1970’s Guitarists
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- 1950s | Blues | Guitarists | Player History
Albert King
Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists. He is perhaps best known for the popular and influential album Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) and its title track. He is…
Grady Martin
Grady Martin Grady Martin Guitarist was born on January 17, 1929, in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. He grew up on a farm with his oldest sister, Lois, his older brothers, June and Bill, and his parents, Claude and Bessey; and had a horse he named Trigger. His mother played the piano and encouraged his musical talent….
- 1960s | Blues | Guitarists | Player History | Pop
Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as “The Colonel”, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. He…
- 2010s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. Playlist 3 Videos For The Love of The Guitar: Mark Tremonti’s #myPRS Story | PRS Guitars 10:46 PRS Mark Tremonti Signature Flame…
- 1970s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Dave Mason
Dave Mason David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric…
- 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…
