Your 5 or 10 Favorite Guitarist

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Little and not widely known fact. Many of the guitarist from the great bands of the sixties and seventies actually learned to play the way they did/do by traveling with Bluegrass bands. Bill Monroe (legendary bluegrass man) is actually responsible for a lot of young, talented guitarist from the age of classic rock.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Little and not widely known fact. Many of the guitarist from the great bands of the sixties and seventies actually learned to play the way they did/do by traveling with Bluegrass bands. Bill Monroe (legendary bluegrass man) is actually responsible for a lot of young, talented guitarist from the age of classic rock.
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True. Also many famous guitarists from the 60's and 70's got their inspiration from black blues guitarists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Peter Green, Kath, and Page to name a few. I would say the majority of guitar players from that era got their inspiration from The Blues.

Bands that are Blues based:

Zeppelin
Stones
Grand Funk Railroad
Cream
Chicago
Fleetwood Mac
Allman Brothers
Marshall Tucker

etc, etc
 
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#54
Has anyone mentioned Tommy Emmanuel yet or have I missed his name? Also, Brad Paisley is a very good guitarist.
 
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Good posts from everybody, I like exploring new guitarists or bands myself, but I also like the names of new guitaists and bands I can research. Thanks everybody.

Hey Cyclopskiller- You need to find a shorter personal name for your goat, how about Ezra.

Also Ducreaux has a thread choosing between Marilyn and Jackie, again, I'll take Ava Gardner, just for the record.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=71037&stc=1&d=1385588585
 

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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
True. Also many famous guitarists from the 60's and 70's got their inspiration from black blues guitarists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Peter Green, Kath, and Page to name a few. I would say the majority of guitar players from that era got their inspiration from The Blues.

Bands that are Blues based:

Zeppelin
Stones
Grand Funk Railroad
Cream
Chicago
Fleetwood Mac
Allman Brothers
Marshall Tucker

etc, etc
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Also true. Did not mean to leave out the blues legends.

Actually many of the bands in your list fall under both catagories, Blues and Bluegrass as many of their guitarists spent time with the legends of both types of music. Some, such as Keith Richards are also Jazz Guitarists.
 
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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
Good posts from everybody, I like exploring new guitarists or bands myself, but I also like the names of new guitaists and bands I can research. Thanks everybody.

Hey Cyclopskiller- You need to find a shorter personal name for your goat, how about Ezra.

Also Ducreaux has a thread choosing between Marilyn and Jackie, again, I'll take Ava Gardner, just for the record.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=71037&stc=1&d=1385588585
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Exotic beauty IMO. She graced the side of many a hut, hootch, tent and/or airplane during WWII.
 
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SRV
Buddy Guy
Jr. Brown
Robert King
Robert Johnson
Eric Clapton
Angus Young
Jimmy Hendrix
Jimmy Page
 
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BaldBiker said:
Exotic beauty IMO. She graced the side of many a hut, hootch, tent and/or airplane during WWII.
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I agree, I thought you were putting her down when I read hut and hootch. I just find those 1940's thru 60's women hot and sexy, even more so then today's Hollywood stars.

JMO

I love TCM.
 
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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
I agree, I thought you were putting her down when I read hut and hootch. I just find those 1940's thru 60's women hot and sexy, even more so then today's Hollywood stars.

JMO

I love TCM.
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I would never put down Eva Gardner. I think she is truely a timeless beauty. lol @ the hut and hooch comment. Just the old Marine in me coming out.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Also true. Did not mean to leave out the blues legends.

Actually many of the bands in your list fall under both catagories, Blues and Bluegrass as many of their guitarists spent time with the legends of both types of music. Some, such as Keith Richards are also Jazz Guitarists.
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True. Even the Doors sang the Blues, with John Densmore having a jazz background and Robby Krieger having a blues and jazz background. If I was to start a band today, I would have members from a jazz, blues, folk, rock, & soul background. For sure. But today, that's asking for too much.
 
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Speaking of blues influences Robert Johnson is probably one of the most, if not the most, influential guitarist ever. Eric Clapton said Johnson was his biggest influence and Eric Clapton has probably influenced almost every guitar player in some way.
 
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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
Good posts from everybody, I like exploring new guitarists or bands myself, but I also like the names of new guitaists and bands I can research. Thanks everybody.

Hey Cyclopskiller- You need to find a shorter personal name for your goat, how about Ezra.

Also Ducreaux has a thread choosing between Marilyn and Jackie, again, I'll take Ava Gardner, just for the record.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=71037&stc=1&d=1385588585
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:worship::worship::worship:
 
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volfan_89 said:
Speaking of blues influences Robert Johnson is probably one of the most, if not the most, influential guitarist ever. Eric Clapton said Johnson was his biggest influence and Eric Clapton has probably influenced almost every guitar player in some way.
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Yes, good point, very influencial with Eric and Peter Green, and many more, I think in the 90's, his "come Back", Peter did a dedication album to Robert. The early 1930's thru 60's blues guitarists were imitated, and Jeremy Spencer, one of many, was very influenced by early blues guitarists.
 
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BaldBiker said:
I would never put down Eva Gardner. I think she is truely a timeless beauty. lol @ the hut and hooch comment. Just the old Marine in me coming out.
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You damn Marines, first In, first out, (wear protection) just leave a little for us Army guys to mop up.

You know I :air_kiss: Miss Gardner.
 
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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
Yes, good point, very influencial with Eric and Peter Green, and many more, I think in the 90's, his "come Back", Peter did a dedication album to Robert. The early 1930's thru 60's blues guitarists were imitated, and Jeremy Spencer, one of many, was very influenced by early blues guitarists.
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Haven't heard the Peter Green dedication album but Eric did one a few years ago called the Robert Johnson Sessions which was very good. Worth checking out if you haven't already.
 
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volfan_89 said:
Haven't heard the Peter Green dedication album but Eric did one a few years ago called the Robert Johnson Sessions which was very good. Worth checking out if you haven't already.
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Yes, I'm thinking Elmore James, I know Jeremy Spencer loved Elmore, including, "Dust my Broom". So many great blues guitarists, confused, but I love it, I'm wrong. Sorry. I know Peter did a tribute, to who?, Howling Wolf?, just need to do more research. Thanks for correcting me.
 
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Most of my favorites have been mentioned. I'll add Frank Marino, Robin Trower, Mark Farner, Pat Travers, and Peter Frampton to the mix..
 
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SALAMANDER DRAKE said:
Yes, I'm thinking Elmore James, I know Jeremy Spencer loved Elmore, including, "Dust my Broom". So many great blues guitarists, confused, but I love it, I'm wrong. Sorry. I know Peter did a tribute, to who?, Howling Wolf?, just need to do more research. Thanks for correcting me.
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No problem, like you said there are so many it's very easy to get them confused. Another great that I don't believe has been mentioned yet is Son House.
 
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