Post by bluetornados on Mar 1, 2023 22:28:09 GMT
The best guitarists of all time: Rolling Stone's Top 15
The well-known music magazine Rolling Stone in its September 18, 2003, issue 931 published a list of the 100 best guitarists of all time.
The list consists mostly of rock, blues and jazz guitarists from the United States, and although there are some of the best artists in music history, some feel that certain positions are unfair. For example, musicians such as Neil Young (17th), Santana (20th) and Frank Zappa (22nd) are excluded from the Top 15.
The list was later revised by Rolling Stone after eight years: specifically, the new ranking was published in the December 8, 2011 issue. Here are the top 15 places.
1..Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was one of the leading innovators in the use of the electric guitar in rock music. The young Hendrix 's first instrument was a right-handed guitar given to him by his father after the death of his mother, while he was left-handed. He quickly learned to play by reversing it, and this habit characterized his entire career.
2..Eric Clapton
Over the course of his long career, Clapton has been a member of numerous groups, but he has established himself primarily as a soloist, experimenting over the years with a variety of musical styles, from blues to psychedelic rock, to reggae and pop rock. Clapton received his first guitar when he turned 13: learning to play it was so difficult for him that he said he initially thought of abandoning it.
3..Jimmy Page
According to the database AllMusic, Page is considered one of the main hard rock creators , although the guitarist has reiterated that he does not like the classification of his music in heavy metal. Since his teens he has been one of the most in-demand turners in all of England, and he is also one of the few musicians to have been inducted twice into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4..Keith Richards
Keith Richards has always played a fundamental role in Rolling Stones: he is the one who builds the rhythm, improvises and gives the songs the rough and dirty sound that has always distinguished Stones. He is also the one who, together with Mick Jagger, has been writing the group's songs since 1964.
5..Jeff Beck
He died in the early 2023, but his musical legacy will stay with us forever. Jeff Beck experimented with using the guitar in so many genres of music, from blues to heavy metal, fusion and hard rock. In 1965 he was also recruited by Yardbirds, who had just lost Eric Clapton.
6..B.B King
B. B. King was one of the most important exponents of blues. In particular, the artist also became an icon because of his guitar, nicknamed Lucille. In his career, B. B. King won 14 Grammy Awards.
7..Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry is universally considered as one of the founders of rock, as well as one of the quintessential myths of rock and roll. His songs, in fact, were the first to make use of the guitar as the main instrument.
8..Eddie van Halen
Eddie Van Halen is considered an innovator in the use of the guitar, especially for having perfected the technique of tapping. Eddie has also played as a session player for other artists: in 1983, for example, he was hired to play the solo in "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones.
9..Duane Allman
Most famous for his ability to improvise with the guitar, Allman founded together with his brother Gregg the group called The Allman Brothers Band. Sadly, Duane died very young in a motorcycle accident at the age of just 24: at that time he was working on the record "Eat a Peach".
10.Pete Townshend
Born in London in 1945, Pete Townshend is the leader and longtime guitarist of The Who. He has composed more than 100 songs for the group, but in parallel he has also had a solo career. In addition, Townshend can play many other instruments: keyboard, accordion, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesizer and drums.
11.George Harrison
Among the most famous songs that George Harrison composed with Beatles there are "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun." After the group disbanded, Harrison released 12 solo albums and collaborated with many other musicians including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.
12.Stevie Ray Vaughan
Freddie King is considered one of the most influential musicians in the U.S. blues despite the fact that he died at only 35 years of age and released only four studio albums and one live album.
13.Albert King
Albert King is one of the three kings of blues guitar along with B.B. King and Freddie King. Albert began playing guitar when he was just 16 years old, after moving with his family to Arkansas to work on a cotton plantation.
14.David Gilmour
In addition to his career with Pink Floyd, Gilmour also pursued a solo career while becoming a record producer for other artists. According to Classic Rock magazine, Gilmour's solo in 'Comfortably Numb' is the second best of all time in rock music.
15.Freddie King
Freddie King was one of the inspirers of Eric Clapton and is regarded as one of the main innovators of blues music. According to his acquaintances, his untimely death at the age of 42 was due to the stress of performing so many concerts: Freddie performed up to 300 days a year.
The well-known music magazine Rolling Stone in its September 18, 2003, issue 931 published a list of the 100 best guitarists of all time.
The list consists mostly of rock, blues and jazz guitarists from the United States, and although there are some of the best artists in music history, some feel that certain positions are unfair. For example, musicians such as Neil Young (17th), Santana (20th) and Frank Zappa (22nd) are excluded from the Top 15.
The list was later revised by Rolling Stone after eight years: specifically, the new ranking was published in the December 8, 2011 issue. Here are the top 15 places.
1..Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was one of the leading innovators in the use of the electric guitar in rock music. The young Hendrix 's first instrument was a right-handed guitar given to him by his father after the death of his mother, while he was left-handed. He quickly learned to play by reversing it, and this habit characterized his entire career.
2..Eric Clapton
Over the course of his long career, Clapton has been a member of numerous groups, but he has established himself primarily as a soloist, experimenting over the years with a variety of musical styles, from blues to psychedelic rock, to reggae and pop rock. Clapton received his first guitar when he turned 13: learning to play it was so difficult for him that he said he initially thought of abandoning it.
3..Jimmy Page
According to the database AllMusic, Page is considered one of the main hard rock creators , although the guitarist has reiterated that he does not like the classification of his music in heavy metal. Since his teens he has been one of the most in-demand turners in all of England, and he is also one of the few musicians to have been inducted twice into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4..Keith Richards
Keith Richards has always played a fundamental role in Rolling Stones: he is the one who builds the rhythm, improvises and gives the songs the rough and dirty sound that has always distinguished Stones. He is also the one who, together with Mick Jagger, has been writing the group's songs since 1964.
5..Jeff Beck
He died in the early 2023, but his musical legacy will stay with us forever. Jeff Beck experimented with using the guitar in so many genres of music, from blues to heavy metal, fusion and hard rock. In 1965 he was also recruited by Yardbirds, who had just lost Eric Clapton.
6..B.B King
B. B. King was one of the most important exponents of blues. In particular, the artist also became an icon because of his guitar, nicknamed Lucille. In his career, B. B. King won 14 Grammy Awards.
7..Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry is universally considered as one of the founders of rock, as well as one of the quintessential myths of rock and roll. His songs, in fact, were the first to make use of the guitar as the main instrument.
8..Eddie van Halen
Eddie Van Halen is considered an innovator in the use of the guitar, especially for having perfected the technique of tapping. Eddie has also played as a session player for other artists: in 1983, for example, he was hired to play the solo in "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones.
9..Duane Allman
Most famous for his ability to improvise with the guitar, Allman founded together with his brother Gregg the group called The Allman Brothers Band. Sadly, Duane died very young in a motorcycle accident at the age of just 24: at that time he was working on the record "Eat a Peach".
10.Pete Townshend
Born in London in 1945, Pete Townshend is the leader and longtime guitarist of The Who. He has composed more than 100 songs for the group, but in parallel he has also had a solo career. In addition, Townshend can play many other instruments: keyboard, accordion, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesizer and drums.
11.George Harrison
Among the most famous songs that George Harrison composed with Beatles there are "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun." After the group disbanded, Harrison released 12 solo albums and collaborated with many other musicians including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.
12.Stevie Ray Vaughan
Freddie King is considered one of the most influential musicians in the U.S. blues despite the fact that he died at only 35 years of age and released only four studio albums and one live album.
13.Albert King
Albert King is one of the three kings of blues guitar along with B.B. King and Freddie King. Albert began playing guitar when he was just 16 years old, after moving with his family to Arkansas to work on a cotton plantation.
14.David Gilmour
In addition to his career with Pink Floyd, Gilmour also pursued a solo career while becoming a record producer for other artists. According to Classic Rock magazine, Gilmour's solo in 'Comfortably Numb' is the second best of all time in rock music.
15.Freddie King
Freddie King was one of the inspirers of Eric Clapton and is regarded as one of the main innovators of blues music. According to his acquaintances, his untimely death at the age of 42 was due to the stress of performing so many concerts: Freddie performed up to 300 days a year.