Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

male, 64 years old
Blues guitarist, cream, Rock guitarist, I Shot the Sheriff, Slowhand, The 100 Greatest Artist of All Time…Derek and the Dominos, Change the World, guitarist, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed "Slowhand", is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one...
Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder

male, 62 years old
The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, buena vista social club, rolling stone, roots music, American, Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder…Slide guitarist, guitarist, Streets of Fire composer, The Long Riders composer, The End of Violence composer
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American guitarist, singer and composer, known for his slide guitar...
Hubert Sumlin

Hubert Sumlin

male, 78 years old
musician, blues, American, Blues singer, rolling stone, from Mississippi…Blues guitarist, guitarist, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime
Hubert Sumlin (born November 16, 1931) is a blues guitar player known as a both a solo artist and central element in Howlin' Wolf's backup band....
John Fahey

John Fahey

male, deceased (2001)
guitarist, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, Folk guitarist, rolling stone, Folk musician, American University alumni…Blues guitarist, University of California, Los Angeles alumni
John Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been...
Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

male, 47 years old
Metallica member, heavy metal, Exodus (band) member, thrash metal, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, Lead Guitarist…Heavy metal guitarist, Rock guitarist
Kirk Lee Hammett (born on November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist in the thrash metal band Metallica. Hammett is one of the better-known students...
Jack White

Jack White

male, 34 years old
rock singer, The White Stripes, Rock guitarist, The Raconteurs, falsetto, American rock singer-songwriter…The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, guitarist, Slide guitarist, Blues guitarist
Jack White (occasionally Jack III White or Jack White III), born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan is an American musician,...
Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

male, 60 years old
Richard John Thompson, Ivor Novello Award winner, from Notting Hill, Electric folk musician, Folk rock musician, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime…guitarist
Richard John Thompson is a British musician, best known for his guitar playing and songwriting. As a guitarist Thompson is notable for the breadth...
Angus Young

Angus Young

male, 54 years old
Ac/dc, Songwriter, Scottish immigrants to Australia, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, AC/DC member, Rock guitarist…guitarist
Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard...
Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio

male, 45 years old
phish, Phish member, Goddard College alumni, The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, University of Vermont alumni, Ernest Joseph Anastasio III…Lead Guitarist, Rock guitarist
Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on September 30th, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work...
Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

male, 64 years old
Rock guitarist, Deep Purple, English, guitarist, Rock musician, Jesus Christ Superstar Overture…The100GreatestGuitaristofAllTime, Heavy metal guitarist, The Outlaws
Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. He has been a founding member of both Deep Purple and Rainbow and is...