1950’s Guitarists
Similar Posts
- 1950s | Country | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hits with his Blue Caps, “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and…
- 2010s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Mateus Asato
Mateus Asato Mateus Asato (December 29, 1993) is a guitarist from Campo Grande, Brazil: he now lives in Los Angeles. Mateus Asato, Brazilian guitar prodigy and social media shooting star is making his presence felt with his tasteful, melodic playing and annoyingly good technique, mastering everything from bluesy soul and jazzy ballads to shredding metal….
- 2000s | Blues | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010 he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres…
- 1970s | Guitarists | Jazz | Player History
Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. In the Seventies, he led the group Foreplay with Mike Mandel, a friend since childhood, although the albums of this period, Barefoot Boy, Offering, and The Real Great Escape, were credited only to…
- 1950s | Bluegrass | Country | Guitarists | Player History
Doc Watson
Doc Watson Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson’s fingerstyle and Flatpicking skills, as well as his knowledge of traditional American music,…
- 1970s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi Tony Iommi Guitarist, with birth name, Anthony Frank Iommi (/aɪˈoʊmi/; born 19 February 1948) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He was the lead guitarist and one of the four founding members of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was the band’s primary composer and sole continual member for nearly five…
