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The Marcus King Band
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- 1970s | Guitarists | Player History | Pop
Ike Turner
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- 1950s | Country | Guitarists | Player History
Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Bryant Ivy J. Bryant, Jr. (March 5, 1925 – September 22, 1980), known as Jimmy Bryant, was an American country music guitarist. In 1950 Tex Williams heard Bryant’s style and used him on his recording of “Wild Card”. In addition, Bryant and West played on the Tennessee Ernie Ford-Kay Starr hit “I’ll Never Be…
Hank Garland
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- 1960s | Guitarists | Player History | Rock
Frank Zappa
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- 2010s | Funk | Guitarists | Neo Soul | Player History
Cory Wong
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