"are The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. In 2011, ""Rolling Stone"" published a revised edition of the list, with changes from 27th position onwards. The updated list features artists not present in the original (including Queen, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Jay-Z), removing a number of other artists (including Etta James, Miles Davis, Roxy Music, N.W.A., and Martha & The Vandellas). The list consists primarily of American or British artists, with following exceptions: AC/DC (Australia), The Band (Canada/US), Bob Marley (Jamaica), Joni Mitchell"
"Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), sometimes credited as Keith Richard, is an English musician and songwriter, best known as a guitarist and founder member of the Rolling Stones. ""Rolling Stone"" magazine called Richards the creator of ""rock's greatest single body of riffs"" on guitar and ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011, and the magazine lists fourteen songs that Richards wrote with the Rolling Stones' lead vocalist Mick Jagger on its ""Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"" list. Richards plays both lead and rhythm guitar parts, often in the same"
"the sound he wants. Below is a list of the officially released Rolling Stones tracks on which Richards sings lead vocals or shares lead-vocal duties: Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), sometimes credited as Keith Richard, is an English musician and songwriter, best known as a guitarist and founder member of the Rolling Stones. ""Rolling Stone"" magazine called Richards the creator of ""rock's greatest single body of riffs"" on guitar and ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011, and the magazine lists fourteen songs that Richards wrote with the Rolling Stones' lead vocalist"
"Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton, (born 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"" and fourth in Gibson's ""Top 50 Guitarists of All Time"". He was also named number five in ""Time"" magazine's list"
"in ""Rolling Stone""s updated 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 1983, Townshend received the Brit Award for Lifetime Achievement; in 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who; in 2001, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of the Who; and in 2008 he received Kennedy Center Honors. He and Daltrey received The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA on 21 May 2016. Townshend was born on 19 May 1945, at Chiswick Hospital, Middlesex (now west London)."
"Brian Jones Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician, best known as the founder and the original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, Jones would go on to play a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones recordings and in concerts, such as rhythm and lead guitar, various keyboard instruments such as piano and mellotron, marimba, harmonica, sitar, wind instruments such as recorder, saxophone and numerous others. Jones and fellow guitarist Keith Richards developed a unique style of guitar play that Richards refers to as the ""ancient art of"
"Freddie King Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He has been described as one of the ""Three Kings"" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert King and B.B. King. He was an influential guitarist with hits for Federal Records in the early 1960s. His soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar style inspired countless musicians, particularly guitarists (Eric Clapton is a notable example). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. King based his guitar style on Texas blues and Chicago blues influences. His best-known"
"Texas, Ann Richards, September 3, 1993, was declared Freddie King Day, an honor reserved for Texas legends, such as Bob Wills and Buddy Holly. King placed 15th in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine′s list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Freddie King Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He has been described as one of the ""Three Kings"" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert King and B.B. King. He was an influential guitarist with hits for"
"Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, composer and actor who gained fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over five decades, and he has been described as ""one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll"". His distinctive voice and performances, along with Keith Richards' guitar style have been the trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Jagger gained press notoriety for his admitted drug use and romantic involvements, and was"
"B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname ""The King of the Blues"", and is considered one of the ""Three Kings of the Blues Guitar"" (along with Albert and"
"Jimi Hendrix James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as ""arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"". Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the"
"honors include his 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, he was ranked number 36 on VH1's ""100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"". In 2004, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked him at number 71 on its list of the ""100 Greatest Artists of All Time"", and in 2011 at number 22 on its list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". Zappa was born on December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Rosemarie ( Collimore) was of Italian (Neapolitan and Sicilian) and French ancestry; his father, whose"
"Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014), known as Johnny Winter, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Best known for his high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. After his time with Waters, Winter recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 63rd in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". Johnny"
"2006 self-titled album, ""Rolling Stone"" editor David Fricke mentioned that both Gossard and Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready were erroneously excluded from the publication's 2003 feature ""The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". In February 2007, Gossard and McCready were included together by ""Rolling Stone"" in its list of ""The Top 20 New Guitar Gods"" under the title of ""four-armed monster."" Stone Gossard Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the rhythm and additional lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder,"
"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 was known as ""The Velvet Bulldozer"" because of his smooth singing and large size—he stood taller than average, with sources reporting or , and weighed —and also because he drove a bulldozer in one of his day jobs early in his career. King was posthumously inducted"
"Mike Bloomfield 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 sang before 1969. Respected for his guitar playing, Bloomfield knew and played with many of Chicago's blues legends before achieving his own fame and was instrumental in popularizing blues music in the mid-1960s. He was ranked No. 22 on Rolling Stone's list of ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"" in 2003 and No."
"Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), known professionally as Johnny Ramone, was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was a founding member of the band, and remained a member throughout their entire career. He died from prostate cancer on September 15, 2004. In 2009, he appeared on ""Time""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of ""The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players"". In 2012, he was ranked #8 on ""Spin""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". He is also ranked #28 on the ""100 Greatest"
"at the B.B. King Museum. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy was awarded, for music released in the previous year. Other awards B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time,"
"his death. Cobain has been remembered as one of the most iconic rock musicians in the history of alternative music. In 2003, David Fricke of ""Rolling Stone"" ranked him the 12th greatest guitarist of all time. He was later ranked the 73rd greatest guitarist and 45th greatest singer of all time by the same magazine, and by MTV as seventh in the ""22 Greatest Voices in Music"". In 2006, he was placed at number twenty by ""Hit Parader"" on their list of the ""100 Greatest Metal Singers of All Time"". Cobain is one of the significant members of the 27"
"He is ranked 62nd on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's 2011 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time after having been ranked by David Fricke 42nd on its 2003 list. Tied with Andrés Segovia, he also is ranked 47th on Gibson's Top 50 guitarists of all time. His compositions often feature unusual time signatures, which have been influenced by classical and folk traditions. His innovations include Frippertronics, soundscapes, and new standard tuning. The son of an estate agent from a working-class background, Robert Fripp was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. On Christmas Day 1957, aged 11, he got a"
"11, 2015 at the age of 95. ""Rolling Stone"" Magazine lists Rhoads as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Rhoads has been on the covers of many guitar magazines and has influenced many guitar players, including Dimebag Darrell, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde, Michael Romeo, Alexi Laiho, Mick Thomson, Paul Gilbert Buckethead, and Mike McCready. Rhoads' talent was not always met with such praise during his lifetime. J. D. Considine of ""Rolling Stone"" was critical of his playing, referring to Rhoads in his review of ""Diary Of A Madman"" as ""a junior-league Eddie Van Halen – bustling with chops"
"In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book ""The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists"", and ranked at no. 24 by ""Hit Parader"" on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In ""Guitar World's"" poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in ""The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists"" poll of the same magazine. ""Rolling Stone"" placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. Hetfield was born on August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, the son"
"Glen Buxton Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was an American musician and composer, lead guitarist for the original Alice Cooper group. In 2003, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked Buxton number 90 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2011, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the original Alice Cooper group. Born in Akron, Ohio, Buxton moved to Phoenix, Arizona and in 1964, while attending Cortez High School, made his debut in a rock band called The Earwigs. It was composed of fellow"
"a stroke. An annual Navasota Blues Festival is held in his honor. On August 12, 2011, a bronze sculpture of him was unveiled in Mance Lipscomb Park in Navasota. The statue was sculpted by the artist Sid Henderson of California and weighs almost 300 pounds. It portrays Lipscomb playing his guitar whilst seated on a bench, with room for fans to sit beside him and play their own guitars at his side. Mance Lipscomb Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster. He was born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota,"
"or featured performer. Joshua Altheimer died in Chicago in November 1940 at the age of 30, the result of various ailments including pneumonia. Joshua Altheimer Joshua Altheimer (May 17, 1910 – November 18, 1940) was an American pianist who is remembered for accompanying Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson and others on influential blues recordings made in Chicago in the 1930s. He was described by Broonzy as ""the best blues piano player I ever heard"", and by blues historian Hugues Panassié as ""the greatest blues pianist on records"". He was born in Altheimer, Arkansas, which he claimed had"
"Buddy Guy George ""Buddy"" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues and has influenced eminent guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a house guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with the harmonica player Junior Wells. Guy was ranked 23rd in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". His song ""Stone Crazy"" was ranked 78th in the ""Rolling Stone"" list of the ""100"
"Gordon Banks (musician) Gordon Banks (born February 22, 1955), a.k.a. Gordon 'Guitar' Banks, is an American guitarist, producer, writer and musical director. He was voted one of the top 100 guitarists in America by Rolling Stone magazine in 1985. Banks played an important part in Marvin Gaye's later years. Gaye referred to him as ""ID"" meaning ""The Indicator"". Banks was born on February 22, 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia. Adept at playing instruments at an early age, he joined his first band, The Showmen, at the age of twelve playing guitar. The group, noted for beach music, was created by later"
"in the sleeve notes for his album ""Bringing It All Back Home"" (1965). Sleepy John Estes John Adams Estes (January 25, 1899 or 1900 – June 5, 1977), known as Sleepy John Estes, was an American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. Estes was born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, either in 1899 (the date on his gravestone) or 1900 (the date on his World War I draft card). In 1915, his father, a sharecropper who played guitar, moved the family to Brownsville, Tennessee. Not long after, Estes lost the sight in his right eye when a friend threw a rock"
"Cecil Gant Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and ""fiery piano rockers"" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll. His biggest hit was the 1944 ballad, ""I Wonder"". Gant was born in Columbia, Tennessee, but was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He returned to Nashville, Tennessee and worked there as a musician, as well as touring with his own band, from the mid-1930s until he joined the army during World War II. In 1944, after"
"Paul Kossoff Paul Francis Kossoff (14 September 1950 – 19 March 1976) was an English blues rock guitarist. He was most notably a member of the band Free. He was ranked 51st in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Kossoff was the son of Margaret (Jenkins) and the English actor David Kossoff. His father was of Russian-Jewish descent. Kossoff started playing the guitar in the mid-1960s, being taught by session guitarist Colin Falconer, and at the age of 15 was a founding member of the band Black Cat Bones. The band played with touring"
"Ali Farka Touré Ali Ibrahim ""Ali Farka"" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese's often quoted characterization of Touré's tradition as constituting ""the DNA of the blues"". Touré was ranked number 76 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of ""The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"" and"
"Vernon Reid Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is a British-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid was the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve Huey writes, ""[Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz, and his anarchic, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well."" Reid was born in London, England, to Caribbean parents, but he was raised in New York City. He attended"
"of Stuart Mossman Stuart Mossman Stuart Mossman (May 13, 1942 – March 2, 1999) was an American guitar maker, entertainer and entrepreneur who built 6,000 guitars from 1968 to 1984 that were played by several professional guitarists, including John Denver, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Doc Watson, Hank Snow, Cat Stevens and Merle Travis. Mossman's work is seen as the foundation for today's generations of Luthiers who build guitars from fine tone woods. Mossman was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on May 13, 1942. He began making nylon-string guitars in 1961 and spent several years designing 40 to 50 prototypes in his"