Κυριακή 15 Μαΐου 2011

Guitarists

 SLASH
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter.He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses,
 ANGUS YOUNG
Angus Young (born 31 March 1955) is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC.
 EDDIE VAN HALEN
"Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26, 1955) is a Dutch-born dutch/American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen
 KIRK HAMETT
Kirk Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983.
 CARLOS SANTANA
Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexicanrock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
"Stevie Ray" Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American electric blues guitarist. OnAugust 26, 1990, Vaughan performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre as part of his In Step Tour in a triple-bill along with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray before an audience of approximately 25,000. Leaving the concert that evening, his helicopter crashed into a nearby ski slope. He was pronounced dead hours later.
JANICK GERS
Janick Robert Gers born 21 January 1957 is an English musician, best known for his work with Iron Maiden
DAVE MURRAY
David Michael Murray (born 23 December 1956)[1] is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the original members of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
 DIMEBAG DARRELL
"Dimebag Darrell" (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004) was an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. He also performed in the southern metal band Rebel Meets Rebel.On December 8, 2004, Abbott was shot onstage while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio.
The gunman was Nathan Gale,[5][13] who shot Abbott three times in the head, the third of which killed him instantly.
STEVE MORSE
"Steve" Morse (born 28 July 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs, and the guitar player in Deep Purple since 1994.
 JIMI HENDRIX
"Jimi" Hendrix (November 27, 1942– September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in musical history.
Found dead on September 18, 1970 in Samarkand Hotel in London where he resided. Although the cause of death was determined aspiration of food, the conditions that led to his death due to excessive intake of barbiturates. The last man who was with him was the German partner Monica Ntaneman.

JIMMY PAGE
"Jimmy" Page, (born 9 January 1944) is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
ERIC CLAPTON
Eric Clapton,(born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
MARK KNOPFLER
 MarkKnopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer.Mark Knopfler is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits
ADRIAN SMITH
Adrian Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English musician and one of three guitarists/songwriters in the English band Iron Maiden. Along with Steve Harris, he also performs backing vocals on some songs, and occasional lead vocals.
ACE FREHLEY
"Ace" Frehle (born April 27, 1951) is an American musician best known as an original member of the rock band Kiss
JAMES HETFIELD
JamesHetfield (born August 3, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main songwriter, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Metallica.
STEVE VAI
  "Steve" Vai (born June 6, 1960) is a three time Grammy Award-winning American virtuoso rock guitarist, composer and producer who has sold over 15 million albums.
 RORY GALLAGHER
Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948  – 14 June 1995)was an Irishblues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader.According to sources close to Rory, including his brother Donal, Rory had a great fear of flying. He also had a great deal of trust in doctorsand medicine. Combinations of prescription medication and alcohol use resulted in severe liver damage.[24] Despite this he continued touring. By the time of his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands, he was visibly sick. His cause of death was complications from a liver transplant, that became necessary and was nearly successful. It is suggested that a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection possibly developed. His health quickly worsened and he died in London on 14 June 1995.
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AL DI MEOLA
Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola July 22, 1954 is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date.
RITCHIE BLACKMORE
"Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English rock guitarist who is an American resident, known for his work in Deep Purple. During his career Blackmore also fronted his own band, Rainbow.
 MATTHIAS JABS
Matthias Jabs (born October 25, 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is a member of the heavy metal band Scorpions.
 GUS G
Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne.
ZAKK WYLDE
Zachary Phillip Wylde (born January 14, 1967), best known by the stage name Zakk Wylde, is an American musician, songwriter, and occasional actor who is best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of the heavy metal band Black Label Society.
 RANDY RHOADS
"Randy" Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style.
 KURT COBAIN
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana.
On March 18, 1994, Love phoned Seattle police informing them that Cobain was suicidal and had locked himself in a room with a gun.
DAVID GILMOUR
David Jon Gilmour, (born 6 March 1946) is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the lead guitarist, one of the lead singers and one of the main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd
 BILLY GIBBONS
Billy Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs.
 DAVE MUSTAINE
"Dave" Mustaine (born September 13, 1961) is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of Metallica.
Malcolm Young (born 6 January 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.
 IZZY STRADLIN
Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses
 YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Yngwie Johann Malmsteen(born June 30, 1963) is a Swedishguitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader.
 GARY MOORE
Gary Moore (4 April 1952– 6 February 2011), was a British musician from Belfast, best recognized as a blues rock guitarist and singer.Gary Moore died of a suspected heart attack, at the age of 58 during the early hours of 6 February 2011. At the time, he was on holiday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona,Spain, with his girlfriend, who raised the alarm at 4:00
 TOM SCHOLZ
"Tom" Scholz (born 10 March 1947) is an American rock musician, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, inventor, and mechanical engineer, best known as the founder of the hard rock band Boston. He is also the inventor of the Rockman guitar amplifier.
 GEORGE HARRISON
George Harrison, (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English rock musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actorand film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles.
Despite the treatments and operations, Harrison died on 29 November 2001, at a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by McCartney and was previously owned by Courtney Love.[175] The cause of death was listed on his Los Angeles County death certificate as "metastatic non-small cell lung cancer".
KEITH  RICHARDS
Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time", and listed fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting partner and band vocalist Mick Jagger as among their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

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