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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steve Albini
Music Producer
22-Jul-1962   Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac
Duane Allman
Guitarist
20-Nov-1946 29-Oct-1971 Guitarist, The Allman Brothers
Quinn Allman
Guitarist
18-Jan-1982   Guitarist for The Used
Mike Allsup
Guitarist
8-Mar-1947   Guitarist for Three Dog Night
Carlos Alomar
Guitarist
7-May-1951   Longtime Bowie guitarist
Ron Asheton
Guitarist
17-Jul-1948 1-Jan-2009 Guitarist for the Stooges
Chet Atkins
Guitarist
20-Jun-1924 30-Jun-2001 Prominent country picker
Paul Atkinson
Guitarist
19-Mar-1946 2-Apr-2004 Guitarist for The Zombies
Derek Bailey
Guitarist
29-Jan-1932 25-Dec-2005 Uncompromising guitar improvisationist
Ian Bairnson
Guitarist
3-Aug-1953   Guitarist for The Alan Parsons Project
Peter Banks
Guitarist
15-Jul-1947   Original guitarist for Yes
Blixa Bargeld
Guitarist
12-Jan-1959   Einstürzende Neubauten
Jeff Beck
Guitarist
24-Jun-1944   Exceptional rock guitarist
Adrian Belew
Guitarist
23-Dec-1949   Guitarist for King Crimson
Daisy Berkowitz
Guitarist
28-Apr-1968   Original Marilyn Manson guitarist, 1990-6
Chuck Berry
Singer
18-Oct-1926   My Ding-A-Ling
Nuno Bettencourt
Guitarist
20-Sep-1966   Former guitarist for Extreme
Dickey Betts
Guitarist
12-Dec-1943   The Allman Brothers Band
Ritchie Blackmore
Guitarist
14-Apr-1945   Deep Purple and Rainbow
Mike Bloomfield
Guitarist
28-Jul-1943 15-Feb-1981 Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Creed Bratton
Actor
8-Feb-1943   Creed Bratton on The Office
Julian Bream
Guitarist
15-Jul-1933   Guitarist and lutenist
Roy Buchanan
Guitarist
23-Sep-1939 14-Aug-1988 Blues guitarist
Peter Buck
Guitarist
6-Dec-1956   R.E.M.
Sandy Bull
Guitarist
1941 11-Apr-2001 Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo
Charlie Burchill
Guitarist
27-Nov-1959   Guitarist for Simple Minds
Charlotte Caffey
Guitarist
21-Oct-1953   Lead guitarist for The Go-Go's
Julie Cafritz
Guitarist
5-May-1965   Guitarist for Pussy Galore
Ali Campbell
Singer
15-Feb-1959   Lead singer, UB40
Vivian Campbell
Guitarist
25-Aug-1962   Former Dio, current Def Leppard guitarist
Jerry Cantrell
Guitarist
18-Mar-1966   Lead guitar for Alice In Chains
Rhys Chatham
Composer
19-Sep-1952   An Angel Moves Too Fast To See
Charlie Christian
Guitarist
29-Jul-1916 2-Mar-1942 The original guitar hero
Eric Clapton
Guitarist
30-Mar-1945   Slowhand
Phil Collen
Guitarist
8-Dec-1957   Guitarist for Def Leppard
Ry Cooder
Guitarist
15-Mar-1947   Blues guitarist
Graham Coxon
Guitarist
12-Mar-1969   Ex-guitarist, Blur
Robert Cray
Guitarist
1-Aug-1953   Blues guitarist
Dick Dale
Guitarist
4-May-1937   Surf music guitarist, Deltones
Dimebag Darrell
Guitarist
20-Aug-1966 8-Dec-2004 Lead guitarist for Pantera
Kelley Deal
Guitarist
10-Jun-1961   Sometime guitarist for The Breeders
Brad Delson
Guitarist
1-Dec-1977   Guitarist for Linkin Park
Duane Denison
Guitarist
?   Guitarist for Tomahawk
Olivier Despax
Singer
28-Feb-1939 10-Apr-1974 Les Gamblers
C.C. DeVille
Guitarist
14-May-1962   Guitarist for Poison
Bo Diddley
Guitarist
30-Dec-1928 2-Jun-2008 Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist
Billy Duffy
Guitarist
12-May-1961   The Cult
Steve Durand
Guitarist
?   Guitarist for Tinker
Santiago Durango
Guitarist
c. 1957   Big Black guitarist
Duane Eddy
Guitarist
26-Apr-1936   Rebel Rouser
The Edge
Guitarist
8-Aug-1961   Guitarist for U2
Thor Eldon
Guitarist
2-Jun-1962   Guitarist for The Sugarcubes
Eric Erlandson
Guitarist
9-Jan-1963   Guitarist for Hole
John Fahey
Guitarist
28-Feb-1939 22-Feb-2001 The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Andy Fairweather-Low
Guitarist
2-Aug-1948   Feather-wielding guitarist
Mark Farner
Singer
29-Sep-1948   Grand Funk Railroad
Don Felder
Guitarist
21-Sep-1947   Former Guitarist for The Eagles
José Feliciano
Singer
10-Sep-1945   Feliz Navidad
Christian Fennesz
Electronic Musician
25-Dec-1962   Endless Summer
Tom Fogerty
Guitarist
9-Nov-1941 6-Sep-1990 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ace Frehley
Guitarist
27-Apr-1951   Lead guitarist, KISS
Robert Fripp
Guitarist
16-May-1946   King Crimson
Justine Frischmann
Guitarist
16-Sep-1969   Guitarist, Elastica
Fred Frith
Guitarist
2-Feb-1949   Avant garde rock guitarist
John Frusciante
Guitarist
5-Mar-1970   Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reeves Gabrels
Guitarist
4-Jun-1956   Tin Machine guitarist, Bowie collaborator
Noel Gallagher
Guitarist
29-May-1967   Former guitarist for Oasis
Rory Gallagher
Guitarist
2-Mar-1948 14-Jun-1995 Irish blues rock guitarist
Tim Gane
Guitarist
12-Jul-1964   Guitarist for Stereolab
Synyster Gates
Guitarist
7-Jul-1981   Lead guitarist, Avenged Sevenfold
J. Geils
Guitarist
20-Feb-1946   Centerfold
Billy Gibbons
Guitarist
16-Dec-1949   ZZ Top
Paul Gilbert
Guitarist
6-Nov-1966   Ex-Guitarist for Mr. Big
David Gilmour
Guitarist
6-Mar-1946   Guitarist for Pink Floyd
Greg Ginn
Guitarist
8-Jun-1954   Black Flag guitarist, founded SST records
Jonny Greenwood
Guitarist
5-Nov-1971   Guitarist for Radiohead
Robin Guthrie
Guitarist
4-Jan-1962   Guitarist for Cocteau Twins
Steve Hackett
Guitarist
12-Feb-1950   Guitarist for Genesis, 1970-7
Kirk Hammett
Guitarist
18-Nov-1962   Guitarist for Metallica
Jeff Hanneman
Guitarist
31-Jan-1964   Slayer lead guitarist
Roy Harper
Guitarist
12-Jun-1941   Vocals for Have a Cigar
Justin Hayward
Guitarist
14-Oct-1946   The Moody Blues
Jeff Healey
Guitarist
25-Mar-1966 2-Mar-2008 The Jeff Healey Band
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist
27-Nov-1942 18-Sep-1970 Purple Haze
Kenny Hickey
Guitarist
22-May-1966   Guitarist for Type O Negative
Steve Hillage
Guitarist
2-Aug-1951   Gong guitarist
Josh Homme
Guitarist
17-May-1973   Guitarist for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age
Lightnin' Hopkins
Guitarist
15-Mar-1912 30-Jan-1982 Mojo Hand
Smokey Hormel
Guitarist
1959   Session guitarist, Beck, Tom Waits
Steve Howe
Guitarist
8-Apr-1947   Guitarist for Yes
Billy Howerdel
Guitarist
18-May-1970   Guitarist for A Perfect Circle
Scott Ian
Guitarist
31-Dec-1963   Guitarist for Anthrax
Frank Iero
Guitarist
31-Oct-1981   My Chemical Romance
James Iha
Guitarist
26-Mar-1968   Guitarist for Smashing Pumpkins
Bobby Ingram
Guitarist
1957   Lead Guitarist, Molly Hatchet
Tony Iommi
Guitarist
19-Feb-1948   Guitar player for Black Sabbath
Steve Isaacs
Singer
18-Jun-1969   Lead singer of The Panic Channel
Bert Jansch
Singer/Songwriter
3-Nov-1943 5-Oct-2011 Pentangle
John 5
Guitarist
31-Jul-1971   Marilyn Manson guitarist, 1998-2004
Eric Johnson
Guitarist
17-Aug-1954   Ah Via Musicom
Robert Johnson
Guitarist
8-May-1911 16-Aug-1938 Influential blues guitarist
Adam Jones
Guitarist
15-Jan-1965   Lead guitarist for Tool
Brian Jones
Guitarist
28-Feb-1942 3-Jul-1969 Guitarist for the Rolling Stones
Danny Jones
Singer
12-Mar-1986   Vocals and Guitar for McFly
Steve Jones
Guitarist
3-Sep-1955   The Sex Pistols
Stanley Jordan
Guitarist
31-Jul-1959   Touch-technique guitarist
Jorma Kaukonen
Guitarist
23-Dec-1940   Jefferson Airplane
Tom Kaulitz
Guitarist
1-Sep-1989   Guitarist, Tokio Hotel
Barney Kessel
Guitarist
17-Oct-1923 6-May-2004 Be-bop guitarist
Daniel Kessler
Guitarist
25-Sep-1974   Guitarist for Interpol
Albert King
Guitarist
25-Apr-1923 21-Dec-1992 Blues electric guitarist
Freddie King
Guitarist
3-Sep-1934 28-Dec-1976 Blues guitarist, The Texas Cannonball
Kerry King
Guitarist
3-Jun-1964   Slayer guitarist, lyricist
Paul Kossoff
Guitarist
14-Sep-1950 19-Mar-1976 Free
Leo Kottke
Guitarist
11-Sep-1945   Acoustic guitarist virtuoso
Robby Krieger
Guitarist
8-Jan-1946   Guitarist for The Doors
Dave Kushner
Guitarist
16-Nov-1965   Guitarist for Velvet Revolver
Alexi Laiho
Guitarist
8-Apr-1979   Children of Bodom
Leadbelly
Guitarist
29-Jan-1885 6-Dec-1949 Goodnight Irene
Alvin Lee
Guitarist
19-Dec-1944   Ten Years After
Arthur Lee
Singer
7-Mar-1945 4-Aug-2006 Love
Alex Lifeson
Guitarist
27-Aug-1953   Guitarist for Rush
Greg Lisher
Guitarist
1964   Camper Van Beethoven guitarist
Nils Lofgren
Guitarist
21-Jun-1951   Guitarist solo and with Bruce Springsteen
Ty Longley
Guitarist
4-Sep-1971 20-Feb-2003 Guitarist for Great White, killed in fire
Gary Lucas
Guitarist
c. 1952   Avant-guitarist, Magic Band alumnus
Benji Madden
Guitarist
11-Mar-1979   Good Charlotte
Daron Malakian
Guitarist
18-Jul-1975   System of a Down
Yngwie Malmsteen
Guitarist
30-Jun-1963   Heavy Metal guitar virtuoso
Johnny Marr
Guitarist
31-Oct-1963   The Smiths
Steve Marriott
Guitarist
30-Jan-1947 20-Apr-1991 The Small Faces, Humble Pie
Mick Mars
Guitarist
3-Apr-1956   Guitarist for Motley Crue
Brian May
Guitarist
19-Jul-1947   Guitarist for Queen
Henry McCullough
Guitarist
21-Jul-1943   Guitarist for Joe Cocker and Wings
Punky Meadows
Guitarist
6-Feb-1950   Pouting guitarist, Angel
Phil Miller
Guitarist
22-Jan-1949   National Health guitarist
Steve Miller
Singer/Songwriter
5-Oct-1943   The Steve Miller Band
Wes Montgomery
Jazz Musician
6-Mar-1925 15-Jun-1968 Superb jazz guitarist
Ronnie Montrose
Guitarist
29-Nov-1947 3-Mar-2012 Montrose and Gamma
Gary Moore
Guitarist
4-Apr-1952 5-Feb-2011 Out in the Fields
Scotty Moore
Guitarist
27-Dec-1931   Elvis Presley's first guitarist
Tom Morello
Guitarist
30-May-1964   Rage Against the Machine
Dave Mustaine
Guitarist
13-Sep-1961   Megadeth
Dave Navarro
Guitarist
7-Jun-1967   Guitarist for Jane's Addiction
Ed O'Brien
Guitarist
15-Apr-1968   Guitar, shaky things for Radiohead
David Pack
Singer
15-Jul-1952   Vocals and guitar for Ambrosia
Jimmy Page
Guitarist
9-Jan-1944   Led Zeppelin Guitarist
Les Paul
Guitarist
9-Jun-1915 13-Aug-2009 Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer
Joe Perry
Guitarist
10-Sep-1950   Lead guitarist for Aerosmith
Vicki Peterson
Guitarist
11-Jan-1958   Guitarist for The Bangles
John Petrucci
Guitarist
12-Jul-1967   Dream Theater guitarist
Anthony Phillips
Guitarist
23-Dec-1951   Original guitarist for Genesis
Jade Puget
Guitarist
28-Nov-1973   AFI
Robert Quine
Guitarist
30-Dec-1942 31-May-2004 Sonic punk rock guitarist
Trevor Rabin
Guitarist
13-Jan-1955   Guitarist and soundtrack composer
Bonnie Raitt
Singer
8-Nov-1949   Redhaired blueswoman
Mick Ralphs
Guitarist
31-Mar-1944   Guitarist for Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
Lee Ranaldo
Guitarist
3-Feb-1956   Sonic Youth
Jimmy Reed
Singer
6-Sep-1925 29-Aug-1976 Blues singer/guitarist, Big Boss Man
Kimberley Rew
Guitarist
c. 1952   Soft Boys and Waves guitarist
Randy Rhoads
Guitarist
6-Dec-1956 19-Mar-1982 Ozzy's guitarist dies joyriding airplane
Marc Ribot
Guitarist
1954   Avant-garde guitarist and composer
Keith Richards
Guitarist
18-Dec-1943   The Rolling Stones
Rich Robinson
Guitarist
24-May-1969   Guitarist, The Black Crowes
Mick Ronson
Guitarist
26-May-1946 29-Apr-1993 Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist
James Root
Guitarist
2-Oct-1971   Rhythm guitarist, Slipknot
Jack Rose
Guitarist
16-Feb-1971 5-Dec-2009 Pelt
Ryan Ross
Guitarist
30-Aug-1986   Panic! at the Disco
Mike Rutherford
Guitarist
2-Oct-1950   Guitarist for Genesis
Richie Sambora
Guitarist
11-Jul-1959   Bon Jovi
Joey Santiago
Guitarist
10-Jun-1965   The Pixies' lead guitarist
Joe Satriani
Guitarist
15-Jul-1956   Virtuoso rock guitarist
Andres Segovia
Guitarist
21-Feb-1893 2-Jun-1987 Greatest classical guitarist
Compay Segundo
Guitarist
18-Nov-1907 13-Jul-2003 Cuban guitarist, Buena Vista Social Club
Will Sergeant
Guitarist
12-Apr-1958   Guitarist for Echo and the Bunnymen
Sonny Sharrock
Guitarist
27-Aug-1940 26-May-1994 Free jazz guitarist
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Guitarist
12-Jun-1977   Teen prodigy blues guitarist
David Wm Sims
Bassist
?   Bassist for The Jesus Lizard
Slash
Guitarist
23-Jul-1965   Former lead guitarist, Guns n' Roses
Hillel Slovak
Guitarist
13-Apr-1962 25-Jun-1988 Guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pat Smear
Guitarist
5-Aug-1959   The Germs, Foo Fighters
Elliott Smith
Guitarist
6-Aug-1969 21-Oct-2003 Indie guitarist stabbed himself to death
G. E. Smith
Guitarist
27-Jan-1952   And the Saturday Night Live band
Johnny Smith
Guitarist
25-Jun-1922   Eclectic guitarist, Walk, Don't Run
Trey Spruance
Guitarist
1969   Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 guitarist
Pops Staples
Guitarist
28-Dec-1915 19-Dec-2000 Blues guitarist
Chris Stein
Guitarist
5-Jan-1950   Blondie guitarist and co-founder
Izzy Stradlin
Guitarist
8-Apr-1962   Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses
Niki Sullivan
Guitarist
23-Jun-1937 6-Apr-2004 Guitarist for The Crickets
Hubert Sumlin
Guitarist
16-Nov-1931   Blues guitarist, singer
Andy Summers
Guitarist
31-Dec-1942   Guitarist for The Police
Andy Taylor
Guitarist
16-Feb-1961   Guitarist for Duran Duran
Mick Taylor
Guitarist
17-Jan-1948   Ex-Guitarist for the Rolling Stones
Mick Thompson
Guitarist
3-Nov-1973   Lead guitarist, Slipknot
Johnny Thunders
Guitarist
15-Jul-1952 23-Apr-1991 New York Dolls guitarist
Ray Toro
Guitarist
15-Jul-1977   Lead guitar for My Chemical Romance
Ali Farka Touré
Guitarist
1939 7-Mar-2006 Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu
Pete Townshend
Guitarist
19-May-1945   Lead guitarist for The Who
Joe Trohman
Guitarist
1-Sep-1984   Guitarist for Fall Out Boy
Robin Trower
Guitarist
9-Mar-1945   Guitar hero, Procol Harum
Alex Turner
Singer
6-Jan-1986   Lead singer, Arctic Monkeys
James Blood Ulmer
Jazz Musician
2-Feb-1942   Tales of Captain Black
Steve Vai
Guitarist
6-Jun-1960   Ex-Zappa guitar mangler, backyard apiarist
Nick Valensi
Guitarist
16-Jan-1981   Guitarist for The Strokes
Eddie Van Halen
Guitarist
26-Jan-1955   Guitarist for Van Halen
Steve Van Zandt
Guitarist
22-Nov-1950   Silvio on The Sopranos
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitarist
3-Oct-1954 27-Aug-1990 Blues guitarist
Zacky Vengeance
Guitarist
11-Dec-1981   Rhythm Guitar for Avenged Sevenfold
Tom Verlaine
Guitarist
13-Dec-1949   Frontman for Television
Vinnie Vincent
Guitarist
5-Aug-1952   Kiss and Invasion guitarist
T-Bone Walker
Guitarist
28-May-1910 16-Mar-1975 Highly influential blues guitarist
Doc Watson
Guitarist
2-Mar-1923 29-May-2012 Two Days in November
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Guitarist
3-Feb-1935 17-May-1996 Gangster of Love
Dean Ween
Guitarist
25-Sep-1970   Ween
Bob Weir
Guitarist
16-Oct-1947   Rhythm guitar for Grateful Dead
Bob Welch
Guitarist
31-Aug-1945 7-Jun-2012 Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, 1971-74
Brian "Head" Welch
Guitarist
19-Jun-1971   Ex-Guitarist for Korn
Nancy Wilson
Guitarist
16-Mar-1954   Heart
Ricky Wilson
Guitarist
19-Mar-1953 12-Oct-1985 Guitarist for the B-52's
Johnny Winter
Guitarist
23-Jan-1944   Blues guitarist
Ron Wood
Guitarist
1-Jun-1947   Guitarist for The Rolling Stones
Link Wray
Guitarist
2-May-1929 5-Nov-2005 Rumble
Zakk Wylde
Guitarist
14-Jan-1967   Power guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne
Michael Yonkers
Guitarist
1947   Microminiature Love
Angus Young
Guitarist
31-Mar-1955   Schoolboy-clad guitarist for AC/DC
Malcolm Young
Guitarist
6-Jan-1953   Rhythm guitar for AC/DC
Dweezil Zappa
Guitarist
5-Sep-1969   Son of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Composer
21-Dec-1940 4-Dec-1993 Joe's Garage



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