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Known as ‘the Father of Chicago Blues’
Hoochie Coochie Man!
One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century

Official Website: The Official Muddy “Mississippi” Waters

One of Jimi Hendrix’s biggest influences, Muddy Waters is synonymous with anything having to do with the blues. He’s one of the oldest players that can be found on this site, as he himself was inspired by some of the first true guitarists ever, such as Robert Johnson.

He was born in the Delta Blues area, where giant plantations and white racist idiots were a common setting for his acoustically played music. He wasn’t an incredibly technical player, but his slide guitar and deliberately slow rhythms were influential and soulful - the way them blues were meant to be played!

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Kurt Cobain

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Filed under: Punk, Rock
Date: Oct 17,2008

February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994

Discography:

1989 Bleach
1991 Nevermind
1993 In Utero
1994 MTV Unplugged in New York
1996 From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah

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Bringing ‘Alternative’ (aka Grunge) to the mainstream
Songwriting

Tribute Website: The Cobain Memorial

Nirvana has a place in Rock history for basically knocking off the ‘hair’ bands of rock in 1991 - namely, Guns N Roses fell apart (more because of Axl than anything else), but with their emergence on the music scene changed the landscape in the 1990’s.

Some will argue (like the Average White Guy, I’m sure) that Cobain should not be considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time simply because his contributions also included songwriting.

But I would argue that his playing style influenced melodic playing of songs where the focus was on the music before the lyrics or the obligatory solo.

Just my $.02 - what do you think?

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Duane Allman

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Filed under: Blues, Rock
Date: Sep 1,2008

Duane Allman

November 20, 1946 – October 29, 19

Discography:

1969 The Allman Brothers Band
1970 Idlewild South
1971 At Fillmore East

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One of the greatest Session Guitarists of all time
Considered to have some of the best solos ever recorded
Habit of spontaneously dropping in at recording sessions and contributing to whatever was being taped that day

Tribute Website: Allman Brothers

I wish I had more to say here. Seems like many talents arose in the late 60’s only to perish very quickly in the 70’s. I have to say from what I’ve heard of Allman’s playing is truly distinct from many of his contemporaries.

He had complete control over the sounds emerging from his guitar, like a painter and his canvas. Too bad he didn’t leave more for us to enjoy!

Where does Duane rank on the list of the greatest guiatarists of all-time?

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Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Lance Abbott)

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Filed under: Metal
Date: Aug 4,2008

September 20, 1966 – December 08, 2004

Discography:

1983 Metal Magic
1984 Projects in the Jungle
1985 I Am the Night
1988 Power Metal
1990 Cowboys From Hell
1992 Vulgar Display of Power
1994 Far Beyond Driven
1996 The Great Southern Trendkill
2000 Reinventing the Steel
2004 New Found Power

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Shredding style
Pentatonic scales and slide guitar in both his leads and rhythms
Stomping riffs
Eerie, clean, dissonant chord arpeggios

Tribute Website: Dimebag Eternal

I was fortunate to see Pantera live 4 times, all during their most active touring times (90-96). Each time Darrell put on a hell of a show. What would sometimes feel like it was about to go out of control, the solos and riff were memorizing.

I distinctly remember one show at the Starlake Ampitheater (Now known as the Post Gazette Pavilion), they were playing a song and just stopped midway. The crowd didn’t know what was going on and started to chant. Next thing you know the entire band starts chucking objects into the crowd. Turns out they were throwing cans of beer into the audience.

They must’ve thrown about 10 cases in about 5 minutes - then they went back to completing the song. It’s something I’ve yet to see again anywhere, and I’ve been to almost 1,000 concerts…

So, for my money, Diamond Darrell’s best solo? Domination.

What is your best memory of DD?

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Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates)

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Filed under: Blues, Rock
Date: Jul 8,2008

Bo Diddley

December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008

Discography:

Bo Diddley (1958)
Go Bo Diddley (1959)
Have Guitar Will Travel (1960)
Bo Diddley in the Spotlight (1960)
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger (1960)
Bo Diddley Is a Lover (1961)
Bo Diddley’s a Twister (1962)
Bo Diddley (1962)
Bo Diddley & Company (1962)
Surfin’ with Bo Diddley (1963)
Bo Diddley’s Beach Party (1963)
Bo Diddley’s 16 All-Time Greatest Hits (1964)
Two Great Guitars (with Chuck Berry) (1964)
Hey Good Lookin’ (1965)
500% More Man (1965)
The Originator (1966)
Super Blues (with Muddy Waters & Little Walter) (1967)
Super Super Blues Band (with Muddy Waters & Howlin’ Wolf) (1967)
The Black Gladiator (1970)
Another Dimension (1971)
Where It All Began (1972)
Got My Own Bag of Tricks (1972)
The London Bo Diddley Sessions (1973)
Big Bad Bo (1974)
20th Anniversary of Rock & Roll (1976)
I’m a Man (1977)
Ain’t It Good To Be Free (1983)
Bo Diddley & Co - Live (1985)
Hey…Bo Diddley in Concert (1986)
Breakin’ Through the BS (1989)
Living Legend (1989)
Rare & Well Done (1991)
Live at the Ritz (with Ronnie Wood) (1992)
This Should Not Be (1993)
Promises (1994)
A Man Amongst Men (1996)
Moochas Gracias (with Anna Moo) (2002)
Dick’s Picks #30 (1972 5-song Live Session with The Grateful Dead) (2003)

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