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| Ace Frehley | | Kiss |
| Adam Jones | | Tool |
| Adrian Belew | | King Crimson |
| Adrian Smith | | Iron Maiden |
| Akira Takasaki | | Loudness |
Japanese, heavy metal
| Albert Lee | | Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds |
| Alejandro Escovedo | | The Sensitive Boys |
| Alex James | | Blur |
| Alex Laiho | | Children of Bodom |
Finnish, Melodic death metal
| Alex Lifeson | | Rush |
Canadian musician, founding member
| Alex Skolnick | | Testament |
American, heavy metal/jazz fusion
| Allen Collins | | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
American; co-founder of group; 1952-1990 RIP
| Allan Holdsworth | | Soft Machine |
| Al Pitrelli | | Megadeth |
American, hard rock
| Alvin Lee | | Ten Years After |
| Anders Björler | | At The Gates |
Swedish, Melodic death metal
| Andre Olbrich | | Blind Guardian |
German, power metal
| Andy Couzens | | The Stone Roses |
Rhythm guitar
| Andy Fairweather Low | | Amen Corner |
| Andy LaRocque | | King Diamond |
Swedish, real name Anders Allhage, heavy metal
| Andy Nicholson | | Arctic Monkeys |
| Andy Powell | | Wishbone Ash |
| Andy Summers | | The Police |
| Andy Taylor | | Duran Duran |
| Angus Young | | AC/DC |
| Barry Melton | | Country Joe and the Fish |
| B.B. King | | B.B. King Review |
| Benjamin Weinman | | The Dillinger Escape Plan |
| Bernard Butler | | Suede |
| Bernard Sumner | | New Order |
| Bert Jansch | | Pentangle |
| Bill Steer | | Carcass |
| Billy Corgan | | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Billy Duffy | | The Cult |
English, hard rock/post punk
| Billy Gibbons | | ZZ Top |
| Billy Zoom | | X |
American, rockabilly/punk rock, real name Tyson Kindell
| Bobby Gustafson | | Grip Inc. |
American, groove metal
| Bob Mould | | Hüsker Dü |
| Bob Welch | | Fleetwood Mac |
| Bonnie Raitt | | Bonnie Raitt Band |
Premier female guitarist
| Brad Whitford | | Aerosmith |
| Brian Tatler | | Diamond Head |
English, heavy metal
| Bruce Springsteen | | E Street Band |
| Buck Dharma | | Blue Oyster Cult |
American; born Donald Roser; also vocalist
| Buddy Guy | | Buddy Guy Band |
| Buddy Holly | | The Crickets |
| Carlos Santana | | Santana |
| Carl Perkins | | The Million Dollar Quartet |
| Carl Perkins | | The Perkins Brothers |
King of Rockabilly
| Cesar Rosas | | Los Lobos |
| Cheetah Chrome | | The Dead Boys |
| Chris Broderick | | Jag Panzer |
American, power metal
| Chris Degarmo | | Queensryche |
American, heavy metal
| Chris Poland | | Megadeth |
American, jazz/jazz fusion, heavy metal
| Chrissie Hynde | | The Pretenders |
| Chris Wilkie | | Dubstar |
| Chuck Schuldiner | | Death |
American, death metal, 1967-2001 RIP
| Clarence White | | The Byrds |
Played with group 1968-1973
| Colin Hay | | Men at Work |
| Craig Fuller | | Pure Prairie League |
| Criss Oliva | | Savatage |
American, heavy metal, 1963-1993 RIP
| Curtis Mayfield | | Impressions |
African-American; helped pioneer Funk; 1942-1999 RIP
| Danny Kirwan | | Fleetwood Mac |
Lead guitarist from 1968 to 1972; mixing with Peter Green
| Daron Malakian | | System of a Down |
| Dave Ball | | Procol Harum |
| Dave Davies | | The Kinks |
| Dave Mason | | Traffic |
English; co-founder of group
| Dave Murray | | Iron Maiden |
English, heavy metal
| Dave Mustaine | | Megadeth |
American, thrash metal
| Dave Navarro | | Jane's Addiction |
| Dave Navarro | | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Dave Stewart | | Eurythmics |
| Davey Johnstone | | Elton John Band |
| David Allan "Ted" Turner | | Wishbone Ash |
English, rock, was with band 1969-1974 & 1987-1997
| David Gilmour | | Pink Floyd |
| David Hidalgo | | Los Lobos |
| David Sylvain | | Japan |
| Denny Laine | | Wings |
| Derek Trucks | | The Allman Brothers Band |
| Derek Trucks | | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Devin Townsend | | Strapping Youth |
Canadian, extreme metal
| Dick Dale | | The Del-Tones |
King of Surf Guitar
| Dickey Betts | | The Allman Brothers Band |
| Dick Wagner | | The Frost |
| Dimebag Darrell | | Pantera |
Real name Darrell Lance Abbott, played lead guitar, was murdered on stage by deranged fan, 1966-2004 RIP
| Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser | | Blue Oyster Cult |
American, hard rock/heavy metal
| Don Felder | | Eagles |
American, rock, with band 1974-2001
| Doyle Bramhall II | | Arc Angels |
| Dr Know | | Bad Brains |
American, punk rock/reggae, real name Gary Miller
| Duane Allman | | The Allman Brothers Band |
Played lead, 1946-1971 RIP
| Duane Allman | | Derek & the Dominos |
| East Bay Ray | | Dead Kennedys |
American, punk rock, real name Raymond John Pepperell
| Eddie Clarke | | Motörhead |
English, heavy metal
| Eddie Hazel | | Parliament-Funkadelic |
| Eddie Van Halen | | Van Halen |
Eddie also played a sitar, and synthesizer in a few of their songs
| Edgar Winter | | Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band |
| The Edge | | U2 |
Also plays keyboards, vocals & bass, almost left band in 1986 through religious reasons
| Ed O'Brien | | Radiohead |
| Elliot Easton | | The Cars |
American; born Elliot Shapiro
| Elvis Costello | | The Attractions |
| Eric Clapton | | Blind Faith |
Nickname Slowhand, Blues and Rock Band
| Eric Clapton | | Cream |
British Rock Band, members also included Jack Bruce (bass) & Ginger Baker (drums)
| Eric Clapton | | Derek & the Dominos |
| Eric Clapton | | John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers |
| Eric Peterson | | Testament |
American, thrash metal
| Euronymous | | Mayhem |
Norwegian, real name Øystein Aarseth, 1968-1993 RIP. black metal
| Francis Rossi | | Status Quo |
English, hard rock
| Frank Marino | | Mahogany Rush |
Canadian; played thru 70's, disbanded 1983
| Frank Zappa | | Mothers of Invention |
Musician, composer & film director, 1940-1993 RIP
| Fredrik Thorndendal | | Meshuggah, Swedish, Metal |
| Fred “Sonic†Smith | | MC5 |
| Gary Clark Jr. | | Gary Clark Jr. Band |
| Gary Duncan | | Quicksilver Messenger Service |
| Gary Lee Conner | | Screaming Trees |
| Gary Moore | | Colosseum II |
| Gary Moore | | Skid Row |
| Gary Moore | | Thin Lizzy |
| Gary Riochrath | | REO Speedwagon |
| Gary Rossington | | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
American; co-founder of band
| George Harrison | | The Beatles |
| George Harrison | | The Traveling Wilburys |
| George Kooymans | | Golden Earring |
| George Lynch | | Dokken |
American, hard rock
| Gerry Rafferty | | Steelers Wheel |
| Glen Buxton | | Alice Cooper |
Was the original guitarist with band, 1947-1997 RIP
| Glenn Tipton | | Judas Priest |
| Graham Coxon | | Blur |
| Greg Ginn | | Black Flag |
American, punk rock, founder, active with band 1976-1986
| Greg Lake | | Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Greg Lake | | King Crimson |
| Hank B. Marvin | | The Shadows |
| Harry Cody | | Shotgun Messiah |
Swedish
| Henry Vestine | | Canned Heat |
| Herman Li | | DragonForce |
Chinese (Hong Kong), power metal
| Izzy Stradlin | | Guns N' Roses |
| Jack White | | The Racounteurs |
| Jack White | | The White Stripes |
| Jake E. Lee | | Badlands |
American, hard rock
| Jan Akkerman | | Focus |
Dutch born, a guitarist of near-legendary prowess
| James Burton | | TCB Band |
Elvis Presley's backing band
| James Hetfield | | Metallica |
| James Murphy | | Testament |
American, heavy metal
| Jamie Cook | | Arctic Monkeys |
| Janick Gers | | Iron Maiden |
English, heavy metal
| Jason Becker | | Cacophony |
American, neo-classical metal
| Jeff Beck | | Jeff Beck Group |
| Jeff Beck | | The Yardbirds |
| Jeff Buckley | | Gods & Monsters |
| Jeff Hanneman | | Slayer |
American, thrash metal
| Jeff Loomis | | Nevermore |
American, progressive metal
| Jeff Lynde | | Electric Light Orchestra |
| Jeff "Mantas" Dunn | | Venom |
British, thrash metal
| Jeff "Skunk" Baxter | | Steely Dan |
American, rock/Christian & Southern rock
| Jeff Tweedy | | Wilco |
| Jeff Waters | | Annihilator |
Canadian, thrash metal
| Jerry Cantrell | | Alice In Chains |
American, heavy metal/grunge
| Jerry Garcia | | Grateful Dead |
Played lead, 1942-1995 RIP
| Jerry Miller | | Moby Grape |
American, folk rock/psychedelic & country rock
| Jesper Strömblad | | In Flames |
Swedish, melodic death metal
| Jimi Hendrix | | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Jim Martin | | Faith No More |
| Jim Matheos | | Fates Warning |
American, progressive metal
| Jimmie Vaughan | | The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| Jimmie Vaughan | | The Vaughan Brothers |
| Jimmy Page | | Led Zeppelin |
| Jimmy Page | | The Yardbirds |
| J Mascis | | Dinosaur Jr. |
| Joe Bonamassa | | Bloodline |
| Joe Messina | | Funk Brothers |
| Joe Satriani | | Deep Purple |
| Joe Walsh | | The James Gang |
| Joey Santiago | | Pixies |
| John 5 | | Rob Zombie |
American, real name John William Lowery, heavy metal
| John Buckland | | Coldplay |
| John Cipollina | | Quicksilver Messenger Service |
Very influential psychedelic band of the 1960's
| John Fogerty | | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
American Rock singer/songwriter
| John Frusciante | | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| John Geils Jr. | | J. Giels Band |
| John Lennon | | The Beatles |
| John Lennon | | Plastic Ono Band |
| John Mayer | | John Mayer Trio |
| John McLaughlin | | Mahavishnu Orchestra |
| John Norum | | Dokken |
Swedish
| Johnny Marr | | The Smiths |
| Johnny Ramone | | Ramones |
| Johnny Thunders | | The New York Dolls |
| Johnny Winter | | Johnny Winter And |
| John Petrucci | | Dream Theater |
American, progressive metal
| John Squire | | The Stone Roses |
| John Sykes | | Whitesnake |
English, hard rock
| Joan Jett | | Blackhearts |
| Joan Jett | | The Runaways |
Founder member of all girl band
| Jonny Greenwood | | Radiohead |
| Jonny Lang | | The Big Bang |
| Jonsi Birgisson | | Siqur Ros |
Icelandic, post-rock, plays guitar with a cello bow
| Jorma Kaukonen | | Hot Tuna |
| Jorma Kaukonen | | Jefferson Airplane |
American Blues, Folk & Rock guitarist
| Josh Homme | | Kyuss |
| Josh Homme | | Queens of the Stone Age |
| Josh Homme | | Screaming Trees |
| Justin Hayward | | The Moody Blues |
| Kai Hansen | | Helloween |
German, power metal
| Karl Logan | | Manowar |
American, heavy metal
| Kee Marcello | | Europe |
| Keith Richards | | The Rolling Stones |
| Keith Urban | | The Ranch |
| Kelly Shaefer | | Atheist |
American, technical death metal
| Kerry King | | Slayer |
American, heavy metal
| Kerry Livgren | | Kansas |
American born, co-founder of band
| Kevin Shields | | My Bloody Valentine |
American, alternative rock/shoegazing/avant-garde
| Kiko Loureiro | | Angra |
Brazilian, power metal
| Kim Simmonds | | Savoy Brown |
Welsh, rock/blues rock/heavy metal
| Kim Thayil | | Soundgarden |
| Kirk Hammett | | Metallica |
| K. K. Downing | | Judas Priest |
English, heavy metal
| Kurdt Vanderhoof | | Metal Church |
American, heavy metal
| Kurt Cobain | | Nirvana |
Ranked top $ earning dead celebrity in Oct 2006 - 1st time Elvis Presley was eclipsed since his death
| Larry Byrom | | Steppenwolf |
| Larry LaLonde | | Primus |
American, alternative rock/metal
| Lee Ranaldo | | Sonic Youth |
| Leigh Stephens | | Blue Cheer |
| Leslie West | | Mountain |
| Lindsey Buckingham | | Fleetwood Mac |
American, rock, pop
| Link Wray | | The Moon Men |
| Lita Ford | | The Runaways |
English born
| Lou Reed | | The Velvet Underground |
| Lowell George | | Little Feat |
| Luca Turilli | | Rhapsody |
Italian, power metal
| Luther Grosvenor | | Spooky Tooth |
| Malcolm Young | | AC/DC |
| Mani | | The Stone Roses |
Bass guitar. Real name Gary Mounfield
| Marc Bolan | | T. Rex |
| Mark Farner | | Grand Funk Railroad |
American born, co-founder of band
| Mark Knopfler | | Dire Straits |
Played lead & vocalist, a respected finger style guitarist
| Mark Tremonti | | Creed |
| Martin Barre | | Jethro Tull |
| Marty Friedman | | Megadeth |
Plays lead for Thrash Metal Band
| Matt Bellamy | | Muse |
English, alternative/progressive rock
| Matthias Jabs | | Scorpions |
| Michael Amott | | Arch Enemy |
English, melodic death metal
| Michael Angelo Batio | | Nitro |
American, heavy metal
| Michael Denner | | Mercyful Fate |
Danish, heavy metal
| Michael Monarch | | Steppenwolf |
| Michael Nesmith | | The Monkees |
| Michael Romeo | | Symphony X |
American, progressive metal
| Michael Schenker | | UFO |
German, heavy metal
| Michael Timmins | | Cowboy Junkies |
| Mick Abrahams | | Blodwyn Pig |
| Mick Jones | | Clash |
English, punk rock, co-founder
| Mick Mars | | Mötley Crüe |
| Mick Ralphs | | Bad Company |
| Mick Ralphs | | Mott the Hoople |
| Mick Ronson | | Spiders from Mars |
| Mick Taylor | | John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers |
| Mick Taylor | | The Rolling Stones |
| Mikael Ã…kerfeldt | | Opeth |
Swedish, progressive metal
| Mike Bloomfield | | Electric Flag |
| Mike Bloomfield | | Paul Butterfield Blues Band |
| Mike Campbell | | The Heartbreakers |
American, rock, backing band of Tom Petty
| Mike McCready | | Pearl Jam |
| Mike Oldfield | | Whole World |
| Miland "Mille" Petrozza | | Kreator |
German, thrash metal
| Muhammed Suiçmez | | Necrophagist |
German, technical death metal
| Nancy Wilson | | Heart |
| Neal Schon | | Journey |
| Neil Young | | Crazy Horse |
| Neil Young | | CSN&Y |
| Nels Cline | | Wilco |
| Nick O'Malley | | Arctic Monkeys |
Replaced Andy Nicholson
| Niklas Sundin | | Dark Tranquillity |
Swedish, Melodic death metal
| Nile Rodgers | | Chic |
American, wrote a lot of Disco songs
| Nils Lofgren | | E Street Band |
| Nils Lofgren | | Grin |
| Noel Gallagher | | Oasis |
| Nuno Bettencourt | | Extreme |
| Pal Waaktaar-Savoy | | A-Ha |
| Paul Gilbert | | Mr. Big |
American, Instrumental rock
| Paul Kantner | | Jefferson Airplane |
| Paul Kossoff | | Free |
English, hard & blues rock, 1950-1976 RIP
| Paul Masvidal | | Cynic |
Puerto Rican, progressive metal
| Paul Simon | | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Paul Weller | | The Jam |
English, fronted most popular British band of the Punk era
| Pete Garner | | The Stone Roses |
Left in 1988
| Peter Albin | | Big Brother and the Holding Company |
| Peter Buck | | R.E.M. |
| Peter Frampton | | Humble Pie |
English, rock/hard rock
| Peter Green | | Fleetwood Mac |
British Blues & Rock Guitarist and also founder of band
| Peter Green | | Splinter Group |
| Peter Tosh | | Wailing Wailers |
| Pete Townshend | | The Who |
| Phil Manzanera | | Roxy Music |
English, art & glam rock, real name Philip Geoffrey Targett-Adams
| Prince | | The Revolution |
| Quinn Allman | | The Used |
| Rafael Bittencourt | | Angra |
Brazilian, heavy metal
| Randy California | | Spirit |
American, psychedelic rock, 1951-1997 RIP, real name Randy Craig Wolfe
| Randy Rhoads | | Quiet Riot |
Heavy Metal Guitarist, RIP 1956-1982
| Randy Rhodes | | Blizzard of Ozz |
| Richard Thompson | | Fairport Convention |
| Richie Furay | | Buffalo Springfield |
| Richie Furay | | Poco |
| Richie Kotzen | | Mr. Big |
American, hard rock
| Richie Sambora | | Bon Jovi |
| Rick Nielsen | | Cheap Trick |
American, rock/pop
| Rick Parfitt | | Status Quo |
English, hard rock/boogie rock
| Ricky Hirsch | | Wet Willie |
| Ric Ocasek | | The Cars |
American, new wave/pop rock
| Ritchie Blackmore | | Blackmore's Night |
| Ritchie Blackmore | | Deep Purple |
| Ritchie Blackmore | | Rainbow |
| Rivers Cuomo | | Weezer |
| Robbie Robertson | | The Band |
Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter
| Robby Krieger | | The Doors |
| Robert Cray | | Robert Cray Band |
| Robert Fripp | | King Crimson |
Also a composer & record producer
| Robert Quine | | Voidoids |
| Robert Randolph | | The Family Band |
| Robin Guthrie | | Cocteau Twins |
| Robin Trower | | Procol Harum |
| Roger McGuinn | | The Byrds |
| Ron Asheton | | The Stooges |
| Ron Jarzombek | | Watchtower |
American, progressive metal
| Ronnie Lane | | Small Faces |
| Ronnie Wood | | Faces |
| Ronnie Wood | | Jeff Beck Group |
| Rory Gallagher | | Taste |
| Ross Friedman | | Manowar |
American, power metal
| Roy Z | | Tribe Of Gypsies |
American, real name Roy Ramirez, heavy metal
| Rudolph Schenker | | Scorpions |
German, heavy metal
| Ry Cooder | | Beuna Vista Social Club |
| Scotty Moore | | Elvis Presley Band |
| Simon Tong | | Blur |
Former guitarist of The Verve
| Simon Tong | | The Verve |
| Skip Spence | | Moby Grape |
| Slash | | Guns N' Roses |
| Sonny Landreth | | Red Hot Louisiana Band |
| Stephen Stills | | Buffalo Springfield |
American, rock/folk & blues rock
| Stephen Stills | | CSN&Y |
| Stephen Stills | | Manassas |
| Steve Cropper | | Booker T & The MG's |
A soul band
| Steve Hackett | | Genesis |
| Steve Howe | | Yes |
He has credited Chet Atkins as a major inspiration, Howe said he took from Atkins, "the idea that one guitarist could play any kind of guitar style"
| Steve Jones | | The Sex Pistols |
| Steve Lukather | | Toto |
| Steve Miller | | Steve Miller Band |
| Steve Morse | | Deep Purple |
American guitarist, his joining band revitalised the band creatively
| Steve Stevens | | Billy Idol |
| Steve Vai | | Whitesnake |
| Steve Winwood | | Blind Faith |
| Steve Winwood | | Traffic |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | | Double Trouble |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | | Vaughan Brothers |
| Syd Barrett | | Pink Floyd |
| Taj Mahal | | The Elektras |
| T–Bone Burnett | | Rolling Thunder Review |
| Ted Nugent | | The Amboy Dukes |
| Terry Kath | | Chicago |
Original guitarist and founding member, died at age 31 from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound, 1946-1978 RIP
| Thomas Youngblood | | Kamelot |
American, progressive/ symphonic metal
| Thurston Moore | | Sonic Youth |
| Tim Farriss | | INXS |
| Timo Tolkki | | Stratovarius |
Finnish, power metal
| Todd Nichols | | Toad the Wet Sprocket |
| Todd Rundgren | | Utopia |
| Tom Johnston | | The Doobie Brothers |
American, rock, co-founder
| Tom Morello | | Audioslave |
| Tom Morello | | Rage Against The Machine |
| Tommy Shaw | | Styx |
American, hard rock
| Tom Verlaine | | Television |
| Tom Warrior | | Celtic Frost |
Swiss, real name Thomas Gabriel Fischer, heavy metal
| Tony Iommi | | Black Sabbath |
| Tony MacAlpine | | Planet X |
American, instrumental rock
| Trevor Rabin | | Yes |
South African, progressive rock, active with band 1983-1994
| Trey Anastasio | | Phish |
| Trey Anatasio | | Phish |
American Rock Band
| Trey Azagthoth | | Morbid Angel |
American, real name George Emmanuel III, death metal
| Uli Jon Roth | | Scorpions |
German guitarist
| Vernon Reid | | Living Colour |
| Vince Gill | | Pure Prairie League |
| Vinnie Moore | | UFO |
American, neo-classical metal
| Vito Bratta | | White Lion |
American, heavy metal
| Vivian Campbell | | Def Leppard |
Northern Irish, hard rock
| Warren DeMartini | | Ratt |
American, heavy metal
| Warren Haynes | | Government Mule |
| Wayne Kramer | | MC5 |
American, rock
| Wolf Hoffman | | Accept |
German, heavy metal
| Yngwie Malmsteen | | Rising Force |
| Zakk Wylde | | Black Label Society |
American, real name Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt, heavy metal
| Zoot Horn Rollo | | Captain Beefheart |
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