- Neil Young
Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee, Ontario. His work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and an instantly recognizable nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice. - Don Ross
Don Ross (born Montreal November 19, 1960 of Scottish-Mi'kmaq parents) is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist noted for the emotion and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique. - Norman Blake
Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee)) is a Grammy-nominated instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter who has played in a number of folk and bluegrass groups. When Norman was one year old, his family moved to Sulphur Springs, Georgia where he was raised. Although known as one of the most prominent acoustic guitar flatpickers of his day, Norman Blake is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. - Preston Reed
Preston Reed is an American acoustic guitar player and composer. - Tony McManus
Tony McManus (born 1965, Paisley) is a Scottish acoustic Celtic folk guitarist of Irish descent. He is highly regarded for his exceptional skill and expressive playing. English guitarist John Renbourn described McManus as "the best Celtic guitarist in the world". His first self-titled album was released in 1996 on Greentrax Recordings. His second album, entitled "Pourquoi Quebec?", was recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on the same label in January 1998. - David Wilcox
David Patrick Wilcox (born 1958) is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter. Wilcox was born in Mentor, Ohio. He attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1976 where he started learning guitar. He later transferred to Warren Wilson College in North Carolina in 1981 and graduated in 1985. Within two years he had released his first album, and by 1989 he had signed with A&M Records, a major label. - Bryan Sutton
Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a virtuoso flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar. Sutton first came to prominence as part of Ricky Skaggs' bluegrass band Kentucky Thunder. Sutton eventually left the band to focus on session work. He has become a first-call Nashville session player due to his fluency in multiple music styles and his mastery of the guitar. - Clarence White
Clarence White (June 7, 1944 – July 14, 1973) was a guitar player for Nashville West, The Byrds, Muleskinner, and the Kentucky Colonels. His parents were French-Canadians from New Brunswick, Canada. The father, Eric White, Sr., played fiddle, guitar, banjo and harmonica, and his children, Roland, Eric Jr., Joanne and Clarence took up music at a young age. - Dave van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk (June 30 1936 - February 10 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street." He was best known as an important figure in New York City during the acoustic blues revival of the 1960s, but his work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He became known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, … - Tim Sparks
Tim Sparks (born October 31, 1954) is an American acoustic guitar virtuoso. - David Grier
David Grier is an American acoustic guitarist. He is considered to be one of the premier flatpicking guitarists in the world. His unique phrasing and his ability to create multiple variations on a theme are hallmarks of his playing style. Grier grew up in a very musical household. Grier's father, Lamar, was a banjo player in Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe's band for a number of years. Roland White was a major musical influence on the young Grier, and helped him learn to play. - Nick Webb
Nicholas "Nick" Webb (born 1954 - February 5, 1998) was an English acoustic guitarist, composer, and co-founder of contemporary jazz group Acoustic Alchemy. Webb was the nephew of actor Sylvia Syms and appeared as a child in "The Punch and Judy Man", British comedian Tony Hancock's second starring vehicle, in which Syms played his wife. Nick Webb studied jazz guitar at Leeds College of Music. He died of pancreatic cancer and is survived by his wife, Kay, … - Gary Moore
Gary Moore (born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952, in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish guitarist. In a career dating back to the 1960s he has played with bands/artists including Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Greg Lake and blues-rock band Skid Row as well as having a successful solo career. Among many cameo appearances over the years, he performed the lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby" from the album Traveling Wilburys Vol. - Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams is an American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released some albums consisting of contemporary folk music, and some consisting of instrumental guitar music. Brooks Williams is a stunning blues-soaked, rhythmic, and soulful guitarist. His musical vision spans continents and genres – blues, slide, swingin’ jazz, fingerstyle – and manifests itself in a hybrid of funky chords, … - Geoff Bartley
Geoff Bartley is an American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter whose musical style combines roots, blues, jazz, and traditional folk. He began performing in 1969 and lives in the Boston area. He can be seen every Monday night hosting an open mic night at The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. - Keller Williams
Keller Williams (also known as K-Dub is a musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia who began performing in the early 1990’s. Keller (as he is referred to by his fans) is best known for his innovative live shows and unconventional playing style. A self taught musician, he usually performs with an acoustic guitar connected to Gibson Echoplex Delay system. - Si Kahn
Si Kahn is an American singer-songwriter and activist. Originally from State College, Pennsylvania, Kahn moved to the south as an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, and he now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. His grandfather Gabriel Kahn, his mother Rosalind Kahn, and his father Benjamin Kahn, a rabbi, taught Si the rudiments of rhythm and harmony as a child. Kahn is the founder and director of Grassroots Leadership, … - Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke, born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Radiohead. He has also recorded as a solo artist; he released his debut album, "The Eraser", in July 2006. Yorke mainly plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar (notably during the "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" Radiohead sessions). - Kotaro Oshio
ategorized per All Music Guide is an acoustic guitarist from Japan. Born in Osaka, on February 1, 1968, he is most well known for his work on the steel string guitar. - Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4 1972) is a Christian worship leader and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many Passion events. Some of his most well known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Famous One", and "Holy Is The Lord". - Antje Duvekot
Antje Duvekot is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally from Heidelberg, Germany, Duvekot moved to Delaware at the age of 13, when her mother remarried. Duvekot writes songs that are often dark and personal, and she frequently records and performs with little accompaniment besides her acoustic guitar. Duvekot began recording music on her own at the age of 16, producing limited-edition cassette tapes for her friends. - Carter Stanley
Carter Stanley (Born August 17, 1925 - Died December 1, 1966) was a bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed the Stanley Brothers together with his brother Ralph. The Stanley Brothers are generally acknowledged as the first band after Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys to play in the bluegrass genre. - Christine Kane
Christine Kane is an American folk singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Her song "Right Outta Nowhere" (written with Steve Seskin) was covered by Kathy Mattea. She was born and raised in Fairfax, Northern Virginia, near Washington, DC. She graduated from Boston College, which is also the alma mater of singer-songwriter Ellis Paul, for whom she has opened. - John Deacon
John Richard Deacon (born August 19, 1951, in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for the rock band Queen. Of the four members of the band, Deacon was the youngest, last to join, and wrote the fewest songs; however, several of his compositions were big hits, such as "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust", and "I Want to Break Free". - Michael Chapman
Michael Chapman (born on 24 January, 1941, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a guitarist and songwriter - playing jazz, acoustic guitar in the folk clubs of the 1960s, and recording over 20 albums. He first appeared on the London and Cornwall folk music circuits in 1967, alongside John Martyn and Roy Harper. His first album was "Rainmaker" in 1969 on the Harvest Records label, and he played the folk and 'progressive' circuits during the festivals of the early 1970s, … - Art Paul Schlosser
Art Paul Schlosser(born January 4, 1960) has been a street musician and busker as well as an outsider artist on State Street in Madison, Wisconsin since 1986. He is best known for his funny music especially "Have A Peanut Butter Sandwich", which made the Funny Five of the Dr Demento radio show four times in 2001. He usually performs his own songs on an acoustic guitar and kazoo. He also sometimes plays electronic keyboard or ukulele. - Paul Miller
Paul Douglas Miller is an Canadian actor, born on 30 October 1960. He graduated from Montreal`s National Theatre School in 1987 and is best known for playing Conner Doyle on the TV series Psi Factor. Miller is a lover of animals and the outdoors and he plays several instruments, including the acoustic guitar. He has two sisters. - Rodney Carrington
Rodney Carrington (October 19, 1968 in Longview, Texas) is an American stand-up comic and comic country musician. He was the star of the ABC television sitcom "Rodney". Rodney Carrington is a frequent guest on the Bob and Tom show. Some may know him for his song featured on the Bob & Tom show called "Titties and Beer", and "When My Wife Met My Girlfriend". His numerous albums and stand-up performances are often formatted for adult content. - Emily Robison
Emily Robison (born August 16, 1972) is an American country songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the all-female country music band the Dixie Chicks. - Watermelon Slim
Bill Homans, professionally known as "Watermelon Slim", is an American blues musician. He plays both guitar and harmonica. Homans has been performing since the 1970s and has been linked to several notable blues musicians, including John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Champion Jack Dupree, Bonnie Raitt, "Country" Joe McDonald, and Henry Vestine of Canned Heat. His music is rooted in the Mississippi Delta style, playing his dobro guitar lap-style with a slide. - Erik Balkey
Erik Balkey is a touring singer-songwriter. Accompanying himself on the acoustic guitar, his music is for the most part soft and personal, with many ballads, often in a narrative or story-telling style. Balkey is unsigned to any record label, but publishes his own CDs for sale at his performances and on his website. His most recent CD is titled Sanctuary Road. - Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy Fisher (b. circa 1976 - 1977 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, originally Jeremy Binns he was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. A member of the Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band for years, while attending Westdale SS (class of 1995). Westdale is also the alma mater of Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Russ Jackson etc. Currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia and previously based on Vancouver Island, B.C. and in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.. - Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro is a Brazilian guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angra, Silent Moon, and Blezqi Zatzas. Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. Inspired by artists like Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Randy Rhoads, he moved to the electric guitar at 13 and by 16 had already joined two bands, Legalize and A Chave, and was playing in nightclubs in São Paulo. At 19, he helped found Brazilian power metal band Angra, … - Ken Block
Ken Block (born November 23, 1966) is a member of the rock band Sister Hazel. He helped produce the band's first CD in 1994. Ken plays acoustic guitar and sings lead vocals for the band. He has written or co-written several songs including: *Sister Hazel 1994: Feel It, Sometimes, All For You, Will Not Follow, One Nation, Used to Run, Little Things, Space Between Us, Don't Think It's Funny, Running Through the Fields (a tribute to Ken's brother Jeffrey, … - Niall Stanage
Niall Stanage is a journalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a columnist for the Irish national newspaper "The Sunday Business Post" and a former editor of "Magill Magazine". Stanage attended Carryduff Primary School and Methodist College Belfast, in Northern Ireland, then read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. In the early-to-mid 1990s, Stanage did a stint as a singer-songwriter, performing various live gigs in the UK and Ireland, … - Dave Melillo
Dave Melillo (born June 12 1988) is a Drive-Thru Records recording singer/songwriter. He plays a mellow blend of acoustic guitar-driven acoustic rock and piano-accented power pop, somewhat in the vein of early Dashboard Confessional and The Rocket Summer. - Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for his meaningful lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar tunes. He cites his influences as Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Guns N' Roses, Brother Paramo and Nirvana, among others. He grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and has spent significant time in Manhattan and Queens as well. - Ken Stacey
Ken Stacey (born in Los Angeles, California) is a session vocalist and backing vocalist. He has worked with Phil Collins, Natalie Jackson, Richard Marx, and Phil Ramone, among many others. One of his biggest highlights was singing backing vocals and playing acoustic guitar on occasional songs at Elton John's 2000 "One Night Only" concert in Madison Square Garden. His vocal work has appeared in various commercials for companies including McDonald's, Dodge, Coors, … - Adam Darski
Adam Michał Darski, stage name Nergal, is a Polish metal musician for the blackened death metal band Behemoth. He uses a ESP EC-1000 guitar. - Soundrabbit
SoundRabbit (born in Boston, Massachusetts, first foundations in Phoenix, Arizona) is a singer-songwriter from Colorado whose music is a blend of folk, rock, and experimental styles. In addition to composing, he sings and plays acoustic guitar and electric guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, and has toured both solo and with a full band. He has released two independent EP's in 2005 on which he performed all instruments and vocals himself, …
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