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…
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,…
Guitarists 1970s Albert Lee Angus Young Billy Gibbons Brian May Carlos Santana Cat Stevens David Lindley Don Felder Duane Allman Earl Klugh Eddie Van Halen George Benson Ike Turner James Taylor Larry Carlton Jeff Beck Jimmie Vaugan JJ Cale Joe Walsh Lowell George Ry Cooder Mark Knopfler Mick Taylor Peter Tosh Robben Ford Skunk Baxter…
Guitarists 1990s Ben Harper Jeff Buckley Jim Capollingo John Frusciante Jonny Lang Sheryl Crow Sonny Landreth Susan Tedeschi Tom Morello Keb Mo Kurt Cobain Joe Stump John Petrucci Neil Zaza Tony MacAlpine Vinnie Moore Zakk Wylde
Ry Cooder Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries. RY COODER SLIDE GUITAR…
Tony MacAlpine Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning three decades and thirteen studio album. MacAlpine does not simply seek the discursive legitimacy that performing classical music or employing a classical style can give a heavy metal musician. Rather, as a black American guitarist, he displays…