1970’s Guitarists
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1960s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Dick Dale
Dick Dale Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. Dale was known as “The King of the Surf Guitar”, which was also the title of…
2000s | Blues | Fingerstyle Guitar | Guitarists | Player History | Pop
John Mayer
John Mayer John Clayton Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but disenrolled and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook. Together, they formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters. Playlist 3 Videos Top 5…
1990s | Funk | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
John Frusciante
John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante (/fruːˈʃɑːnteɪ/ (About this sound listens); born March 5, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers across three stints (1988–1992, 1998–2009, 2019–present). He has recorded five studio albums with them. Playlist 3 Videos John Frusciante…
1960s | Blues | Guitarists | Player History
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield Get All The Best Blues Guitar Lessons Here Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess since he rarely…
1950s | Country | Guitarists | Player History
James Burton
James Burton James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame…
Eddie Durham
Eddie Durham Eddie Durham (August 19, 1906 – March 6, 1987) was an American jazz guitarist who was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar in jazz. He was a guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Bennie Moten, Jimmie Lunceford, and Count Basie. Playlist 3 Videos born August 19, 1906 Eddie…