List of guitarists
A guitarist is a person who plays the guitar. A guitar is a type of musical instrument.
Noted guitarists
[change | change source]Baroque (XVII & XVIII century)
[change | change source]- Antoine Carré
- Francesco Corbetta (ca 1615-1681)
- Giovanni Battista Granata
- Francisco Guerau
- Girolamo Montesardo
- Alonso Mudarra (1510-1580)
- Santiago de Murcia (Around 1682 or 1685-1732) (Spain)
- Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) (Spain)
- Robert de Visée (ca 1658-1725) (France)
XIX century
[change | change source]- Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) (Spain)
- Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) (Italy)
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) (Italy)
- Napoléon Coste (1806-1883) (France)
- Adam Darr (1811-1866) (Germany)
- José Ferrer (1835-1916)
- Francois de Fossa (1775-1849) (Spain-France)
- Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) (Italy)
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) (Austrian-based, born in Slovakia.)
- Francesco Molino (1775–1847)
- Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) (Italian)
- Giulio Regondi (Italian)
- Luis T. Romero(1854-1893)(American)
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839) (Spanish)
- Andrei Osipovich Sychra (1773 or 1776 - 1850) (Russia)
- Francisco Tárrega (1852—1909) (Spanish)
XX century
[change | change source]- Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995)(Brasil)
- María Luisa Anido (1907-1996) (Argentina, Spain)
- Agustín Pío Barrios (1885-1944) (Paraguay)
- Abel Carlevaro (1916-2001) (Uruguay)
- Leif Christensen 1950-1988
- Alirio Diaz (born 1923)
- Dimitri Fampas (1921-1996)
- Sila Godoy (born 1919)
- Alexandre Lagoya (1929-1999)
- Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)
- Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
- Gustavo Lopez 1920-1979
- Sergei Orekhov (1935–1998)
- Emilio Pujol (1886-1980)
- Ida Presti (1924-1967)
- Celedonio Romero (1913-1996)
- Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981, Spain)
- Andrés Segovia (1893-1987, Spain)
- José Tomás (1934-2001)
- Narciso Yepes (1927-1997)
Contemporary
[change | change source]- Lily Afshar (born 19--) (Iran / U.S.)
- Adnan Ahmedic (born 1975) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Cesar Amaro (born 1948) (Uruguay)
- Magnus Andersson (born 1955) (Sweden)
- Sergio Assad (born 1952) (Brazil)
- Denis Azabagić (born 1972) (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
- Manuel Barrueco (born 1952) (Cuba)
- Gilbert Biberian (born 1944)
- Dušan Bogdanović (born 1955) (Yugoslavia now Serbia / U.S.)
- Liona Boyd (born 1949)
- Julian Bream (born 1933) (United Kingdom)
- Leo Brouwer (born 1939) (Cuba)
- Charo (born 1951) (Spain)ffz
- Máximo Diego Pujol
- Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) (Italy)
- Juanjo Domínguez (born 1951) (Argentina)
- Zoran Dukic (born 1969) (Croatia)
- Roland Dyens (born 1955) (France)
- Gabriel Estarellas (Spain)
- Roberto Fabbri (born 1964) (Italy)
- Eva Fampas (born 1964) (Greece)
- Oliver Fartach-Naini (born 1964) (Germany)
- Eliot Fisk (born 1958) (U.S. / Austria)
- Yorgos Foudoulis (Greece)
- José González (Sweden)
- Kostas Grigoreas (born 1957) (Greece)
- Robin Hill (born 1953) (United Kingdom)
- Adam Holzman (born 1960)
- Tilman Hoppstock [1](born 1961) (Germany)
- Simone Iannarelli (born 1970) (Italy)
- Sharon Isbin (born 1956) (U.S.)
- Ólavur Jakobsen [2] (born 1964) Faroe Islands
- Maria Kämmerling (born 1946)
- William Kanengiser (U.S.)
- Nikita Koshkin (born 1956) (Russia)
- Goran Krivokapić (born 1979) (Serbia)
- David Leisner (born 1953) (U.S.
- Stephen Marchionda 1967 (U.S. / Spain)
- Carlo Marchione (born 1964) (Italy)
- Martha Masters (born 1972) (U.S.)
- Pablo Márquez (born 1967) (Argentina)
- Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon
- Gentil Montaña (born 1942) (Colombia)
- Jorge Morel (born 1931)
- Erling Møldrup (born 1943)
- Thomas Müller-Pering (born 1958)
- Gordon O'Brien (born 1966)
- Erkan Ogur (born 1954) (Turkey)
- Christopher Parkening (born 1947)
- Marco Pereira
- Robert Phillips (born 1953) (U.S.)
- Álvaro Pierri (Uruguay)
- Alberto Ponce (born 1935), (Spain / France)
- Stanko Prek
- Štěpán Rak (born 1945) (Czech Republic)
- Angel Romero (born 1946) (Spain)
- Pepe Romero (born 1944) (Spain)
- David Russell (born 1953) (United Kingdom (Scotland))
- Stephan Schmidt (Germany / Switzerland based)
- John Schneider
- María Isabel Siewers
- Göran Söllscher
- David Starobin (born 1951) (U.S.)
- Pavel Steidl (born 1961), (Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic)/Netherlands)
- David Tanenbaum (born 1956) (U.S.)
- Scott Tennant (born 1962) (U.S.)
- Ana Vidović (born 1980) (Croatia)
- Jerry Willard
- John Williams (born 1941) (Australia)
- Alan Banks (Australia)
- Kazuhito Yamashita (born 1961) (Japan)
- Andrew York (U.S.)
- Laura Young (Canada)
- Yang Xuefei (born 1977) (People's Republic of China)
- Simon Cheong (born 1959) (Malaysia)
Country music
[change | change source]- Chet Atkins
- Albert Lee
- Jerry Douglas
- B.J. Cole
- Bonnie Raitt
- Leo Kottke
- Arlen Roth
- Danny Gatton
- Jerry Donahue
- Will Ray
- John Jorgenson
- Steve Wariner
- Brent Mason
- James Burton
- Scotty Anderson
- Roy Buchanan
- Jerry Reed
- Carl Perkins
- Buddy Holly
- Scotty Moore
- Ry Cooder
- Merle Travis
- Roy Clark
- Tony Rice
- Doc Watson
- Norman Blake
- Clarence White
- Vince Gill
- Keith Urban
- Dan Crary
- Joe Maphis
- Mark O'Connor
- Hank Snow
- Les Paul
- Luther Perkins
- Pete Drake
- Don Reno
- Speedy West
- Bob Wootton
- Buddy Emmons
- Jerry Byrd
- Leon McAuliffe
- Glen Campbell
- Al Di Meola
- Bill Frisell
- Frank Gambale
- Jim Hall
- Scott Henderson
- Allan Holdsworth
- Charlie Hunter
- Stanley Jordan
- Enver Izmailov
- Barney Kessel
- Eddie Lang
- Tony Macalpine
- Pat Martino
- John McLaughlin
- Pat Metheny
- Wes Montgomery
- Randy Napoleon
- Joe Pass
- Andreas Paolo Perger
- Snoozer Quinn
- Django Reinhardt
- Marc Ribot
- John Scofield
- Mike Stern
- Andy Summers
- Martin Taylor
- Szabó Gábor
- Herb Ellis
Folk and acoustic
[change | change source]- William Ackerman
- Dan Ar Braz
- Chet Atkins
- Joan Baez
- Martin Carthy
- Ry Cooder
- Jim Croce
- John Denver
- Ani DiFranco
- Nick Drake
- Doyle Dykes
- Bob Dylan
- Dave Ellis
- John Fahey
- Gordon Giltrap
- Davey Graham
- Michael Hedges
- Bert Jansch
- Nic Jones
- Leo Kottke
- Adrian Legg
- John Martyn
- Ellen McIlwaine
- Tony McManus
- Joni Mitchell
- Tom Paxton
- Al Perkins
- John Renbourn
- Stochelo Rosenberg
- Art Paul Schlosser
- Patrick Beverley
- Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)
- James Taylor
- Richard Thompson
- Doc Watson
- Hank Williams
- Francois Luambo Makiadi "Franco"
- Pierre Bensusan
- Luther Allison
- Duane Allman
- Blind Blake
- Michael Bloomfield
- Doyle Bramhall
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Roy Buchanan
- Chris Cain
- Eric Clapton
- Albert Collins
- Ry Cooder
- Robert Cray
- Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
- Robben Ford
- Jesse Fuller
- Lowell Fulson
- Rory Gallagher
- Guitar Shorty
- Guitar Slim
- Buddy Guy
- John Hammond, Jr.
- Jimi Hendrix
- John Lee Hooker
- Son House
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Elmore James
- Skip James
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Lonnie Johnson
- Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson
- Robert Johnson
- Albert King
- B.B. King
- Freddie King
- Little Jimmy King
- Sonny Landreth
- Leadbelly
- J.B. Lenoir
- Mance Lipscomb
- Lonnie Mack
- Taj Mahal
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Brownie McGhee
- Blind Willie McTell
- Little Milton
- Memphis Minnie
- Coco Montoya
- Gary Moore
- Keb' Mo'
- Matt 'Guitar' Murphy
- Charlie Patton
- Bonnie Raitt
- Tampa Red
- Jimmy Reed
- Robert Ross
- Otis Rush
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Hubert Sumlin
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Jimmy Vaughan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Joe Louis Walker
- T-Bone Walker
- Muddy Waters
- Bukka White
- Josh White
- Johnny Winter
- Howlin' Wolf
- Pat Megroin
- Tommy O'Brien
- Peter(The Beard) Longjohn
- Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World)
- Duane Allman (Derek and the Dominos, Allman Brothers Band)
- Matt Bellamy (Muse)
- Trey Anastasio (Phish)
- Michael Angelo Batio
- Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
- Nick Thompson (Retravox)
- Chet Atkins
- Perry Bamonte
- David Bates
- Jeff Beck
- Adrian Belew (Frank Zappa, King Crimson, The Bears)
- Chuck Berry
- Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
- Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
- Charlie Christian
- Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Warren Cuccurullo (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and Duran Duran)
- Dick Dale
- Bo Diddley
- Duane Eddy
- Mattias "IA" Eklundh (Freak Kitchen)
- David Evans aka The Edge (U2)
- Ace Frehley (Kiss)
- Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
- John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Jerry Garcia (the Grateful Dead)
- David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
- Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)
- George Harrison (The Beatles)
- Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Buddy Holly
- Steve Howe (Yes)
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
- Phil Keaggy
- Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits and Notting HillBillies)
- Robby Krieger (The Doors)
- Goktan Kural (Hazerfan)
- Shawn Lane
- Tweke Lewis (Man Wild Turkey Tyla Gang)
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World)
- Hank B. Marvin (The Shadows)
- Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
- Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
- Brian May (Queen)
- John Mayer
- Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- Barry Melton (Country Joe and the Fish, The Dinosaurs)
- Midoru
- Kim Mitchell
- Vinnie Moore
- Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
- Steve Morse
- Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Ted Nugent
- Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds
- Les Paul
- Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
- Tom Petty (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
- Elvis Presley
- Prince
- Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
- Chris Rea
- Sheldon Reynolds (Earth, Wind & Fire, solo artist)
- Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- Michael Roe
- Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
- Mick Ronson (played with David Bowie)
- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
- Carlos Santana
- Joe Satriani
- Neal Schon (Journey )
- James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders)
- Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra)[1]
- Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel)
- Slash (Slash's Snakepit, Guns N' Roses, and Velvet Revolver)
- Robert Smith
- Billy Squier
- John Squire
- Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses)
- Andy Summers (The Police)
- Porl Thompson
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Tom Verlaine (Television)
- Jack White (The White Stripes)
- Jason White (Pinhead Gunpowder)
- Nancy Wilson (Heart)
- Angus Young (AC/DC)
- Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
- Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, CSN&Y, The Esquires, The Stray Gators)
- Frank Zappa (among other things, played with The Mothers of Invention)
- Blues Saraceno
- Chad Kroeger (NickelBack)
- Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
- Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
- Kiko Loureiro (solo artist, Angra, Megadeth)
- Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth
- Michael Amott (Arch Enemy)
- Jason Becker (solo artist, Cacophony, David Lee Roth)
- Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
- Buckethead (solo artist, Guns N' Roses, Primus)
- Bumblefoot (Ron Thal)
- Dimebag Darrell (Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel, Damageplan)
- Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
- K. K. Downing (Judas Priest)
- Todd Duane (solo artist)
- Marty Friedman (solo artist, Cacophony, Megadeth)
- Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
- James Hetfield (Metallica)
- Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative)
- Scott Ian (Anthrax)
- Chris Impellitteri (solo artist)
- Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
- Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
- Adam Jones (Tool)
- Kerry King (Slayer)
- Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
- Herman Li (DragonForce)
- George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)
- Yngwie Malmsteen (solo artist, Alcatrazz, Steeler)
- Jim Martin (Faith No More)
- Borislav Mitic (solo artist)
- Tom Morello (Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine)
- James Murphy (solo artist, Death, Disincarnate, Testament)
- Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
- Dave Mustaine (Metallica)(Megadeth)
- John Petrucci (Megadeth)(Dream Theater)
- Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
- Michael Schenker (solo artist, UFO)
- Rudolph Schenker (Scorpions)
- Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)
- Slash (Guns N' Roses), (Slash's Snakepit), (Velvet Revolver)
- Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
- Bill Steer (Carcass)
- Joe Stump
- Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses), (Velvet Revolver)
- Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas
- Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
- Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Tony S Velasquez(solo artist)
- Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo), (Sick Speed), (Fozzy), {The Duke)
- Michael Wilton (Queensrÿche)
- Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Black Sabbath, Pride and Glory, Solo Artist)
- Dweezil Zappa
- Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
- Mai Kanbe (solo artist, Jack's Big Music Show, Sera Myu)
References
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