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10 Most Influential Guitarists of Rock History

Know Your Guitar Gods



Top ten guitarists in Rock History



1 Jimi Hendrix

Johnny Allen Hendrix

11.27.1942-9.18.1970

Seattle, Washington, U.S.

"Purple Haze", "Foxy Lady",

"The Starspangled Banner"

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Gibson Flying V

Fender Stratocaster



2 Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton

30 March 1945 (Age 68)

Ripley, Surrey,

England, UK

"Bell Bottom Blues",

"Crossroads", "White Room"

The Yardbirds Cream

Fender Stratocaster "Blackie"

Fender Stratocaster "Brownie"



3 Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page

9 January 1944 (Age 69)

Heston, Middlesex,

England, U.K.

"Dazed and Confused",

"Heartbreaker", "Kashmir"

The Yardbirds Led Zeppelin

Gibson Les Paul

Gison EDS-1275



4 Keith Richards

18 December 1943 (Age 69)

Kent, England, U.K.

"(I Can't get NO) Satisfaction",

"Gimme Shelter"

The Rolling Stones

1953 Fender Telecaster

1959 Gibson Les Paul



5 Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold Beck

24 June, 1944 (Age 68)

Wallington, Surrey, England, U.K.

"Beck's Bolero", "Freeway Jam",

"A Day in the Life"

The Yardbirds the Jeff Beck Group

Fender Signature Stratocaster

Fender Esquire



6 B.B. King

Riley B. King

16 September, 1925 (Age 87)

Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.

"3 O' Clock Blues",

"The Thrill is gone",

"Sweet Little Angel"

Solo Artist

Gibson ES-355 "Lucille"



7 Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry

October 18, 1926 (Age 86)

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

"Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene",

"Roll over Beethoven"

Solo Artist

Gibson ES-355

Gibson ES-350



8 Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

January 26, 1955 (Age 58)

Nijmegen, Netherlands

"Eruption", "Ain't talking

'bout love", "Hot for teacher"

Van Halen

Frankenstrat

5150



9 Duane Allman

Howard Duane Allman

11/20/1946-10/29/1971

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

"Statesboro Blues",

"Whipping Post",

"Blue Sky"

The Allman-Brothers Band

Gibson Les Paul

Gibson SG



10 Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend

19 May 1945 (Age 67)

Chiswick, London, England

"My Generation", "I can see for Miles",

"Summertime Blues"

The Who

Rickenbacker 330

Fender Stratocaster 1 2 3 4 JIMMY PAGE KEITH RICHARDS JIMI HENDRIX ERIC CLAPTON KEITH RICHARDS JAMES PATRICK PAGE ERIC PATRICK CLAPTON JOHNNY ALLEN HENDRIX 11.27.1942-9.18.1970 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, U.S. 30 MARCH 1945 (AGE 68) RIPLEY, SURREY, ENGLAND, UK 9 JANUARY 1944 (AGE 69) HESTON, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, U.K. 18 DECEMBER 1943 (AGE 69) KENT, ENGLAND, U.K. "BELL BOTTOM BLUES", "CROSSROADS", "WHITE ROOM" "DAZED AND CONFUSED", "HEARTBREAKER", "KASHMIR" "I CAN'T GET NO) ŠATISFACTION", "GIMME SHELTER" "PURPLE HAZE", "FOXY LADY", "THE STAR- SPANGLED BANNER" THE YARDBIRDS LED ZEPPELIN THE ROLLING STONES THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE THE YARDBIRDS CREAM EDS-12% LES LES PAUL ST FLYING RATOCAS SASTERS STRATO ACKIE" 6 B.B. KING KNOW YOUR GUITAR GOBS JEFF BECK RILEY B. KING GEOFFREY ARNOLD BECK 16 SEPTEMBER, 1925 (AGE 87) ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI, U.S. 24 JUNE, 1944 (AGE 68) WALLINGTON, SURREY, ENGLAND, U.K. "3 0'CLOCK BLUES", "THE THRILL IS GONE", "SWEET LITTLE ANGEL" "BECK'S BOLERO", "FREEWAY JAM", "A DAY IN THE LIFE" SOLO ARTIST THE YARDBIRDS TOP TEN GUITARISTS THE JEFF BECK GROUP ES-355 IN ROCK HISTORY SIGNATU ASTER 7 10 DUANE ALLMAN PETE TOWNSHEND CHUCK BERRY EDDIE VAN HALEN PETER DENNIS BLANDFORD TOWNSHEND HOWARD DUANE ALLMAN EDWARD LODEWIJK VAN HALEN CHARLES EDWARD ANDERSON BERRY JANUARY 26, 1955 (AGE 58) NIJMEGEŇ, NETHÉRLANDS 11/20/1946 - 10/29/1971 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, U.S. 19 MAY 1945 (AGE 67) CHISWICK, LÒNDON, ENGLAND OCTOBER 18, 1926 (AGE 86) ST. LOUIS, MISSsÓURI, U.S. "ERUPTION", "AIN'T TALKING 'BOUT LOVE", "HOT FOR TEACHER" "STATESBORO BLUES", "WHIPPING POST", "BLUE SKY" "MY GENERATION", "I CAN SEE FOR MILES", "SUMMERTIME BLUES" " JOHNNY B. GOODE", "MAYBELLENE", "ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN" THE ALLMAN- BROTHERS BAND THE WHO VAN HALEN STRATOGAS SOLO ARTIST SG GIBSON ES-350 5150 ES-355 AKENBAOE MADE BY : PRABHAVYA INTERACTIVE CONTACT US : INFOGPRABHAVYA.COM SOURCE : Www.WIKIPEDIA.COM | ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE NOSDION FENDER OCASTER "BL FENDER STRATOS FENDER BROWNIE STRAT GIBSON FENDER FENDER ESQUIRE FENDER 1953 ECASTER 1959 PAUL GIBSON prabhgvya FRANK NSTRAT LUCILLE GIB GIBSON ES PAUL 330 FENDER

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