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