarist, Doobie Brothers, Clover 1953 Birthday Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist and guitarist, XTC-Oranges and Lemons 1953 Birthday Charlotte Caffey, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Go-Go's 1953 Birthday Earl Klugh, born in Detroit, Michigan, jazz musician, guitarist, composer, won Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, 1981 1953 Birthday Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1953 Birthday Jimmy McCulloch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, hard rock genre, played lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977, member of band One in a Million 1953 Birthday Jerome Smith, U.S. guitarist, KC and the Sunshine Band-Boogie Shoes 1953 Birthday Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider 1953 Birthday Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1953 Birthday Ricky Wilson, born in Athens, Georgia, rock guitarist, B-52's-Love Shack 1953 Birthday Chet Catallo, guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1953 Birthday Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike 1953 Birthday Robin Bachman, Winnipeg, guitarist, BTO-You Aint Seen Nothing Yet 1953 Birthday Malcolm Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1952 Birthday Bobby Barth, rocker vocalist and guitarist, Axe 1952 Birthday Don Barnes, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Birthday Duane Roland, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1952 Birthday Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1952 Birthday Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1952 Birthday Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist and guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1952 Birthday David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again 1952 Birthday Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist, Scorpions-Virgin Killer 1952 Birthday Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group 1952 Birthday Pat MacDonald, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of band, Timbuk 3, Grammy Award Nominee for Best New Artist, 1987 1952 Birthday Alan Collins, rock guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1952 Birthday The Lau, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, The Scene, Row Row Row 1952 Birthday Jeff Carlisi, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Birthday Chris Cross, born in Tottenham, England, musician, bass guitarist, new wave, glam rock, synthpop, rock genres, member of band Ultavox 1952 Birthday Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1952 Birthday Brian MacLeod, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1952 Birthday David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads 1952 Birthday J. D. Nicholas, English guitarist, Heatwave, Commodores 1952 Birthday Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 Birthday Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist, Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman 1952 Birthday Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower 1952 Birthday David Byrne, guitarist and vocalist, Talking Heads-Burning Down the House 1952 Birthday Ernie Isley, U.S. vocalist and guitarist, It's Your Thing, Heat is On 1952 Birthday Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun 1952 Birthday Ian Hill, bass guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin the Law 1952 Birthday Paul Stanley, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1952 Birthday Dewey Bunell, born in Yorkshire, England, rock guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1952 Birthday Scott Thurston, keyboardist/guitarist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1951 Birthday Eric Bloom, rock vocalist and guitarist, Blue Oyster Cult 1951 Birthday Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston 1951 Birthday Stephen Bishop, born in San Diego, California, singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote Academy Award-nominated song, 'Separate Lives' 1951 Birthday Rick Bordia, rock guitarist, Mink Deville 1951 Birthday K K Downing, rock guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1951 Birthday Johnny Ramone [Cummings], guitarist/co-founder, Ramones 1951 Birthday Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1951 Birthday Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer/guitarist/keyboardist, Nits 1951 Birthday Dave Hlubek, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Birthday John Deacon, British pop guitarist, Queen-Somebody to Love 1951 Birthday Jon Graham, rock guitarist and vocalist, Earth Wind and Fire-Celebrate 1951 Birthday Ned Sublette, born in Lubbock, Texas, composer, musician, musicologist, producer, guitarist, studied classical guitar with Emilio Pujol, composition with Kenneth Gaburo, Cuban music scholar, known for mixing country-western, afro-Caribbean salsa, cumbia, rumba music styles 1951 Birthday Fred Schneider, born in Newark, Georgia, vocalist and guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster 1951 Birthday Nils Lofgren, Chicago, guitarist, singer and songwriter, East Street Band 1951 Birthday Rex Goh, rock guitarist, Air Supply 1951 Birthday Mick Mars, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, rocker, heavy metal guitarist, played for glam metal band Motley Crue 1951 Birthday Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian 1951 Birthday Guy Perry, rock guitarist and vocalist, Motels-Only the Lonely 1951 Birthday Jimmie Vaughan, guitarist, Fabulous Thunderbirds 1951 Birthday Bill Frisell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, guitarist, composer, song 'Over the Rainbow' featured in move, 'Finding Forrester', Grammy-award winning album 'Unspeakable' 1951 Birthday Scott Gorham, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-21 Guns 1951 Birthday Chris Rea, English rock guitarist, Fool If You Think It Is Over 1951 Birthday Randy California, Wolfe, Cal, guitarist, Spirit-I Got a Line on You 1951 Birthday Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist, Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together 1951 Birthday David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1951 Birthday Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Birthday Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Birthday Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist, Viva la Libertad 1950 Birthday Gary Green, born in Stroud Green, England, guitarist for Gentle Giant rock band, worked with Billy Sherwood on album, 'Back Against The Wall', 2005 1950 Birthday Dan Peck, Panama City, Florida, rock vocalist and guitarist, America 1950 Birthday Harry Sacksioni, Dutch guitarist, Around the Corner 1950 Birthday Thomas McClary, U.S. soul guitarist, Commodores-Still 1950 Birthday Ronnie Laws, U.S. saxophonist/guitarist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1950 Birthday Paul Kossoff, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Free 1950 Birthday Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 Birthday Will Lee, rock guitarist, Late Show with David Letterman 1950 Birthday Willy Deville, New York City, rock vocalist and guitarist, Mink Deville 1950 Birthday Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Birthday Mark Clarke, born in Liverpool, England, musician, bass guitarist, member of bands, Uriah Heep and Colosseum 1950 Birthday Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive 1950 Birthday Michael Monarch, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Steppenwolf 1950 Birthday Noddy Holder, rock vocalist and guitarist, Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize 1950 Birthday Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No 1950 Birthday Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign 1950 Birthday Peter Frampton, born in Kent, England, guitarist and vocalist with 'Humble Pie' and 'The Herd' 1950 Birthday Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-Uncle Jam Wants You 1950 Birthday Tony Banks, born in East Sussex, England, singer, musician, pianist, keyboard player, guitarist, founding member of Genesis 1950 Birthday Danny Kirwan, London, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1950 Birthday Jonathan Cain, Chicago, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Journey, Babys 1950 Birthday Andy Powell, born in Stepney, London, guitarist, singer, songwriter, rock, progressive rock, art rock genres, founding member, Wishbone Ash 1950 Birthday Rick Medlocke, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blackfoot 1950 Birthday Steve Hackett, rock guitarist, Genesis-Against All Odds/GTR 1950 Birthday Punky Meadows, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Angel 1950 Birthday Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal, Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute 1949 Birthday Michael Osborne, rock guitarist and vocalist, Axe 1949 Birthday Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top 1949 Birthday Roger Steen, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes 1949 Birthday Terry Reid, rock guitarist, River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid 1949 Birthday Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon 1949 Birthday Greg Douglas, rock guitarist and vocalist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1949 Birthday Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer, Average White Band 1949 Birthday Jan Hendriks, guitarist, Doe Maar 1949 Birthday Kerry Livgren, Kansas, rock guitarist, Kansas 1949 Birthday Mark Knopfler, English rock vocalist and guitarist, Dire Straits 1949 Birthday Gene Simmons, Chaim Witz, Haifa Israel, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1949 Birthday Bill Spooner, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes 1949 Birthday Ray Major, rock guitarist, British Lions 1949 Birthday Wally Bryson, born in North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Fotomaker, Raspberries 1949 Birthday Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1949 Birthday Andrew Scott, Wales, rock guitarist, Sweet 1949 Birthday Gary Moffet, born in Montreal, rock guitarist, April Wine 1949 Birthday Dennis Locorriere, Union City, New Jersey, rock guitarist, Dr. Hook 1949 Birthday John Wetton, born in Willington, Derbyshire, musician, keyboardist, singer, bassist, guitarist, principal songwriter for ASIA, a pop rock band 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, guitarist, Status Quo-Picture of a Matchstick Man 1949 Birthday William Sputnik Spooner, rock guitarist, Grateful Dead, Tubes 1949 Birthday Francis Rossi, born in England, guitarist and vocalist, Status Quo-Down Down 1949 Birthday John Oates, born in New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Hall and Oates-Rich Girl 1949 Birthday Frank de Leeuw, Dutch rock guitarist, Bob Color 1949 Birthday Richard Thompson, vocalist and guitarist, Shoot Out the Lights 1949 Birthday Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight 1949 Birthday Rory Gallagher, born in Donegal, Ireland, rock guitarist, See Here 1949 Birthday Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist, singer and mandolin player, Fungus 1949 Birthday Terry "Tex" Comer, bassist/guitarist 1949 Birthday Edward Hardin, New York City, rock guitarist, Spencer Davis Group 1949 Birthday Fred Frith, English guitarist, violinist and bassist, Skeleton Crew 1949 Birthday Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist, Blackfoot 1949 Birthday Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer, Elton John Band 1949 Birthday Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij 1949 Birthday Chris Stein, Brooklyn, rock guitarist, Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me 1948 Birthday Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist, Steely Dan-Deacon Blues 1948 Birthday Ted Nugent, born in Detroit, guitarist, Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees 1948 Birthday Diane Kurys, Emir Kusturica, Sarajevo, bass guitarist 1948 Birthday Beeb Birtles, Gerard Birtlekamp, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1948 Birthday James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx 1948 Birthday Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer, Status Quo-Wanderer 1948 Birthday Johnny Ramone, New York, pop guitarist, Ramones-Love Live 1948 Birthday Lucius Ross, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove 1948 Birthday Mike Pinear, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Birthday Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarist 1948 Birthday Charles "Claydes" Smith, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, guitarist, Kool and The Gang 1948 Birthday Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist, Golden Earring 1948 Birthday Jeremy Spencer, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1948 Birthday Paul Barrere, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet 1948 Birthday Myles Goodwyn, born in Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1948 Birthday Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, singer/guitarist, Hello it's Me 1948 Birthday Joey Malland, Liverpool, rock guitarist, Badfinger-Come and Get It 1948 Birthday Katie Pierson, born in New Jersey, vocals/guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack 1948 Birthday James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof 1948 Birthday George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer, Golden Earring 1948 Birthday Billy Gibbons, rock guitarist, ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango 1948 Birthday Rory Gallagher, rock guitarist 1948 Birthday Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1948 Birthday Tony Iommi, rock guitarist, Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man 1948 Birthday Wally Tax, Dutch guitarist 1948 Birthday David Denny, rock guitarist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1948 Birthday Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1947 Birthday Burton Cummings, rock guitarist, Guess Who-These Eyes 1947 Birthday Christopher Parkening, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, transcribed sacred music 1947 Birthday Gregg Allman, Nashville, guitarist and vocalist, Allman Brothers Band 1947 Birthday Joe Walsh, Wichita, Kansas, guitarist/rocker, Eagles-Take it Easy 1947 Birthday Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Birthday Donald Roeser, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult 1947 Birthday Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist 1947 Birthday Greg Lake, born in Dorset, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, performed "Karn Evil 9" with the Trans Siberian Orchestra, played "Lucky Man" with Jethro Tull 1947 Birthday George Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Birthday Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1947 Birthday Bob Weir, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band 1947 Birthday Rob Davis, born in Carshalton, England, musician, guitarist, songwriter, song 'Tiger Feet' for glam rock band Mud top record of the United Kingdom in 1974 1947 Birthday John Fiddler, born in England, rock vocalist and guitarist, British Lions 1947 Birthday Hans Vermeulen, singer/guitarist, Sandy Coast 1947 Birthday Lol Creme, Lawrence Creme, England, rock vocalist and guitarist, 10cc 1947 Birthday Eric Bell, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1947 Birthday Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat' 1947 Birthday Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams 1947 Birthday Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Birthday Carlos Santana, born in Mexico, rock guitarist, Santana-Black Magic Woman 1947 Birthday Bernie Leadon, born in Minneapolis, guitarist and vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy 1947 Birthday Brian May, born in London, rock guitarist, Queen-We are the Champions 1947 Birthday Joey Molland, born in Edge Hill, England, guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, member, Badinger, The Merseys, Natural Gas 1947 Birthday Mick Box, rock guitarist, Uriah Heep 1947 Birthday Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones 1947 Birthday Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1947 Birthday Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Birthday Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist and vocalist, Baker Street 1947 Birthday Steve Howe, born in London, rock guitarist, Asia, Yes-Roundabout 1947 Birthday Harry Vanda, Vandenberg, Hague, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Birthday Ian Gomm, born in Chiswick, West London, songwriter, singer, guitarist, considered 'Best Rhythm Guitarist' by New Musical Express Magagine, 1971 1947 Birthday Ry[land] Cooder, born in Louisiana, blues guitarist, Crossroads 1947 Birthday Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Boston-More Than a Feeling 1947 Birthday Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1947 Birthday Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Kinks-Lola 1947 Birthday Steve Marriott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Humble Pie-Eat It, Faces 1947 Birthday John Lees, England, rock guitarist and vocalist, Medicine Man 1947 Birthday Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1946 Birthday John Akkerman, Dutch guitarist/composer, Focus-Can't Stand Noise 1946 Birthday Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1946 Birthday Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group" 1946 Birthday Duane Allman, born in Nashville, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Allman Brothers 1946 Birthday Martin Barre, British pop guitarist, Jethro Tull 1946 Birthday Keith Hopwood, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits 1946 Birthday James Ray Tucker, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Turtles-Eleanor 1946 Birthday Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist, Bloodrock 1946 Birthday Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1946 Birthday Dennis Tufano, born in Chicago, rock guitarist and vocalist, Buckinghams 1946 Birthday Buizen Beernd, Bennie Jolink, singer/guitarist/pianist, Normal 1946 Birthday Gary Duncan, Grubb, born in San Diego, California, rock guitarist, Quicksilver 1946 Birthday Barry Gibb, born in Manchester, England, guitarist/singer, Bee Gees 1946 Birthday Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist, Gruppo Sportivo 1946 Birthday Bob Welch, rock vocalist and guitarist, Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well 1946 Birthday William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist, Marmalade 1946 Birthday Allen Lanier, rock keyboardist/guitarist and vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult 1946 Birthday Ian McDonald, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Foreigner, King Crimson 1946 Birthday Fred Stone, rock guitarist, Sly and Family Stone-Stand 1946 Birthday Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist, Herman's Hermits-Kinda Hush 1946 Birthday Donovan, Leitch, born in Maryhill, Scotland, guitarist/folk singer, Mellow Yellow 1946 Birthday Alexander "Skip" Spence, born in Canada, guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape-Omaha 1946 Birthday Patrick Fairley, guitarist, Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do 1946 Birthday Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 Birthday Serge, Ruud Schaap, Dutch singer/guitarist, Saskia and Serge 1946 Birthday Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1946 Birthday Howard Scott, born in San Pedro, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, War, Cisco Kid 1946 Birthday David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1946 Birthday Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist, Poco-Heat of the Night 1946 Birthday J[erome] Geils, New York City, rock guitarist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1946 Birthday Robbie Kreiger, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire 1946 Birthday Syd Barrett, Roger Keith Barrett, lead guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in Wall 1945 Birthday Eric Boom, Dutch guitarist/producer 1945 Birthday Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Birthday Vince Martell, New York City, rock guitarist, Vanilla Fudge 1945 Birthday Roy Royer, rock guitarist, Procol Harum 1945 Birthday Owen "Onnie" McIntyre, Scotland, guitarist, Average White Band 1945 Birthday Leo Kottke, born in Athens, Georgia, guitarist, Ice Water, Greenhouse 1945 Birthday Jose Feliciano, born in Lares, Puerto Rico, singer, blind due to congenital glaucoma, guitarist, composer, wrote international hits 1945 Birthday Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist 1945 Birthday Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1945 Birthday Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1945 Birthday Peter Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape 1945 Birthday Chris Britton, England, rock guitarist, Troggs-Wild Thing 1945 Birthday Steve Katz, New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1945 Birthday Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen 1945 Birthday Ritchie Blackmore, born in England, guitarist, Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple 1945 Birthday Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1945 Birthday Robert Fripp, guitarist, King Crimson 1945 Birthday Eric Clapton, born in Ripley, England, singer/guitarist, Tears in Heaven 1945 Birthday Hans van Emden, Dutch guitarist, Les Baroques 1945 Birthday Harvey Mandel, rock guitarist, Drei Amerikanische LP's 1945 Birthday Robin Trower, born in London, guitarist, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale 1945 Birthday Eric Stewart, rock guitarist, 10cc-I'm Not in Love 1945 Birthday Stephen Stills, born in Dallas, Texas, songwriter/guitarist, Cosby Stills and Nash 1944 Birthday Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is 1944 Birthday Henry Vestine, rock guitarist, Canned Heat-On the Road Again 1944 Birthday Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1944 Birthday Zal Yanovsky, rock guitarist, Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe in Magic 1944 Birthday John Abercrombie, born in Port Chester, New York, jazz guitarist, know for songs with jazz-rock band, Dreams 1944 Birthday Eugene Clarke, Tipton Missouri, rock guitarist 1944 Birthday Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chilliwack 1944 Birthday Denny Laine, Brian Hines, rock guitarist, Moody Blues, Wings 1944 Birthday Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch guitarist, Shocking Blue 1944 Birthday Ted Templeman, born in Santa Cruz, musician, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, drummer, produced 'The Doobie Brothers' for Warner Brothers, 'Montrose', Carly Simon's 'Another Passenger', Van Halen's first album 1944 Birthday Peter Tosh, born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, musician, singer, guitarist, pianist, activist promoted marijuana legalization, played with Bob Marley, The Wailers 1944 Birthday John Entwistle, London, rock guitarist and vocalist, Who-Baba O'Riley 1944 Birthday Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist, Jumping Jewels 1944 Birthday Michael Johnson, born in Alamosa, Colorado, pop, guitarist, country, pop music, known for song, 'Bluer Than Blue' 1944 Birthday Jim Armstrong, rock guitarist, Them 1944 Birthday Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots 1944 Birthday Robbie Robertson, Jamie, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Band 1944 Birthday Jeff Beck, born in Surrey, England, singer/guitarist, Jeff Beck Group 1944 Birthday Steve Weber, guitarist, Rounders-Holy "Boobs" Modal 1944 Birthday Ray Davies, London, singer/guitarist, Kinks-Come Dancing 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Birthday Clarence White, guitarist, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn! 1944 Birthday Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist, Family 1944 Birthday Mick Ralphs, born in Hereford, England, born Michael Geoffrey Ralphs, guitarist, songwriter, founding member of music bands Mott the Hopple and Bad Company 1944 Birthday Dave Edmunds, born in Wales, singer/guitarist, Rockpile-Baby I Love You 1944 Birthday Karel Kryl, born in Kromenz, Czechoslovakia, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime 1944 Birthday Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist, Fortunes 1944 Birthday David Gilmore, born in Cambridge, England, guitarist, Pink Floyd 1944 Birthday Bobby Womack, Cleveland, R&B singer and guitarist, Woman's Got to Have It 1944 Birthday Johnny Winter, John Dawson, Leland Mississippi, guitarist, Silver Train 1944 Birthday Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1943 Birthday Albert Lee, born in Leominster, Herefordshire, Grammy-award winning English guitarist, musical director, celebrated finger-style and hybrid picking technique, played with the Crickets 1943 Birthday Keith Richards, born in England, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1943 Birthday Dave Dee, born in Wiltshire, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of the chart-topping British pop/rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1943 Birthday Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist, Hollies 1943 Birthday Dickey Betts, West Palm Beach, Florida, guitarist, Allman Bros-Ramblin' Man 1943 Birthday Chad Stuart, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chad and Jeremy 1943 Birthday Chas Hodges, born in Edmonton, London, rocker, pianist, guitarist, vocalist, member of English duo Chas & Dave, worked with producer Joe Meek, backed Jerry Lee Lewis 1943 Birthday Bert Jansch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, folk artist, acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of the band Pentangle, winner, BBC Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award 1943 Birthday Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 Birthday Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist, Les Baroques 1943 Birthday Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer, Cats-Sure He's a Cat 1943 Birthday Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1943 Birthday John Cipollina, San Francisco Cal, rock guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1943 Birthday Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Birthday Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 1943 Birthday Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Birthday Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist, Billy J Kramer and Dakotas 1943 Birthday Jerry Miller, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock guitarist, Moby Grape 1943 Birthday Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist and vocalist, Canned Heat 1943 Birthday Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer, Buffoons 1943 Birthday Hilton Valentine, rock guitarist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1943 Birthday Dereck "Lek" Leckenby, guitarist 1943 Birthday Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1943 Birthday Riem de Wolff, Indonesian/Dutch singer/guitarist, Blue Diamonds 1943 Birthday Mick Abrahams, rock guitarist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1943 Birthday Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Birthday George Benson, born in Pittsburgh, singer/guitarist, Greatest Love of All 1943 Birthday Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Birthday Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Birthday Creed Bratton, California, rock guitarist, Grass Roots-Sooner or Later 1943 Birthday Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist, Standells-Dirty Water 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1942 Birthday Andy Summers, born in Blackpool, England, rock guitarist, Police-Roxanne 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Birthday Mike Heron, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, born James Michael Heron, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, member of The Incredible String Band 1942 Birthday Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle, Washington rock guitarist, Purple Haze 1942 Birthday Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Birthday Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love 1942 Birthday Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist, Them 1942 Birthday Al Jardine, born in Lima, Ohio, guitarist/singer, Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room 1942 Birthday Joe Chambers, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1942 Birthday Rick Huxley, guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday John de Hont, Dutch guitarist, ZZ and Masks 1942 Birthday Roger McGuinn, guitarist, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr. Tambourine Man 1942 Birthday John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres 1942 Birthday Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday Derek Quinn, guitarist, Freddie and Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now 1942 Birthday Jim Douglas, jazz guitarist 1942 Birthday Tommy Roe, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, songwriter, guitarist, 1960's bubblegum artist, toured with Roy Orbison 1942 Birthday Kris Jensen, born in New Haven, Connecticut, musician, singer, guitarist, recorded with Kapp Records, Leader Records, Hickory Records, recorded chart topping hit 'Torture' 1942 Birthday Brian Jones, Lewis B Hopkin, English pop guitarist, Rolling Stones 1942 Birthday Paul Kantner, born in San Francisco, California, rock singer/guitarist, Jefferson Airplane 1942 Birthday Mike Pender, Liverpool, vocalist and guitarist, Searchers-Needles and Pins 1942 Birthday Brian Jones, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1942 Birthday Graham Nash, guitarist, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young-Southern Cross 1942 Birthday Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1942 Birthday John McLaughlin, rock guitarist, Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy 1942 Birthday Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, & the Fish 1941 Birthday Gene Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist and guitarist, Byrds 1941 Birthday Steve Cropper, Tennessee, guitarist/songwriter, Booker T and MGs 1941 Birthday John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist and vocalist, Searchers 1941 Birthday Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw 1941 Birthday Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon 1941 Birthday Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy 1941 Birthday Joe Brown, singer/guitarist 1941 Birthday Ruud de Wolff, singer/guitarist, Blue Diamonds 1941 Birthday John Williams, born in Melbourne, Australia, guitarist, Academy Award 1941 Birthday Mike Vickers, rock guitarist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1941 Birthday Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1941 Birthday Tom Rush, born in New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going 1940 Birthday Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna 1940 Birthday Dino Valenti, rock guitarist and vocalist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1940 Birthday Tim Rose, born in Washington, D.C., born Timothy Alan Patrick Rose, singer, songwriter, guitarist, voice compared to Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1940 Birthday Sylvia Tyson, born in Chatham, Canada, guitarist, singer, songwriter, sang with Ian Tyson in folk duo Ian and Sylvia in the 1960's 1940 Birthday Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz guitarist 1940 Birthday Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play 1940 Birthday Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist, Tornados-Globetrotter 1939 Birthday Jim Yester, born in Birmingham, Alabama, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1939 Birthday Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming 1939 Birthday John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1939 Birthday Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1938 Birthday John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 Birthday Toni Brown, U.S. guitarist/singer/keyboardist, Joy of Cooking 1938 Birthday Richard Stoker, born in Britain, composer, writer, guitarist, fellow, Royal Academy of Music, studied under Nadia Boulanger in Paris 1938 Birthday Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody 1938 Birthday Eric Gale, U.S. funk guitarist, Blue Horizon 1938 Death Robert Johnson, U.S. Delta-blues singer and guitarist, poisoned at 27 1938 Birthday Terry Garthwaite, U.S. guitarist/singer, Joy of Cooking 1938 Birthday Franco, Zaire, composer/guitarist/leader, Masumbuku 1938 Birthday Paul Evans, singer and pedal guitarist, Damascus Road 1938 Birthday Willie Chambers, guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1937 Birthday Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records 1937 Birthday Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist, Ramblin' Man 1937 Birthday Trini Lopez, Trinidad, singer/guitarist, If I Had a Hammer 1937 Birthday Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist, Crickets 1937 Birthday Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, U.S. blues guitarist/singer, Lion's Den 1937 Birthday Don Wilson, rock guitarist, Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme 1937 Birthday Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme 1936 Birthday Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist 1936 Birthday Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 Birthday Ted Hawkins, singer/guitarist 1936 Birthday Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Birthday Buddy Merrill, born in Torrey, Utah, guitarist, Lawrence Welk Show 1935 Birthday John Phillips, singer/guitarist, Mama and Papas-California Dreaming 1935 Birthday Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist 1935 Birthday Gene Vincent, born in Norfolk, Virginia, rock guitarist and vocalist, Be-Bop-A-Lula 1935 Birthday Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist 1935 Birthday Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer 1934 Birthday Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist 1934 Birthday Johnny Burnette, born in Memphis, guitarist, Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16 1934 Birthday Julian B Coco, Antilles, guitarist/tutor, Princess Christina 1933 Birthday Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist 1933 Birthday Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1933 Birthday Jimmie Rodgers, Washington, singer/guitarist, Jimmie Rodgers Show, Honey Comb 1933 Birthday Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists 1933 Birthday Del Reeves, singer/guitarist 1933 Death Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1932 Birthday Buster Benton, singer/guitarist 1931 Birthday Scotty Moore, guitarist, for Elvis 1931 Birthday Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music 1931 Birthday Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan, Scotish skiffle vocalist/guitarist 1929 Birthday Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player 1929 Birthday Nigel Pickering, guitarist, Spanky and Our Gang 1929 Birthday Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 1929 Birthday Joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist 1928 Birthday Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter 1928 Birthday Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist 1928 Birthday James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1928 Birthday Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy 1927 Birthday Narciso Yepes, Lorca Spain, guitarist, Orquesta Nacionale 1947 1926 Birthday Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist 1925 Birthday Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist 1925 Birthday Charlie Byrd, guitarist, Desfinado 1925 Birthday Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer 1925 Birthday Bill Harris, U.S. guitarist, Clovers-Good Lovin' 1924 Birthday Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist 1924 Birthday Chet Atkins, born in Luttrell, Tennessee, guitarist, Me and My Guitar 1924 Birthday Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra 1923 Birthday Eduardo Falu, Argentine guitarist, Zamba de Vargas 1923 Birthday Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues 1922 Birthday Thom Kelling, Dutch singer and guitarist, Programa de Manha 1921 Birthday Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch vocalist/pianist/guitarist 1921 Birthday George Barnes, guitarist, Skip Farrell Show 1921 Birthday Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show 1920 Birthday Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1919 Birthday Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1918 Birthday Laurindo Almeida, composer/guitarist 1918 Birthday Tony Mottola, born in Kearney, New Jersey, guitarist/host, Melody Street 1917 Birthday Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist, developed bossa nova 1917 Birthday John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1915 Birthday Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Birthday Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Birthday Les Paul, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, guitarist/inventor, Les Paul guitar 1915 Birthday Muddy Waters, guitarist, Hoochie Coochie Man 1915 Birthday Les Paul, guitarist inventor, Les Paul 1914 Birthday George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor 1914 Birthday Brownie McGhee, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, blues guitarist 1914 Birthday Ernest Tubb, born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You 1913 Birthday Conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist 1911 Birthday Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist 1910 Birthday T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1910 Birthday Django Reinhardt, Belgium, Gypsy jazz guitarist 1909 Birthday Bukka White, born in Houston, Mississippi, Booker T. Washington White, gave cousin B.B. King his first guitar, celebrated as National steel guitarist, wrote "Parchman Farm Blues" 1909 Birthday Danny Barker, jazz guitarist 1908 Birthday Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1906 Birthday Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist 1904 Birthday Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist 1904 Birthday Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show 1903 Birthday Carlos Montoya, born in Madrid, Spain, guitarist, Suite Flamenco 1966 1900 Birthday Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist 1898 Birthday Sara Carter, Virginia, vocalist and guitarist, Carter Family 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1894 Birthday Andres Segovia, guitarist, Linares, Spain 1893 Birthday "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy 1893 Birthday Andres Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist 1888 Birthday Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line
