Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)
[Putterford, Mark (1991) ''The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith'', Omnibus Press, ][Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'' (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13] is an American musician who is best known for serving as the
rhythm
Rhythm (from Greek , ''rhythmos'', "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a " movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions". This general meaning of regular recu ...
and co-
lead guitarist for the
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. He has also worked as a
songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...
for the group, co-composing well-received tracks such as 1976's "
Last Child
"Last Child" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford and released as the first single from the album '' Rocks'' in 1976. It peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one of a strin ...
".
Career
Whitford graduated from
Reading Memorial High School
Reading Memorial High School (RMHS), overseen by the Reading Public School district, is a four-year high school serving the town of Reading, Massachusetts, United States, as its only public grade 9-12 school. The school had a student body of 1,2 ...
in 1970. After attending the
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
, Whitford played in local bands Cymbals of Resistance, Teapot Dome, Earth, Inc., and finally a band called Justin Thyme before joining Aerosmith in 1971, replacing original guitarist
Ray Tabano
Ray Tabano (a.k.a. Crazy Raymond) (born December 23, 1946) is an American musician, who was a founding member of Aerosmith in 1970.
Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971, at which time he concentrated on maintaining the band's office, ha ...
.
[Waller, Don (1998)]
Rock This Way: A Brief History of Roads Taken
, ''Billboard
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'', August 15, 1998, retrieved April 3, 2010 Aerosmith would go on to be one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. However, following a string of less successful albums in the late 1970s, Whitford left the band in 1981 to work on his own project with singer
Derek St. Holmes
Derek St. Holmes (born February 24, 1953) is an American rock musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitar player for Ted Nugent's early solo career. After splitting from Nugent in 1978, St. Holmes worked with various artists, mo ...
, simply called Whitford/St. Holmes.
The project was dissolved after a sole
self-titled album was released in 1981, although Whitford/St. Holmes reunited for a 2015 tour, at which a follow up album titled ''Reunion'' was sold.
Whitford briefly toured with
the Joe Perry Project
The Joe Perry Project is an American rock band formed by Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry. Perry formed the band shortly before his departure from Aerosmith in 1979. The Joe Perry Project signed a record deal almost immediately after Perry's e ...
, featuring former Aerosmith bandmate
Joe Perry, before both Perry and Whitford rejoined Aerosmith in 1984.
In the mid-late 1980s, all band members completed
drug rehabilitation, including Whitford, who completed programs to combat his
alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse encompasses a spectrum of unhealthy alcohol drinking behaviors, ranging from binge drinking to alcohol dependence, in extreme cases resulting in health problems for individuals and large scale social problems such as alcohol-relat ...
. Whitford remains sober to this day and continues to be an active member in Aerosmith.
Whitford also served as a producer for a well-known
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
band, the Neighborhoods, who were led by a rabid Aerosmith fan, David Minehan. When, in 1994, Whitford was forced to leave unexpectedly in the middle of an Asian tour due to family illness, Minehan was flown to Japan where he performed in Whitford's place for several days until Whitford returned.
Whitford missed the start of Aerosmith's 2009 summer tour after requiring surgery as a result of a head injury sustained while getting out of his
Ferrari
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, joining the tour after a month.
[Kreps, Daniel (2009)]
Aerosmith Lose Guitarist Brad Whitford For Part of Summer Tour
, ''Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'', June 8, 2009, retrieved April 3, 2010[Kreps, Daniel (2009)]
Aerosmith's Whitford Plots July 7 Return From Head Injury
, ''Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'', June 15, 2009, retrieved April 3, 2010
![Brad Whitford 2015](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Brad_Whitford_2015.jpg)
In 2010, Whitford was announced as one of the guitarists to take part in the ''Experience Hendrix'' tour, playing songs performed and inspired by
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
along with other musicians such as
Joe Satriani, Sacred Steel,
Jonny Lang,
Eric Johnson Eric Johnson may refer to:
Music
*Eric Johnson (guitarist) (born 1954) an American guitarist and recording artist
* Eric D. Johnson (born 1976), member of multiple indie-rock bands including Fruit Bats, The Shins and Califone
Politics
* Eric Joh ...
,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
Ernie Isley,
Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). S ...
,
Hubert Sumlin, Chris Layton, and bassist
Billy Cox.
[Benson, John (2010)]
Experience ... Jimi Hendrix
, '' News-Herald'', March 22, 2010, retrieved April 3, 2010
Along with fellow Aerosmith guitarist
Joe Perry, Whitford was included in the ''
Guitar World
''Guitar World'' is a monthly music magazine for guitarists – and fans of guitar-based music and trends – that has been published since July 1980. ''Guitar World'', the best-selling guitar magazine in the United States, contains original art ...
'' book ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' in 2007.
[Kitts, Jeff & Tolinski, Brad (2008) ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'', Hal Leonard, , p. 9]
In November 2015, Whitford/St. Holmes reunited for a 10 show tour.
Musical contributions and style
While
Joe Perry is Aerosmith's better known guitarist and the band's principal songwriter with Steven Tyler, Whitford has made significant contributions to the band's repertoire over the years. This includes co-writing Aerosmith's hit "
Last Child
"Last Child" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford and released as the first single from the album '' Rocks'' in 1976. It peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one of a strin ...
" as well as some of Aerosmith's heaviest songs: "
Nobody's Fault" and "
Round and Round", and playing lead guitar on "Sick as a Dog" and "Back In the Saddle" (on which Perry plays six string bass), "Last Child", and on the ballads "
You See Me Crying" and "
Home Tonight
"Home Tonight" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, the song is the closing track on Aerosmith's 1976 album ''Rocks''. It was released as the second single from ''Rocks'' and reached nu ...
", "
Lord of the Thighs
"Lord of the Thighs" is a song performed by United States, American rock music, rock band Aerosmith. It was written by frontman Steven Tyler, and released on the band's 1974 album ''Get Your Wings''. Drummer Joey Kramer has said it is his favorit ...
" and "
Love in an Elevator". The version of "Lord of the Thighs" on their 1978 live album ''
Live! Bootleg
''Live! Bootleg'' is a double live album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released in October 1978. While most of the performances were drawn from concerts in 1977 and 1978, "I Ain't Got You" and "Mother Popcorn" were taken from a radio b ...
'' in particular is perhaps his most famous soloing moment. When Aerosmith made their comeback in the late 1980s, Whitford continued to co-write tracks such as "Permanent Vacation" and "Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man", and plays occasional lead guitar on some more recent tracks as well as during many live performances.
Concerning his lesser role in the band's songwriting process, Whitford has said, "I don't consider myself a terribly prolific writer. I can write music with other people if they're better songwriters than I am. I really can't create a song. It's very difficult to do. That's why the people that can do it are very few and far between. I'm certainly not that type of a guy. More of a guitar player, more of the kind of
uywho comes up with enough riffs and ideas to write a song. But to write lyrics and come up with a melody for it, it won't happen."
Said Aerosmith lead singer
Steven Tyler
Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...
of the two guitarists, "Joe is self-taught and his playing comes from raw emotion. Not that Brad's doesn't, but his style is more schooled."
Slash
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* Slash (punctuation), the "/" character
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Slash (Marvel Comics)
* Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')
Music
* Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band
* Nash ...
, lead guitarist of
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...
cites Whitford as one of his heaviest influences, stating: "I identified with Joe Perry's image, both soundwise and visually....but I was also totally into Brad Whitford's guitar solos, and he had a more direct influence on the way I play than anybody realizes."
Aerosmith songs where Brad Whitford plays lead guitar
Brad Whitford plays lead guitar, co-leads, or plays the guitar solo on the following Aerosmith songs.
#"Make It" from (co-lead) ''
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...
''
#"
Dream On" from (co-lead, during live performances) ''Aerosmith''
#"One Way Street" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Aerosmith''
#"
Walkin' The Dog" (during live performances) ''Aerosmith''
#"
Same Old Song and Dance" (co-lead, during live performances) from ''
Get Your Wings''
#"
Lord of the Thighs
"Lord of the Thighs" is a song performed by United States, American rock music, rock band Aerosmith. It was written by frontman Steven Tyler, and released on the band's 1974 album ''Get Your Wings''. Drummer Joey Kramer has said it is his favorit ...
" (lead on album, co-lead, during live performances) from ''Get Your Wings
#"Spaced" from (co-lead) ''Get Your Wings''
#"
S.O.S. (Too Bad)
"S.O.S. (Too Bad)" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1975 as their third single from their second album ''Get Your Wings''.
Background
Written by Steven Tyler, it is a hard rocking song focusing on sex and sl ...
" from ''Get Your Wings''
#"
Seasons of Wither" (co-lead, second guitar solo) from ''Get Your Wings''
#"
Big Ten Inch Record
"Big Ten Inch Record", also known as "Big Ten-Inch (Record of the Blues)", is a rhythm and blues song written by Fred Weismantel. It was first recorded in 1952 by Bull Moose Jackson and released by King Records. The song was later covered by ...
" (co-lead during live performances) from ''
Toys in the Attic''
#"Round and Round" from ''Toys in the Attic''
#"
You See Me Crying" (co-lead, first and outro solo) from ''Toys in the Attic''
#"
Back in the Saddle
"Back in the Saddle" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. It is the first track on Aerosmith's hard rock album '' Rocks'' released in 1976. The song was also released as the thir ...
" (co-lead) from
Rocks
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...
#"
Last Child
"Last Child" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford and released as the first single from the album '' Rocks'' in 1976. It peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one of a strin ...
" from ''Rocks''
#"Sick as a Dog" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Rocks''
#"
Nobody's Fault" from ''Rocks''
#"
Home Tonight
"Home Tonight" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, the song is the closing track on Aerosmith's 1976 album ''Rocks''. It was released as the second single from ''Rocks'' and reached nu ...
" (co-lead, first solo) from ''Rocks''
#"I Wanna Know Why" from ''
Draw the Line''
#"
Kings and Queens" from ''Draw the Line''
#"The Hand that Feeds" from ''Draw the Line''
#"
Milk Cow Blues
"Milk Cow Blues" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold in September 1934. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated "Milk Cow Blues No. 2" through No. 5. The song made Arnold a star, and was widely adapted ...
" (co-lead and first guitar solo) from ''Draw the Line''
#"No Surprize" (co-lead) from ''
Night in the Ruts
''Night in the Ruts'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 1, 1979 by Columbia Records. Guitarist Joe Perry left the band midway through the album's recording. The album was initially produced at the ...
''
#"
Remember (Walking in the Sand) (co-lead) from ''Night in the Ruts''
#"Mia" (co-lead) from ''Night in the Ruts''
#"
Shela Shela may refer to:
* Shela (name), a human personal name closely related to "Shelah"
* "Shela" (song), a 1985 song by the American band Aerosmith
* Shela, Tibet, a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China
* the village of Shela on Lamu Is ...
" (co-lead) from ''
Done with Mirrors
''Done with Mirrors'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 4, 1985. It marked the return to the band of guitarists Joe Perry, who left in 1979 and Brad Whitford, who departed in 1981. The band's first ...
''
#"Gypsy Boots" (co-lead) from ''Done with Mirrors''
#"She's on Fire" (co-lead) from ''Done with Mirrors''
#"The Hop" (co-lead) from ''Done with Mirrors''
#"Hearts Done Time" (co-lead) from ''
Permanent Vacation''
#"
Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released as the lead single from the band's ninth studio album '' Permanent Vacation'' in 1987.
The track reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 41 ...
" (co-lead, second guitar solo) from ''Permanent Vacation''
#"Girl Keeps Coming Apart" from ''Permanent Vacation''
#"Permanent Vacation" from ''Permanent Vacation''
#"The Movie" from ''Permanent Vacation''
#"
Love in an Elevator" (co-lead) from ''
Pump
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''
#"Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man" from ''Pump''
#"Krawhitham" from ''
Pandora's Box''
#"
Fever
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" from ''
Get a Grip''
#"Flesh" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Get a Grip''
#"Walk on Down" (last solo during live performances only) from ''Get a Grip''
#"Gotta Love It" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Get a Grip''
#"Can't Stop Messin'" (co-lead, second guitar solo)) from ''Get a Grip'' (bonus track)
#"
Nine Lives" from ''
Nine Lives''
#"Ain't That a Bitch" from ''Nine Lives''
#"Crash" (co-lead) from ''Nine Lives''
#"
Jaded" (during live performances) from ''
Just Push Play
''Just Push Play'' is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, co-produced by song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson and was released in March 6, 2001. The album's first single, " Jaded", became a Top 10 hit in ...
''
#"
Road Runner" (co-lead) from ''
Honkin' on Bobo
''Honkin' on Bobo'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on March 30, 2004, by Columbia Records. The album includes 11 covers of blues and blues rock songs from the 1950s and 1960s, with one new song, "The Gr ...
''
#"
You Gotta Move" (co-lead) from ''Honkin' on Bobo''
#"
I'm Ready" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Honkin' on Bobo''
#"
Stop Messin' Around
"Stop Messin' Round" is a song first recorded by English blues rock group Fleetwood Mac in 1968. It was written by the group's principal guitarist and singer Peter Green, with an additional credit for manager C.G. Adams. The song is an upbeat 12 ...
" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Honkin' on Bobo''
#"Beautiful" from ''
Music from Another Dimension''
#"Tell Me" from ''Music from Another Dimension''
#"Street Jesus" (co-lead, first guitar solo) from ''Music from Another Dimension''
#"
Can't Stop Lovin' You" from ''Music from Another Dimension''
Aerosmith songs co-written by Whitford
''The following Aerosmith songs have a co-writing credit given to Brad Whitford''
# "Round and Round" from ''
Toys in the Attic''
# "
Last Child
"Last Child" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford and released as the first single from the album '' Rocks'' in 1976. It peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, one of a strin ...
" from ''
Rocks
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...
''
# "
Nobody's Fault" from ''
Rocks
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's ...
''
# "
Kings and Queens" from ''
Draw the Line''
# "The Hand That Feeds" from ''Draw the Line''
# "
Shela Shela may refer to:
* Shela (name), a human personal name closely related to "Shelah"
* "Shela" (song), a 1985 song by the American band Aerosmith
* Shela, Tibet, a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China
* the village of Shela on Lamu Is ...
" from ''
Done with Mirrors
''Done with Mirrors'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 4, 1985. It marked the return to the band of guitarists Joe Perry, who left in 1979 and Brad Whitford, who departed in 1981. The band's first ...
''
# "The Hop" from ''Done with Mirrors''
# "Permanent Vacation" from ''
Permanent Vacation''
# "The Movie" from ''Permanent Vacation''
# "Hoodoo/ Voodoo Medicine Man" from ''
Pump
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''
# "Krawhitham" from ''
Pandora's Box''
# "Soul Saver" from ''Pandora's Box''
# "Circle Jerk" from ''Pandora's Box''
# "Beautiful" from ''
Music from Another Dimension!
''Music from Another Dimension!'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 6, 2012, by Columbia Records. Their first studio album since 2004's '' Honkin' on Bobo'', as well as the first to feature all-n ...
''
# "Street Jesus" from ''Music from Another Dimension!''
# "
Lover Alot
"Lover Alot" is a single by American hard rock band Aerosmith that was released August 22, 2012. It is included on Aerosmith's 15th studio album, '' Music from Another Dimension!''.
The song floated to and premiered on radio stations throughout N ...
" from ''Music from Another Dimension!''
# "
Can't Stop Lovin' You" from ''Music from Another Dimension!''
Equipment
At current performances, Whitford can be seen playing a wide array of solid-body guitars, some including
Floyd Rose
The Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, or simply Floyd Rose, is a type of locking vibrato arm for a guitar. Floyd D. Rose invented the locking vibrato in 1976, the first of its kind, and it is now manufactured by a company of the same name. The Floyd R ...
locking tremolos:
Gretschs, several Floyd Rose Discovery Series guitars, a Shoreline Gold painted (
Stratocaster style
Melancon Pro Artist a
Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager John Huis and his team with input from and endorsement by guitarist Les Paul. Its typi ...
Goldtop along with a wide variety of Fender Stratocasters. Whitford continues to tour primarily with vintage Fender Stratocasters and Gibson Les Pauls for Aerosmith concerts as well as smaller gigs.
Meanwhile, Aerosmith's original heyday in the late 1970s saw both Whitford and co-guitarist
Joe Perry arm themselves with aggressive-looking guitars from
BC Rich (Whitford favored an unpainted BC Rich Eagle, while Perry often played an alien-looking red BC Rich Bich).
On the amplifier front, Whitford has created his own amplifier company – 3 Monkeys Amplification and tours with many of their products. Furthermore, he also uses Paul Reed Smith amps. Additionally, Whitford has used a myriad of pedals throughout his career including many boutique ones.
Guest appearances
*Whitford appears in ''
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'' as the guitarist. He is also a playable character.
*In 2011 Whitford made a guest appearance on A&Es ''
Storage Wars
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'' episode "Hang 'Em High Desert" along with collector Barry Weiss appraising two vintage guitars and an amp
*In 2012 Whitford contributed to
Joe Bonamassa
Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his inde ...
's album ''
Driving Towards the Daylight
''Driving Towards the Daylight'' is the tenth studio album by blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, released on May 22, 2012. Recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, CA and Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV, ''Driving Towards the Dayli ...
'' on several tracks.
*In 2019, Whitford made an appearance, along with his son Graham, in an episode of American Pickers where Mike and Frank find the original Aerosmith van (Season 20, episode 8)
References
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1952 births
Living people
Aerosmith members
Berklee College of Music alumni
American heavy metal guitarists
Guitarists from Massachusetts
Rhythm guitarists
People from Winchester, Massachusetts
American male guitarists
American rock guitarists
20th-century American guitarists
Hollywood Vampires (band) members
Glam metal musicians
Blues rock musicians