1970’s Guitarists
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1970s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as Elegant Gypsy and Friday Night in San…
Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh Earl Klugh (/kluː/ KLOO; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. At the age of six, Klugh commenced training on the piano until he switched to the guitar at the age of ten. At the age of thirteen, Klugh was captivated by the guitar playing of Chet Atkins when…
1950s | Guitarists | Jazz | Player History
João Gilberto
João Gilberto João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, the son of Joviniano Domingos de Oliveira, a wealthy merchant, and Martinha do Prado Pereira de Oliveira. He lived in his native city until 1942, when he began to study in Aracaju, Sergipe, returning to Juazeiro in 1946. At the age of 14, Gilberto got his…
Clarence White
Clarence White Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973), was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musical genre…
Player History | 1980s | Blues | Guitarists | Rock
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan Stephen “Stevie” Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues-rock band Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career only spanned seven years, he is considered to be one of the most iconic and…
1960s | Country | Guitarists | Player History
Phil Baugh
Phil Baugh Phil Baugh (December 13, 1936 – November 4, 1990) was an American guitarist. He was known as one of the leading hot country guitarists who are “playing exuded joy and humor.” He was active from the 1960s through the 1980s, performing as a highly sought-after session musician as well as a top recording…