Danny Gatton
Who are the greatest guitarists of all time?
Try and pick at least two and no more than five for each of the following genres: rock (includes classic rock, 80's metal, punk, etc.), blues, country and jazz. Also, put a star next to your favorite guitarist in each genre.
Here's my answer:
ROCK
*Pete Ham (Badfinger)
Steve Vai (Whitesnake, David Lee Roth, solo)
Frank Hannon (Tesla)
COUNTRY
*Brad Paisley (solo)
Brent Mason (session guitarist, one solo album)
Vince Gill (solo)
Redd Volkaert (Merle Haggard, solo)
Danny Gatton (solo--played so many styles it's hard to categorize him as one!)
BLUES
Buddy Guy (solo)
BB King (solo)
*Stevie Ray Vaughan (solo)
JAZZ
Wes Montgomery (solo)
Django Reinhardt (solo)
*Mike Stern (solo)
Your turn!
This is what it is right now, I'm sure it'll change in a few minutes...
Rock
*Steve Vai
Michael Angelo Batio
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour
Paul Gilbert
Country
*Chet Atkins
Earl Scruggs
Carl Perkins
Ricky Skaggs
Blues
*Albert Collins
Freddie King
B.B. King
Albert King
Muddy Waters
Jazz
*Bill Connors
John Scofield
Edit: I almost forgot metal!
Metal
*Luca Turilli
Timo Tolkki
Kiko Loureiro
Jon Schaffer
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