Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was perhaps the leading pioneer of jazz guitar. His parents were Romani gypsies and lived as nomads until Django was twenty. Despite poverty, ethnic discrimination, and severe injury to his hand in early adulthood, Django was able to harness his talents and become one of the most successful and influential musicians in the [...]
Jimi Hendrix: Experience the Legend
Jimi Hendrix – musician, singer/songwriter, producer, was an astounding guitarist and widely regarded as one of the best electric guitarists of all time. Heavily influenced by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and Curtis Mayfield, he pioneered the use of amplifier feedback and popularized use of the wahwah pedal. Hendrix’s first instrument is believed to [...]
David Bromberg
David Bromberg is a notable singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is sometimes called the “musicians’ musician” because of his numerous collaborations with artists of many genres. Although his primary genre is folk music, Bromberg is also at home playing blues, rock and roll, jazz, ragtime and bluegrass. He cites Muddy Waters, Doc Watson, Pete Seeger [...]
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold Beck, aka Jeff Beck, is widely known as a notable rock guitarist and composer. Aside from his successful solo career he is also known for being part of The Yardbirds, alongside Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Beck also founded the bands The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. He has collaborated [...]
Dimebag Darrell Abbott
Darrell Lance Abbott – AKA Dimebag Darrell -was an influential heavy metal guitarist best known to be the lead guitar player of the bands Panthera and Damageplan. His influences included Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Motley Crue. Abbott grew up surrounded by music as his father was a country musician and a [...]
John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie is a famous American jazz guitarist who is known both for his solo work and his collaborations with other musicians like Billy Cobham, Gil Evans, Jack DeJohnette and the Brecker Brothers, to name a few. He started playing the guitar at age 14 and was heavily influenced by Chuck Berry. His passion for [...]
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke is a folk acoustic guitarist best known for his unique fingerpicking and slide guitar style. His 12-string instrumentals and five-finger picking technique made him distinct among the guitarists of his generation. Losing hearing in his left ear and suffering from permanent damage in his right has not prevented Kottke from showcasing his talents [...]
Muddy Waters
Mckinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, was a legendary blues musician who rose to fame during the 1950s to 1980s and was considered to be the “Father of Chicago Blues”. Waters not only influenced blues music but had a heavy influence on rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jazz and country. He has been [...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan is best known as one of the greatest blues guitarist of his generation. He had received numerous nominations and won several Grammy Awards. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter he released a total of eighteen albums during his lifetime. Unfortunately, Stevie Ray Vaughn died in a helicopter crash back in August of [...]
Doc Watson – Ticklin’ the Strings
Doc Arthel Watson is best known for his legendary flat-pick style. Visually impaired almost from birth, Doc Watson’s virtuosity as a guitarist and creativity in blending bluegrass, western swing and country blues with the music of his Appalachian roots have earned him seven Grammy awards, a Grammy Lifetime Award, and a National Medal of Arts. [...]
