Guitarists Pre 1950’s Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Les Paul Hank Garland Charlie Christian Grady Martin Django Reinhardt Chet Atkins Lonnie Johnson Carl Kress Bob Dunn Eddie Lang Eddie Durham Facebook Twitter Youtube
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…
Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by playing cover songs at venues in Manhattan’s East Village such as Sin-é, gradually…
Guitarists 1960’s Steve Cropper Dave Gilmour Dick Dale Eric Clapton Frank Zappa George Harrison Glen Campbell Grant Green Hank Marvin Jeff Beck Jerry Reed Jimi Hendrix Jimmie Page Keith Richards Mike Bloomfield Peter Green Roy Clarke Wes Montgomery Allan Holdsworth Joe Pass Link Wray Paul Kossoff Pete Townshend Phil Baugh Ritchie Blackmore
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…
Carlos Santana Carlos Santana About this sound audio (help·info) (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican and American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured his melodic, blues-based lines set against…