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He was Guitar Player Magazine's top columnist from 1982 to 1992. He has performed with such diverse artists as John Prine, Rick Wakeman, and Paul Simon. [88] He is a Telecaster enthusiast, and has written the book Masters of the Telecaster, which details the licks of many famous Tele players. [89] [90]
This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists .
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin playing double-necked guitar onstage in 1973. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, The Firm) Clive Painter (Broken Dog, The 99 Call, Tram, The Real Tuesday Weld) Brad Paisley; Orianthi Panagaris; Joe Pass; Les Paul; Michal Pavlíček; Axel Rudi Pell; Tony Peluso (The Carpenters) Carl Perkins; Luther Perkins ...
Many musicians who have had the mantle of “greatest guitar player” bestowed upon them were anything but, instead offering half-baked replicas of riffs, licks, and runs that someone older and ...
Stratocaster Headstock. This is a list of musicians who have made notable use of the Fender Stratocaster in live performances or studio recordings. The Fender Stratocaster was designed by Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares with involvement from musicians Rex Gallion and Bill Carson in the early 1950s, and since its commercial introduction in 1954 has become widely used among popular artists in ...
Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson Jorma Kaukonen Albert King B. B. King Freddie King Sonny Landreth J. B. Lenoir Mance Lipscomb Lonnie Mack Taj Mahal John Mayer Mississippi Fred McDowell Brownie McGhee Blind Willie McTell Little Milton Memphis Minnie Gary Moore Keb' Mo' Big Bill Morganfield Matt "Guitar" Murphy Jimmy Page Pappo Charlie Patton ...
Slide guitarists are musicians who are well-known for playing guitar with a "slide", a smooth, hard object, held in the fretting hand and placed against the strings to control the pitch. [1] Beginning with guitarists in the American South and Hawaii in early 20th century, [ 2 ] slide guitar styles have developed in a variety of musical settings ...
Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.He was among the first electric guitarists and was a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz.