Famous Guitarists

• Atkins, Chet

  Creator of the "Nashville Sound"

• Boon, D.

  Guitarist and singer for punk band Minutemen

• Clapton, Eric

  The rock guitar god who did "Layla"

• Cobain, Kurt

  Lead singer of the group Nirvana

• Diddley, Bo

  The early rock 'n' roll inventor nicknamed "The Originator"

• Fripp, Robert

  Art-rock guitarist from King Crimson

• Frisell, Bill

  Innovative guitarist who recorded In Line

• Garcia, Jerry

  Leader of The Grateful Dead

• Guerra, Juan Luis

   The Dominican guitarist who did "Bachata Rosa"

• Hendrix, Jimi

  Performer of "Purple Haze"

• Holiday, Billie

  The popular jazz singer known as "Lady Day"

• Iommi, Tony

  Lead guitarist for the rock band Black Sabbath

• Johnson, Robert

  The legendary blues guitarist of "Crossroads" fame

• Jones, Brian

  The Rolling Stones founder who died young

• King, B.B.

  The blues guitarist who did "The Thrill Is Gone"

• Ledbetter, Huddie "Lead Belly"

  20th century folk singer who did "Midnight Special"

• Page, Jimmy

  Lead guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin

• Paul, Les

  Inventor of the solid-body electric guitar

• Reinhardt, Django

  Gypsy jazz guitarist

• Richards, Keith

  The weatherbeaten guitarist for the Rolling Stones

• Santana, Carlos

  Leader of the rock band Santana

• Sete, Bola

  1960s Brazilian jazzman

• Taylor, Mick

  Guitarist for The Rolling Stones, 1969-74

• Townshend, Pete

  Guitarist and songwriter for The Who

• Van Halen, Eddie

  The guitarist who led the band Van Halen

• Vaughan, Stevie Ray

  Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble

• Waters, Muddy

  The slide-guitarist bluesman of "Got My Mojo Workin'"

• Watson, Doc

  The blind folk guitarist with the distinctive flat-picking style

• Young, Neil

  Renegade rock star

• Zappa, Frank

  Iconoclastic rocker who did "Dynamo Hum"

See: Index by Occupation