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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at

List of bass guitarists The following is a list of notable electric bass guitar players. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. Since the 1950s, the electric bas ...

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Drew Abbott Drew Abbott (born January 13, 1947)Feenotes:Abbott, Drew'. URL last accessed 2012-10-29. is an American guitarist, who is best known for playing in Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, and appears on Bob Seger's ''Seven (Bob Seger album), Seven'' (1974) ...

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Mick Abrahams Michael Timothy Abrahams (born 7 April 1943) is an English guitarist and band leader, best known for being the original guitarist for Jethro Tull from 1967 to 1968 and the frontman for Blodwyn Pig. Jethro Tull Abrahams was born in Luton, B ...

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William Ackerman William Ackerman (born November 16, 1949) is an American guitarist and record producer who founded Windham Hill Records. Career Early years Ackerman was born in Palo Alto, California. His adoptive father was a professor of English at Stanfor ...

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

Stuart Adamson William Stuart Adamson (11 April 1958 – 16 December 2001) was a Scottish rock guitarist and singer. Adamson began his career in the late 1970s as a founding member and performer with the punk rock band Skids. After leaving Skids in 1981, he ...

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The Skids Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jo ...

Big Country Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it has retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scott ...

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Eraserheads Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, the band became one of the most ...

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Salman Ahmad Salman Ahmad ( ur, , born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York. He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his un ...

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Fredrik Åkesson Karl Fredrik Henrik Åkesson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He is a current member of Opeth and is also active in Krux, Monsters of Metal, and Talisman. Biography Åkesson has been playing guitar since the age of 12. His early musical i ...

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Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. After leaving Focus, he continued as a solo musician, adding jazz fusion in ...

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Nate Albert Nathan Albert (born 1970) is an American music executive, songwriter, producer and guitar player. He is currently the Executive Vice President of A&R at Warner Records a division of Warner Music Group. He was previously Executive Vice President o ...

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Steve Albini Steve Albini (pronounced ; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman and Flour, and is a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner and principal ...

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Rapeman Rapeman was a short-lived American noise rock band founded in 1987 and disbanded in 1989. It consisted of Steve Albini (formerly of Big Black) on guitar and vocals, David Wm. Sims (formerly of Scratch Acid and simultaneously of the Jesus Liza ...

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Michael Algar Michael "Olga" Algar (born 21 September 1959 in Marsden, Tyne and Wear, Marsden, South Shields, England) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who fronts the band Toy Dolls. Mainly a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a songwriter and r ...

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Carson Allen Carson Cole Allen is an American singer-songwriter known for his roles in former bands: lead vocalist for On the Last Day and Me vs. Myself, tracemyveins keyboardist and founding member of Escape the Fate, as well as his current project Somethi ...

Kris Allen Kristopher Neil Allen (born June 21, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to ''Idol'', he self-released a 2007 album, ''Brand New Shoes''. Allen's ' ...

Paul Allender Paul Allender (born 17 November 1970) is a lead guitarist best known for his work with the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. He was a longtime member with stints in the band from 1992–1995 and then again from 1999–2014. Cradle of ...

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Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock guitarist, session musician, and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i ...

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The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

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Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

Carlos Alomar Carlos Alomar (born 7 May 1951) is a Puerto Rican guitarist. He is best known for his work with David Bowie from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, having played on more Bowie albums than any musician other than pianist Mike Garson. He has als ...

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Vicente Amigo Vicente Amigo Girol (born 25 March 1967) is a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist, born in Guadalcanal near Seville. He has played as an accompanying guitarist on recordings by flamenco singers Camarón de la Isla, and Luis de Córdoba, an ...

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No ...

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Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, The Agonist, Nevermore, and Eucharis ...

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Christopher Amott Christopher Amott (born 23 November 1977) is a Swedish guitarist, younger brother of Michael Amott and founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy and Armageddon. He is currently the guitarist for Dark Tranquillity. Biography Amott was bor ...

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Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish o ...

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Muriel Anderson Muriel Anderson (born June 17, 1960) is an American fingerstyle guitarist and harp guitarist who plays in many genres. She is the first woman to win the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. Career Muriel Anderson was born in Downers Grove ...

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Nicke Andersson Nicke Andersson (born 1 August 1972), also known as Nick Royale, is a Swedish musician best known for his work as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed. He was also briefly th ...

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Hellacopters The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick ...

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Faraz Anwar Faraz Anwar ( Urdu: فراز انور; b.15 July 1976) is a Pakistani musician, composer, singer-songwriter, bandleader, and a guitarist who founded the ''Mizraab'', a heavy metal music and hard rock genre band based in Pakistan. His musical ac ...

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Mizraab Mizraab ( ) is a progressive rock and Progressive metal, metal band from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formed in 1997.Gem Archer Colin Murray Archer (born 7 December 1966) is an English musician and singer, best known as a member of the English rock bands Oasis, Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, making him, alongside Chris Sharrock, one of the only member ...

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Heavy Stereo Heavy Stereo were an English alternative rock band, who were active from 1993 to 1999. There were known for their 1970s glam rock styled sound, and their sole album, ''Déjà Voodoo''. They were also on the same record label and opened for Oas ...

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Jamie Arentzen Jamie Arentzen (born November 22, 1970) is a member of the alternative rock band American Hi-Fi and lead guitarist for Miley Cyrus. In the spring of 2009, he also played with Butch Walker's band, Butch Walker and the Let's Go Out Tonites. Life ...

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Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...

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Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for ...

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Pinhead Gunpowder Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band that formed in East Bay, California, in 1991. The band currently consists of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, ...

Foxboro Hot Tubs Foxboro Hot Tubs is the garage rock side project of Green Day, formed in 2007.Green Day si ...

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Tim Armstrong Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...

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Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...

Paul Arthurs Paul Benjamin Arthurs (born 23 June 1965), known professionally as Bonehead, is an English musician. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist, occasional keyboardist and co-founder of the rock band Oasis. Early life Paul Benjamin Arthurs was ...

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Kekal Kekal (sometimes stylized as KEKAL) is a heavy metal and electronic music band formed in 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to AllMusic, Kekal was one of the first heavy metal bands from Indonesia to make international inroads, and accordin ...

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Daniel Ash Daniel Ash (born 31 July 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love a ...

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DJ Ashba Daren Jay Ashba (born November 10, 1972) is an American musician, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is currently the lead guitarist in Sixx:A.M. He is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys, Beautif ...

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BulletBoys BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda, bassist Lonnie V ...

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Peter Asher Peter Asher, (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and r ...

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Ron Asheton Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician , who was best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the Stooges along with Iggy Pop and his brother, ...

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The Stooges The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Da ...

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Gwyn Ashton Gwyn Ashton (born 1960, Wales) is a Welsh–Australian blues/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. Biography The Welsh-born and singer-songwriter/guitarist Gwyn Ashton migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in the 1960s, picked up a guitar at ...

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The Psychedelic Furs The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk sc ...

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Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music ...

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The Zombies The Zombies are an English Rock music, rock band formed in the early 1960s in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group had a British and American chart-topper, hit in 1964 with "She's Not ...

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Dan Auerbach Daniel Quine Auerbach (; born May 14, 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. As a member of the group, Auerbach has ...

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The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

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Doug Aldrich Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964) is an American hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played with Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. ...

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Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own en ...

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The Smithereens The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drum ...

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Ayub Bachchu Ayub Bachchu (; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band LRB and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the ...

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Love Runs Blind Love Runs Blind, often abbreviated as LRB, was a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong City by Ayub Bachchu from 5 April 1991 until 18 October 2018. They are one of the most successful bands of Bangladesh. Since their formation, they have ...

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Matt Bachand Matt Bachand (born April 29, 1977) is an American guitarist. He has strong death metal and thrash metal influences. He is rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Shadows Fall, and the bassist for Act of Defiance. He is k ...

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Shadows Fall Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, ...

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Randy Bachman Randolph Charles Bachman (; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman recorded as a solo artist and was part of a num ...

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated BTO, were a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner in 1973. Their 1970s catalogue included five top-40 albums and six US top-40 sing ...

The Guess Who The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of " Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After ...

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Ian Bairnson Ian Bairnson (born 3 August 1953 as ''John Bairnson'') is a Scottish musician, best known for being one of the core members of The Alan Parsons Project. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who has played saxophone and keyboards, although he is best ...

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The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They were accompan ...

Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female ...

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Minor Threat Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitar ...

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Mickey Baker MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (October 15, 1925 – November 27, 2012) was an American guitarist, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia. Early life Baker was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His ...

Dave Baksh Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...

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Brown Brigade Brown Brigade was a reggae-influenced heavy metal band created by Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The band's final lineup was Baksh (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Owens (drums), Chuck Coles (guit ...

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Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their pla ...

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GWAR Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. After th ...

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Terry Balsamo Terry Philip Balsamo II (born October 8, 1972) is an American guitarist and songwriter who is best known as the former guitarist of the American rock bands Cold and Evanescence. Balsamo is noted for his onstage expression of his fondness for Mi ...

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Evanescence Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer and musician Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent EPs as a duo in the late 90's, and a demo CD, Evanescence released their debut ...

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Perry Bamonte Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960) is an English musician best known as a member of the rock band The Cure from 1990 to 2005, and again since 2022. Biography Born in London, England, Bamonte became a guitar tech for The Cure in ...

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The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

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Benji Madden Benjamin Levi Madden (né Combs; born March 11, 1979) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the band Good Charlottefor which he has received various awardsas well as pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothe ...

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Good Charlotte Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 2005, the band's lineup has consisted of twin brothers Joel Madden (lead vocals) and Benji Madden (guitar and vocals), Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Mart ...

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Peter Banks Peter William Brockbanks (15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013), known professionally as Peter Banks, was a British guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He was the original guitarist in the rock band Yes, and also the Syn, Flash, and Empire. ...

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Carl Barât Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (; born 6 June 1978) is a British musician and actor, best known for being the co-frontman with Pete Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and ...

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The Libertines The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, has also included John Hassall ...

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Barbecue Bob Robert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname was derived from his working as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the three extant photograph ...

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Martin Barre Martin Lancelot Barre (; born 17 November 1946) is an English guitarist best known for his longtime role as lead guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he recorded and toured from 1968 until the band's initial dissolution in 201 ...

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Agustín Barrios Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga—Agustin spelled backward—Mangoré; May 5, 1885 – August 7, 1944) was a Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

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Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the ...

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Joshua Bassett Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Early life Bassett was born and raised in Oc ...

Michael Angelo Batio Michael Angelo Batio (), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s an ...

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Jennifer Batten Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded wit ...

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Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million reco ...

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The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, ...

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Umphrey's McGee Umphrey's McGee is an American jam band originally from South Bend, Indiana. The band experiments with many musical styles, including rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, country, and folk. They have toured regularl ...

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Eric Bazilian Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1 ...

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The Hooters The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band combines elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music to create its sound. The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-198 ...

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Michael Bearpark Michael Bearpark is an English scientist and musician. Work as scientist Bearpark is a Principal Research Fellow in the Chemistry Department at Imperial College London. He works in computational chemistry, including method and software developm ...

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No-Man No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes ...

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Corey Beaulieu Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is the guitarist of American heavy metal band Trivium. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals. Biography Personal life Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Beaulieu i ...

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Trivium The trivium is the lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The trivium is implicit in ''De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii'' ("On the Marriage of Philology and Mercury") by Martianus Capella, but t ...

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The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and bassist/producer Paul Samwell ...

The Jeff Beck Group The Jeff Beck Group was a British rock band formed in London in January 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues, rhythm and blues and rock was a major influence on popular music. Firs ...

Beck, Bogert & Appice Beck, Bogert & Appice was a rock supergroup and power trio formed by English guitarist Jeff Beck, evolving from the Jeff Beck Group. It included bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, Americans who had played together in Vanilla Fudge a ...

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Joe Beck Joe Beck (July 29, 1945 – July 22, 2008) was an American jazz guitarist who was active for over 30 years. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Beck moved to Manhattan in his teens, playing six nights a week in a trio setting, which gave him an opp ...

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Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ...

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Jason Becker Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...

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Cacophony Phonaesthetics (also spelled phonesthetics in North America) is the study of beauty and pleasantness associated with the sounds of certain words or parts of words. The term was first used in this sense, perhaps by during the mid-20th century and ...

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Walter Becker Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...

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Peter Beckett Peter Beckett (born 10 August 1948) is an English musician and songwriter who has written songs for many prominent recording artists, his own bands and solo work, and for several films. He is likely best known as the lead singer and guitarist ...

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Player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who ...

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Johanna Beisteiner Johanna Beisteiner (born 20 February 1976) is an Austrian classical guitarist, singer and arranger. Life Johanna Beisteiner received her first guitar lessons at the age of nine at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school in her hometown Wien ...

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual and impressionistic approach to ...

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King Crimson King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...

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Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talki ...

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Drake Bell Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on ''Hom ...

Brian Bell Brian Lane Bell (born December 9, 1968) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded f ...

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Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...

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Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or som ...

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Matthew Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English singer, musician, producer, and songwriter. He is primarily known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for English rock band Muse (band), Muse. He is recognised ...

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Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

) * Dustin Belt (Heffron Drive) *

Roni Benise Roni Benisek, best known as Benise, is an American guitarist who describes his style as "Spanish guitar" or "nouveau flamenco." After growing up in Ravenna, Nebraska, Benise moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue rock stardom. After hear ...

* Bob Bennett *

Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was best known as the lead vocalist of rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of the bands Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, ...

( Linkin Park) *

Brendan Benson Brendan Benson (born November 14, 1970) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released eight solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs. Recording career ''One Missi ...

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The Raconteurs The Raconteurs (, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and ...

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George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, play ...

* Miki Berenyi ( Lush) * Peter Bernstein *

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he began to play bass from an early age ...

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Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...

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Gene Bertoncini Gene J. Bertoncini (born 6 April 1937) is an American jazz guitarist. Biography Bertoncini was born in New York City, where he was raised in a musical family. His father, Mario Bertoncini (1901–1978), played guitar and harmonica. Gene began pl ...

Nuno Bettencourt Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966) is a Portuguese-American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme. He has also recorded ...

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Dickey Betts Forrest Richard Betts (born December 12, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Early in his career, he collaborated with Duane Allman, introducing melodic tw ...

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) * Randall Bewley ( Pylon) *

Bo Bice Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who was the runner-up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to auditioning for ''American Idol'', Bice released a solo alb ...

Big Tom Tom McBride (18 September 1936 – 17 April 2018), known as Big Tom, was an Irish country, traditional and easy listening singer, as well as a guitarist, and saxophone player. With a career spanning over six decades, he started his career in ...

Kat Bjelland Katherine Lynne Bjelland (born December 9, 1963) is an American musician. She rose to prominence as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the alternative rock band Babes in Toyland, which she formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1987. ...

( Babes in Toyland) *

Anders Björler Anders Björler (born 26 February 1973) is a Swedish musician, composer and film director. He is best known as the guitar player in the metal bands The Haunted and At the Gates, alongside his bass-playing twin brother Jonas Björler. Björle ...

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At the Gates At the Gates is a Swedish death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band was a major progenitor of Gothenburg-style melodic death metal alongside In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Prior to their first disbandment in 1996, At the Gat ...

, The Haunted) *

Ivar Bjørnson Ivar Skontorp Peersen, best known by his stage name Ivar Bjørnson (born 27 November 1977 in Etne), is a Norwegian composer/guitarist for the progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved. Biography Bjørnson is, along with Grutle Kjellson, ...

( Enslaved) *

Clint Black Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the ...

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Tenacious D Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. The duo's name is derived from "ten ...

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Ryland Blackinton Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, ''While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enlist ...

( Cobra Starship) *

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guita ...

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Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

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Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

Zach Blair Zach Blair (born December 26, 1974) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicago-based punk rock band Rise Against. Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of melodic hardco ...

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Hagfish Hagfish, of the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti) and order Myxiniformes , are eel-shaped, slime-producing marine fish (occasionally called slime eels). They are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column, ...

Only Crime Only Crime is an American melodic hardcore group formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbec in 2003. The band plays melodic but hard-hitting punk rock that borrows heavily from early-1980s hardcore bands such as ...

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Blind Blake Arthur Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934), known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is known for recordings he made for Paramount Records between 1926 and 1932. Early life Little is known of Blake's life. ...

* Norman Blake * Norman Blake ( Teenage Fanclub) *

Ron Block Ronald Franklin Block (born July 30, 1964) is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. He has won 14 Grammy Awards, 6 International Bluegrass Music A ...

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Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...

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Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a drunk driving accide ...

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Mike Bloomfield Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his ...

Bob Bogle Robert Lenard Bogle (January 16, 1934 – June 14, 2009) was a founding member of the instrumental combo The Ventures. He and Don Wilson founded the group in 1958. Bogle was the lead guitarist and later bassist of the group. In 2008, Bogle and oth ...

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The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the ...

) * John Bohlinger (musician) *

Marc Bolan Marc Bolan ( ; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan was posthumously inducted in ...

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Marcie Bolen The Von Bondies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1997. The original line-up formed at the 1997 Cramps/Guitar Wolf show by Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen. They went through a variety of member changes and band names, includi ...

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The Von Bondies The Von Bondies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1997. The original line-up formed at the 1997 Cramps/ Guitar Wolf show by Jason Stollsteimer and Marcie Bolen. They went through a variety of member changes and band names, incl ...

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Tommy Bolin Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American guitarist and songwriter who played with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (from 1973 to 1974), and Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976), in addition to maintaining ...

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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 ind ...

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Backyard Babies Backyard Babies are a Swedish rock band originally from Nässjö and currently based in Stockholm. The band was formed in 1989 and over the years they have released seven studio albums and won two Swedish Grammy Awards. They are largely at ...

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Adrian Borland Adrian Kelvin Borland (6 December 1957 – 26 April 1999) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, best known as the frontman of post-punk band the Sound. Following a substantial musical career spanning numerous group ...

( The Sound) *

Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the rap metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock ...

( Limp Bizkit) * Mark Boston (

Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band The Magic Band was the backing band of American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Captain Beefheart between 1967 and 1982. The rotating lineup featured dozens of performers, many of whom became known by nicknames given to them by Beefh ...

) * Jean-Paul Bourelly * Tony Bourge ( Budgie (band)) *

James Bourne James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is known as the co-founder of pop punk bands Busted and Son of Dork, and he also created his own electronic project: Future Boy. From 2013 to 2015 ...

( Son of Dork) * Pierre Bouvier ( Simple Plan) *

Robert Bowlin Robert Bowlin (born September 22, 1956 in Pocahontas, Arkansas) is an American bluegrass and country musician. Biography Bowlin started playing ukulele when he was one, and by the time he was five years old he had picked up the guitar. _Biogr ...

* James Bowman ( Against Me!) * Will Boyd (

American Princes American Princes is an indie rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The band started in 2003 when David Slade, then-bassist John Beachboard and drummer Matthew Quin moved to Little Rock from New York City. Within their first year ...

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Mick Box Michael Frederick Box (born 9 June 1947) is an English musician who is the lead guitarist of rock group Uriah Heep, having previously been a member of The Stalkers and Spice, both with original Uriah Heep vocalist David Byron.Larkin, Colin (20 ...

( Uriah Heep) *

James Dean Bradfield James Dean Bradfield (born 21 February 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. Biography Early life B ...

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Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus ...

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Michelle Branch Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums: '' The Spirit Room'' and '' Hotel Paper.'' She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop C ...

( The Wreckers) *

Laurent Brancowitz Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer ...

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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Alogia In psychology, alogia (; from Greek ἀ-, "without", and λόγος, "speech" + New Latin -ia) is poor thinking inferred from speech and language usage. "alogia An impoverishment in thinking that is inferred from observing speech and language beha ...

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White Lion The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion, specifically the Southern African lion. White lions in the area of Timbavati are thought to have been indigenous to the Timbavati region of South Africa for centuries, although the earliest ...

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Creed Bratton Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider, February 8, 1943) is an American actor, singer and musician. A former member of the rock band the Grass Roots, he is best known for playing a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' ...

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The Grass Roots The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career, they achieved two gold albums, two go ...

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Jacques Brautbar Jacques Brautbar (born March 14, 1979) is an American composer, photographer, producer, writer and guitarist, formerly of rock band Phantom Planet. He left the band in 2004, after their self-titled third album, to pursue a career in photogr ...

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Phantom Planet Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar) and Jeff Conrad (drums). The band is best known for ...

) * Julian Bream *

Lenny Breau Leonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used finger ...

* Thomas Bredahl ( Volbeat) * Thom Bresh *

Paul Brett Paul Brett (born 20 June 1947 in Fulham, London) is an English classic rock guitarist. He played lead guitar with Strawbs (although he was never actually a member), The Overlanders, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Ope ...

* Mike Brewer * John Brewster ( The Angels)'s *

Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian musician and worship pastor. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brewster became a sought-after session guitarist in the early 90s. Brewster is the former senior wo ...

Vic Briggs Victor Harvey Briggs III (14 February 1945 – 30 June 2021) was a British blues and rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist with Eric Burdon and The Animals during the 1966–1968 period. Briggs, a convert to Sikhism, later playe ...

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Eric Burdon & The Animals The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound an ...

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Terry Britten Terence Ernest Britten (born July 1947) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, who has written songs for Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo and Michael Jackson amongst many others. Britten (along w ...

Chris Broderick Christopher Alan Broderick (born March 6, 1970) is an American musician, best known as a former guitarist of the heavy metal band Megadeth. He is also formerly the lead guitarist and keyboardist for Jag Panzer, appearing on four of Jag Panzer' ...

( Megadeth) *

Dave Brock David Anthony Brock (born 20 August 1941) is an English musician. He plays electric guitar, keyboards, bass and oscillators. He is a founder, sole constant member and musical focus of the space rock group Hawkwind.Allmusic– Dave Brock biogra ...

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Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard ...

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Isaac Brock Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he c ...

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Ugly Casanova Ugly Casanova is an American indie rock band signed to Sub Pop Records. The band has released one album, ''Sharpen Your Teeth''. Career According to the Ugly Casanova website, in 1998 a man named Edgar E. Graham, a.k.a. "Ugly Casanova", impressed ...

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David Bromberg David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. David Bromberg biographyat Billboard.com An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock a ...

Devin Bronson Devin Bronson (born Seattle, Washington, May 15, 1983) is a guitarist, songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, having worked with artists such as Avril Lavigne, David Cook and Sebastian Bach. Bronson's versatility on stage and in the stud ...

( Avril Lavigne,

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...

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Michael Brook Michael Brook (born 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, inventor, music producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. His collaborations with musicians around the worl ...

* Garth Brooks *

Kix Brooks Leon Eric Brooks III, better known by his stage name Kix Brooks (born May 12, 1955), is an American country music artist, actor, and film producer best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn and host of radio's ''American Country Co ...

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Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were so ...

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Meredith Brooks Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. Career Brooks started her music career in 1976 as a member of ...

Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African American audiences. In the 1930s ...

Bobby Broom Robert Broom Jr. (born January 18, 1961) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in New York City, then moved to Chicago, which has been his home town since 1984. He performs and records with The Bobby Broo ...

* Ethan Brosh * Eric Brosius (

Tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

) * Drew Brown ( OneRepublic) * Mike Brown * Jackson Browne (

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band. Constant ...

) * Bob Brozman * Norman Brown *

Oli Brown Oli Brown is a British blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released three studio albums and one live album. History Brown was signed to the German blues label, Ruf Records, in January 2008. He released his debut album, ''Open Road'' ...

( RavenEye) * Michael Bruce (

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

) * Jimmy Bruno * Mark Bryan (

Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish are an American soft rock band that were formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld. The band w ...

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Roy Buchanan Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two lat ...

Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...

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R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...

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Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

( Guns N' Roses,

Praxis Praxis may refer to: Philosophy and religion * Praxis (process), the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practised, embodied, or realised * Praxis model, a way of doing theology * Praxis (Byzantine Rite), the practice of fai ...

Deli Creeps The Deli Creeps were an avant-garde band consisting of singer Maximum Bob, guitarist Buckethead, drummer Pinchface and various bass players, most recently Daniel Monti. Though Buckethead is the only member who makes a consistent effort to hide ...

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (C2B3) was an experimental rock supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Buckethead, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia. History Les Claypool, bassist of many ban ...

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Lindsey Buckingham Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and male lead vocalist of the band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fl ...

( Fleetwood Mac) *

Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being ...

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Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by ...

Ely Buendia Ely Eleandre Basiño Buendia (born November 2, 1970), popularly known as Ely Buendia, is a Filipino musician, singer, songwriter, author and film director who gained fame as the guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the famed Fil ...

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Pupil The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the Iris (anatomy), iris of the Human eye, eye that allows light to strike the retina.Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. (1990) ''Dictionary of Eye Terminology''. Gainesville, Florida: Triad Publishing ...

) * Jimmy Buffett *

Charlie Burchill Charles Burchill (born 27 November 1959) is a Scottish musician and composer, best known as the guitarist of Simple Minds. He is one of the founders of the group. Style During Simple Minds' early to mid-1980s period, Burchill's guitar had a dis ...

( Simple Minds) * Ben Burnley (

Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American Rock music, rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink an ...

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BBMak BBMak are an English band consisting of Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally. Formed in Liverpool in 1996, they sold over three million albums worldwide between 1999 and 2003. The band first achieved success when their single "Back H ...

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Jake Burns John "Jake" Burns (born 21 February 1958) is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, although he has also recorded with Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, 3 Men + Black, and as a solo artist. Early life ...

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Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the De ...

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Vinny Burns Vinny Burns (born 4 April 1965, Oldham, Lancashire) is an English hard rock guitarist and producer, best known for his work with the bands Dare, Ten and Bob Catley. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Do ...

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Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

James Burton James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also been recognized ...

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Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he bega ...

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

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Kristian Bush Kristian Merrill Bush (born March 14, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bush is one half of the country music duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles, and was a member of the folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim with Andrew Hyr ...

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Bernard Butler Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the first guitarist with Suede, until his departure in 1994. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of hi ...

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Suede Suede (pronounced ) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. The term comes from the French , which literally means "gloves from Sweden". The term was firs ...

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John Butler John Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American performer * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist *John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber *John Butler (born 1954), ...

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John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...

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Jonathan Butler Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music. Biography Born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, during Apa ...

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The Specials The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lynval ...

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Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talki ...

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Fito Cabrales Adolfo "Fito" Cabrales Mato (; born 6 October 1966) is a Spanish people, Spanish musician. Biography Adolfo "Fito" Cabrales was born on 6 October 1966 in the Zabala neighbourhood in Bilbao, and spent part of his childhood and adolescence in L ...

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Platero y Tú Platero y Tú () was a Spanish rock and roll and blues rock band formed in Bilbao in the 1980s, and disbanded in 2001. Their lyrics mainly deal about drugs, bar issues and love, and their style, being mainly influenced by bands such as Status ...

Fito & Fitipaldis Fito & Fitipaldis () is a Spanish rock band, formed in 1998. It was created by Fito Cabrales with the intention of publishing songs which were not in the style of his other band, Platero y Tú. Its style is a mix of rock, soul, swing, and oth ...

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Kevin Cadogan Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. A founding member of the band Third Eye Blind, he performed with the band from 1993 to 2000. He co-wrote some of Third Eye Bl ...

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Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. After years of lineup changes in the early and mid-1990s, the songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label reco ...

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Chris Caffery Christopher Caffery (born September 9, 1967) is an American musician, best known for his work as a member of Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Recently, Chris has been pursuing a solo career, releasing four albums since 2004. Biography ...

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel ...

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The Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboar ...

) * Paul Caiafa ( The Misfits, Kryst the Conqueror,

Gorgeous Frankenstein Gorgeous Frankenstein was an American horror punk/ heavy metal band formed in 2005 in New Jersey by Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein and his former wife and ex-professional wrestler Stephanie Bellars ( Gorgeous George). History In 2005, Doyl ...

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Colbie Caillat Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre. After signing with Universal Republic ...

Al Caiola Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of ...

J. J. Cale John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knop ...

Randy California Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. Life and career California was b ...

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Spirit Spirit or spirits may refer to: Liquor and other volatile liquids * Spirits, a.k.a. liquor, distilled alcoholic drinks * Spirit or tincture, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol * Volatile (especially flammable) liquids, ...

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The Rezillos The Rezillos are a punk/ new wave band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1976. Although emerging at the same time as other bands in the punk rock movement, the Rezillos did not share the nihilism or social commentary of their contemporaries, b ...

The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ''Dare' ...

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Smash Mouth Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell (lead vocals), Kevin Coleman (drums), Greg Camp (guitar), and Paul De Lisle (bass). With Harwell's depa ...

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Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter from Lafayette, Indiana. He has released eleven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and two live albums. Camp's original music ...

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting '' The Glen Campbell Good ...

* Mike Campbell ( Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) * Phil Campbell (

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...

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Royce Campbell Royce Campbell (born June 7, 1952) is a jazz guitarist from Indiana who was a member of the Henry Mancini orchestra for twenty years. Musical career He was born in North Vernon, Indiana. When he was five, his mother married a career Navy man, ...

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Campbell has al ...

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Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), ...

) * Mike Campese *

Jim Campilongo Jim Campilongo (born July 8, 1958) is a New York roots rock guitarist, known for recording a series of mostly instrumental albums. He is also known for being a member of The Little Willies with Norah Jones. Campilongo primarily plays Fender Tele ...

Jerry Cantrell Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. (born March 18, 1966) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to internation ...

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Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...

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Joey Cape Randal Joseph Cape (born November 16, 1966) is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the California punk rock band Lagwagon. Cape released his first solo album, ''Bridge'', in 2008. His secon ...

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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First or the Gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The band's lineup consists of Spike Slawson, Fat Mike, Joey Cape, and Dave Raun. C ...

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Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. H ...

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Matteo Carcassi Matteo Carcassi (8 April 1796 – 16 January 1853)Raffaele Carpino, Mario dell'Ara: "Matteo Carcassi. Un nuovo aggiornamento biografico", in: ''Il Fronimo'' no. 184 (2018), p. 5–9. was an Italian guitarist and composer. Life Carcassi was born i ...

* Larry Carlton *

Jesse Carmichael Jesse Royal Carmichael (born April 2, 1979) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the pop rock band, Maroon 5. He also has a solo project called 1863 and a side project titled Circuit Jerks. Life and c ...

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Kara's Flowers Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Mor ...

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Stephen Carpenter Stephen "Steph" Carpenter ( /ˈstɛfən/ ''STEF-ən''; born August 3, 1970) is an American musician, known as the co-founder and a guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings an ...

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Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...

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Pete Carr Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (April 22, 1950 – June 27, 2020) was an American guitarist. Carr contributed to successful recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, The Staple Singers, ...

* Chris Carrabba (

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the songThe Sharp Hint of New Tears off their debut album, '' The Swiss Army Romance''. History Early ...

Further Seems Forever Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Over its initial eight-year run the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their first three ...

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Kim Carroll Kim Carroll (born 1970 in Cork, Ireland) is a film score composer and multi-instrumentalist. He attended Glenstal Abbey School where he studied music with pianist/composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. After teaching music in Cork, he left for ...

* John Valentine Carruthers ( Siouxsie and the Banshees) *

Maybelle Carter "Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument". It ...

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Carter Family Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. ...

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Neko Case Neko Richelle Case (; born September 8, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case has a powerful, untrained contralto voice, which has been described by contemporaries and cr ...

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The New Pornographers The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock band, formed in 1997 in Vancouver. Presented as a musical collective of singer-songwriters and musicians from multiple projects, the band has released eight studio albums to critical acclaim for th ...

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Al Casey (rock guitarist) Alvin Wayne Casey (October 26, 1936 – September 17, 2006) was an American guitarist. He was mainly known for his work as a session musician, but also released his own records and scored three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits in the United States. H ...

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Nick Catanese Nick Catanese (born June 2, 1971) is an American musician and convicted sex offender. He is best known as a former rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band Black Label Society. He supported lead player Zakk Wylde, who has commented that "If I'm Kei ...

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Black Label Society Black Label Society is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde. To date, the band has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one EP, and three vid ...

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Philip Catherine Philip Catherine (born 27 October 1942) is a Belgian jazz guitarist. Biography Philip Catherine was born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father, and was raised in Brussels, Belgium. His grandfather was a violinist in the ...

* Stephen Caudel *

Max Cavalera Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (; born August 4, 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until his departure i ...

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Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera,Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. the band was a major force in the groove metal, thra ...

Soulfly Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 19 ...

Cavalera Conspiracy Cavalera Conspiracy is an American heavy metal supergroup founded by Brazilian brothers Max (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Igor Cavalera (drums, percussion). The band originally formed in 2007 as Inflikted but changed its name for legal reasons. ...

Nailbomb Nailbomb was a heavy metal band formed in 1994 as a side project by Brazilian musician Max Cavalera of Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy and Soulfly, and English musician Alex Newport of Fudge Tunnel. The band recorded one studio album, '' Point ...

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Dino Cazares Dino Cazares (born in 1966) is an American musician, known for being the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also the co-founder of the metal bands Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares pop ...

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Fear Factory Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. ...

Divine Heresy Divine Heresy is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California by founder of Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares and Devolved drummer John Sankey. Although the band's origins trace back to 2002, Divine Heresy was officially for ...

) * Danny Cedrone ( Bill Haley & His Comets) *

Gustavo Cerati Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo ...

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Soda Stereo Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock band formed in Buenos Aires in 1982 by Gustavo Cerati (lead vocals, guitar), Héctor "Zeta" Bosio (bass) and Carlos Alberto Ficicchia "Charly Alberti" (drums). As the first Hispanic group to achieve mainstrea ...

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Nic Cester NIC may refer to: Banking and insurance companies * National Insurance Corporation, Uganda * NIC Bank, a commercial bank in Kenya Politics, government and economics * National Ice Center, an agency that provides worldwide navigational ice a ...

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Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne (born January 4, 1954) is an American banjoist, guitarist and music critic. Life and career Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar when he was eleven or twel ...

António Chainho António Chainho (born Santiago do Cacém, 1938) is a Portuguese fado guitarist. He has worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía. He has ...

Bill Champlin William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, musician, arranger, producer, and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the band Chicago from 1981–2009. ...

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Sons of Champlin The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965. They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Bill Champlin, who later joined rock band Chicago, from 1981 to 20 ...

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Eason Chan Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...

Jaycee Chan Jaycee Joming Chan (, born 3 December 1982), known professionally as Jaycee Chan, is an American singer and actor. In 2004, he released his first Mandarin CD album in Hong Kong. He later went to Taiwan to continue his music career. He is the son o ...

Jerry Chang JerryC (; born 31 August 1981), also known by his English name Jerry Chang, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese guitarist and composer. He is known for arranging and playing "Canon Rock", a rock arrangement of Johann Pachelbel's Pachelbel's Canon, ...

* Gary Chapman *

Manny Charlton Manuel Charlton (25 July 1941 – 5 July 2022) was a Scottish musician, who was known as a founding member of the influential Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and was their lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. He also produced a string of succe ...

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Charo María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist. Charo began playing guitar at the age of nine and trained under the famed A ...

David Chastain David Taylor Chastain (born August 31, 1953) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal guitarist and the owner of Leviathan Records and Diginet Music. Chastain emerged in the mid-1980s along with a wave of other neo-classical guitarists. ...

( Chastain) * Rhys Chatham *

Chris Cheney Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 1 ...

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The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

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Andrew Cheshire Andrew Cheshire (born June 21, 1962) is an American jazz guitarist. As a child, Cheshire played piano but switched to the guitar at age 10. While studying fine art, he played jazz in local bands around Long Island, New York. By 1980, Cheshire mo ...

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The Pogues The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone" – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse" ...

) * Moraito Chico *

Michael Guy Chislett Michael Guy Chislett (born 6 April 1982) is an Australian musician and producer. He is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Christian worship band Hillsong United and was the lead guitarist of the rock band the Academy Is... Car ...

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Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

* John Christ ( Danzig) *

Charlie Christian Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...

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Stephen Christian Stephen Christian is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Anberlin, as well as the vocalist of his acoustic side-project Anchor & Braille. He and his bandmates started Anberlin in 2002, ...

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Anberlin Anberlin is an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consists of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, a ...

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Popa Chubby Theodore Joseph "Ted" Horowitz (born March 31, 1960 in The Bronx, New York City, United States), who plays under the stage name of Popa Chubby, is an American singer, composer, and guitarist. Life and career At age thirteen Horowitz began play ...

Don Ciccone Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters, singing their biggest hits "Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad". The latter ...

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Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The band evolved out of a previous band called The Four Lovers, with ...

The Critters The Critters were an American pop group with several hits in the 1960s, most notably " Mr. Dieingly Sad", a U.S. and Canadian Top 20 hit in 1966. Career The group formed in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1964 when singer-guitarist Do ...

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The Atlantics The Atlantics are an Australian surf rock band founded in 1961. Initially, the band line-up consisted of drummer Peter Hood, bassist Bosco Bosanac, Theo Penglis on lead and rhythm guitar, and guitarist Eddy Matzenik. Matzenik was replaced by J ...

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John Cipollina John Cipollina (August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989) was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. After leaving Quicksilver he formed the ban ...

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Quicksilver Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, ...

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Liam Clancy Liam Clancy ( ga, Liam Mac Fhlannchadha; 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) was an Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, regarded as Ireland's ...

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The Clancy Brothers The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music group that developed initially as a part of the American folk music revival. Most popular during the 1960s, they were famed for their Aran jumper sweaters and are widely credited with popu ...

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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers are an English blues rock band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John Mayall. While never producing a hit of their own, the band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blues ...

Cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton a ...

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previous ...

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Gary Clark Jr. Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Brig ...

* Mike Clark (

Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice in Los Angeles, California by vocalist Mike Muir. Muir is the only remaining original member of the band. Along with D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, and Stor ...

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Rock Star Supernova Rock Star Supernova was a reality television-formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee, bassist Jason Newsted, guitarist Gilby Clarke, and singer Lukas Rossi. The band was formed during the second season of the '' Rock Star'' reality ...

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Frank Claussen Frank Claussen (born 19 March 1976 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian heavy metal guitarist. From 1997 to 2010 he played in Theatre of Tragedy, and with them released six studio albums, a live album and several studio EP's. With Theatre of Traged ...

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Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy was a Norwegian band from Stavanger, active between 1993 and 2010. They are best known for their earlier albums, which influenced the gothic metal genre. History Formation (1993) Theatre of Tragedy was founded on 2 October 19 ...

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Zal Cleminson Alistair Macdonald "Zal" Cleminson (born 4 May 1949) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his role in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band between 1972 and 1978. In 2017, he put together a new rock band - /sin'dogs/, which recorded and released ...

( Sensational Alex Harvey Band) *

Henry Cluney Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957) is a guitarist and former member of the band Stiff Little Fingers. He remained with the group until lead singer Jake Burns disbanded them in 1983. He toured briefly with the band Dark Lady supporting Jake Burns ...

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Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

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Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desir ...

* Stephen Cochran *

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, p ...

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

* Sam Cohen * Jesse Colburn ( Avril Lavigne) *

Deborah Coleman Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018) was an American blues musician. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times. Biography ...

* Johnny Colla ( Huey Lewis and the News) *

Phil Collen Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, joining the band in 1982 during the recording of the ''Pyromania'' album. Prior to joining Def Leppa ...

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) * Ned Collette *

Chris Collingwood Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Life and career Collingwood was born in Britain a ...

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Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before e ...

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Albert Collins Albert Gene Drewery, known as Albert Collins and the Ice Man (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993),Skeely, Richard. "Albert Collins: Biography" Allmusic.com. was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. ...

Allen Collins Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist. He was one of the founding members and guitarists of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with frontman and origina ...

( Lynyrd Skynyrd) * John Collins (

, The Evaporators) * Paul Collins ( The Beat) *

Paul Colman Paul Colman is a British-Australian pop-rock guitarist, vocalist, pianist, and composer. He has made a name for himself as a Christian musician independently, with his band the Paul Colman Trio, as a solo artist, and as part of the Newsboys. His ...

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Newsboys Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, the band has released 17 studio albums, 6 of which ...

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Screaming Trees Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time ...

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Sevendust Sevendust is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1994 by bassist Vince Hornsby, drummer Morgan Rose and rhythm guitarist John Connolly. After their first demo, lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon and lead guitarist Clint Lo ...

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Bill Connors Bill Connors (born September 24, 1949) is an American jazz guitarist who was a member of Chick Corea's band Return to Forever. After leaving Return to Forever, he recorded three acoustic albums and then three electric albums as a leader/soloist. ...

Nico Constantine Nico Constantine is an American music director, producer, and guitarist, known for his work with Lady Gaga, Biters, Program the Dead, Comes with the Fall, and Madfly. He is the founder of Institution Records. Biography Madfly and Comes with th ...

( Madfly,

Comes with the Fall Comes with the Fall is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1999. Since 2001, the lineup has been composed of William DuVall (lead vocals, guitar), Adam Stanger (bass), and Bevan Davies (drums, percussion). Nico Constantine w ...

) * Steve Conte ( New York Dolls), (

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, pow ...

) * Ry Cooder (

The Seeds The Seeds were an American psychedelic garage rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest charting single " Pushin' Too Hard". The band's classic line-up featured frontman Sky Saxon, guitarist Jan Savag ...

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Jamie Cook Jamie Robert Cook (born 8 July 1985) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and a founding member of the indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. Arctic Monkeys Jamie Coo ...

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Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, ...

) * Jesse Cook *

Kyle Cook David Kyle Cook (born August 29, 1975) is an American musician best known as a member of the band Matchbox Twenty, serving as the lead guitarist, banjo player, backing and occasional lead vocalist. Career Matchbox Twenty Kyle Cook joined Mat ...

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Matchbox Twenty Matchbox Twenty (also known as Matchbox 20 and MB20) is an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group currently consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Brian Yale (bass guitar), Paul Doucette (drums, ...

, The New Left) *

Mike Cooley (musician) John Michael Cooley (born September 14, 1966) is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist from Tuscumbia, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals. He is a member of the band Drive-By Truckers. Background Cooley received his first guitar at age 8 ...

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Drive-by Truckers Drive-By Truckers are an American rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members ( Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as roommates at the University of North Alab ...

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Dominion The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 192 ...

, Outworld) *

Gaz Coombes Gaz Coombes (born 8 March 1976) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the ...

( Supergrass) *

John Corabi John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band. C ...

( Angora,

The Scream ''The Scream'' is a composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images of art, seen as symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition. Munch's work, including ...

, Mötley Crüe,

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

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Francesco Corbetta Francesco Corbetta (ca. 1615 – 1681, in French also Francisque Corbette) was an Italian guitar virtuoso, teacher and composer. Along with his compatriots Giovanni Paolo Foscarini and Angelo Michele Bartolotti, he was a pioneer and exponent o ...

Easton Corbin Dan Easton Corbin (born April 12, 1982) is an American country music singer. He signed to Mercury Records Nashville in 2009 and released his self-titled debut album in March 2010, featuring the two number-one hits " A Little More Country Than Th ...

* Billy Corgan (

The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...

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Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave ...

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Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil (both of whom are the only members to appear in every incarnation of the band), and bassist Hiro Yama ...

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Gene Cornish Gene Cornish (born May 14, 1944) is a Canadian-American guitarist and harmonica player. He is an original member of the popular 1960s blue-eyed soul band The Young Rascals. From 1965 to 1970, the band recorded eight albums and had thirteen si ...

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The Rascals ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

Fotomaker Photo maker was a power pop group from Long Island, NY which released three albums between 1978 and 1979. They made three albums within the span of a little over a year. Beginnings The band was formed in 1977 by bassist Gene Cornish and drummer D ...

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Hugh Cornwell Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990. Since leaving the ...

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The Stranglers The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have origin ...

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Jim Corr James Steven Ignatius Corr, (born 31 July 1964) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter and DJ. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs, the other members being his three younger sisters Andrea, Sharon and Caroline. Musical c ...

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The Corrs The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings, Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Carol ...

) * Larry Coryell *

Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...

Yamandu Costa Yamandu Costa (born January 24, 1980, in Passo Fundo), sometimes spelled ''Yamandú'', is a Brazilian guitarist and composer. His main instrument is the Brazilian seven-stringed classical guitar. Costa began to study guitar at age seven with h ...

Napoléon Coste Claude Antoine Jean Georges Napoléon Coste (27 June 1805 – 14 January 1883) was a French classical guitarist and composer. Biography Napoléon Coste was born in Amondans (Doubs), near Besançon, France. He was first taught the guitar by his ...

Sean Costello Sean Costello (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) was an American blues musician, renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing. He released five critically acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden death from ...

Elizabeth Cotten Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten ( Nevills; January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player, but played it upside down. This po ...

* Jeff Cotton (

) * Andy Cox ( The Beat,

Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) was a British pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat), and singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled 1985 ...

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Laura Cox Dame Laura Mary Cox, (born 8 November 1951), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cox, is a former English High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division, serving from 2002 until her retirement in 2016. Before serving on the bench, she was a barrister ...

Graham Coxon Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the group's lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Cox ...

( Blur) *

Jonathan Coulton Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are " Co ...

* Steve Cradock *

Andrew Craighan Andrew Craighan (born 18 July 1970) is one of My Dying Bride My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, they have released 13 studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four com ...

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My Dying Bride My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, they have released 13 studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release. Alo ...

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Philo Cramer Philo Cramer is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR (Slash Records), from 1978 to 1993. He was a member of the band's classic lineup along with Spit Stix, Derf Scratch and frontman Lee Ving. ...

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Fear Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...

) * Dan Crary *

Robert Cray Robert William Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards. Early life Robert Cray was born on August 1, 1953, in Columbus, Georgia, while his father was statione ...

Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway," a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl," and " Whenever You're on My Mind." He ...

Jim Croce James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to p ...

Kevin Cronin Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter, who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist for the rock band REO Speedwagon. The band had several hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 throughout the ...

( REO Speedwagon) *

Jason Cropper Jason Rosanoff Cropper (born June 27, 1971) is an American musician. He was a founding member and the guitarist of the American alternative rock band Weezer. He left the band before the release of their debut album ''Weezer''. Biography Weezer C ...

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) * Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (

The Mar-Keys The Mar-Keys, formed in 1958, were an American studio session band for Stax Records, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960s. As the first house band for the label, their backing music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound. Career ...

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David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member ...

The Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole cons ...

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Ratt Ratt is an American glam metal band formed in San Diego, California, in the 1970s, that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is bes ...

) * Sheryl Crow * Allison Crowe * András Csáki *

Josh Cunningham Joshua Hayden Cunningham is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who is one-third of folk rock band the Waifs. Note: nlineversion established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition ...

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The Waifs The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by sisters Vikki Thorn (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals) as well as Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals). Their tour and recor ...

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Rivers Cuomo Rivers Cuomo ( ; born June 13, 1970) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer. Cuomo was raised in a number of Buddhist communities in the Northeast U.S. until the age of 10, wh ...

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, Avant Garde, Homie) * Shannon Curfman *

John Curulewski John Curulewski (October 3, 1950 – February 13, 1988) was an American musician who was one of the original members of Styx. Career In 1969 Curulewski joined the Chicago-based band TW4, featuring college friends Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozz ...

( Styx) *

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...

Trace Cyrus Trace Dempsey Cyrus (born Neil Timothy Helson; February 24, 1989) is an American musician. The son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and brother of recording artists Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, he is the backing vocalist and guitarist of the ba ...

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Britt Daniel John Britt Daniel (born April 14, 1971) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Spoon, as well as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and singer of the band Divine Fits. Daniel also founded nume ...

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Spoon A spoon is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily f ...

, Divine Fits) *

Dante DeCaro Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's ''Elevator''. In the spring of 2005, he began p ...

( Hot Hot Heat, Johnny and the Moon) *

Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experime ...

( Voivod) *

Donnie Dacus James O. "Donnie" Dacus (born October 12, 1951, in Pasadena, Texas) is an American guitarist, backing vocalist, actor, songwriter, and co- producer. He has been a member of the rock bands Chicago and Badfinger. Early life Dacus grew up in Cleb ...

Marcel Dadi Marcel Dadi (; 20 August 1951 – 17 July 1996) was a Tunisian-born Jewish French virtuoso guitarist known for his finger-picking style which faithfully recreated the instrumental styles of American guitarists such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis an ...

Aaron Dalbec Bane was an American hardcore punk band that began in 1995 as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellorado. Dalbec approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, bef ...

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Bane Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Gu ...

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Dick Dale Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Dale was known a ...

Brody Dalle Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. She began playing music in her adolescence and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18, where she founded the punk rock band The D ...

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The Distillers The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the ...

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Sean Danielsen Sean Julian Danielsen (born February 14, 1982) is an American musician and artistic painter, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of American rock bands Smile Empty Soul and World Fire Brigade. In addition to creating one studio album ...

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Smile Empty Soul Smile Empty Soul is an American rock band, originally from Santa Clarita, California, United States. It was started in 1998 by Sean Danielsen (vocals and guitar), Ryan Martin (bass), and Derek Gledhill (drums). Following the departure of Gled ...

World Fire Brigade World Fire Brigade is an American rock ensemble formed in 2009 by Sean Danielsen of Smile Empty Soul and Brett Scallions of American rock band Fuel. History Originally synthesized as a partnership to prepare hard rock tunes for other musician ...

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Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the ''Bill ...

Shaw Blades Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's ''H ...

Jim Carroll James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work '' The Basketball Diaries'', which inspired a 1995 film of ...

) * Glenn Danzig ( Danzig) *

Lenny Davidson Leonard Arthur 'Lenny' Davidson (born 30 May 1944 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the Dave Clark Five. Career Davidson was born in Enfield as one of three children. H ...

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The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark served as the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten sin ...

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Dave Davies David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, which also featured his elder brother Ray Davies. He was in ...

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The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

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Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voc ...

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Brad Davis (musician) Brad Davis The Shredder is an American country/folk guitarist and singer-songwriter. Initially, a member of country singer Marty Stuart's road band, Davis has also performed with Earl Scruggs, Sam Bush, Billy Bob Thornton and several other ...

Reverend Gary Davis Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infan ...

Jesse Ed Davis Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Eric Clapton, J ...

Keeley Davis Keeley Davis (born January 4, 1976) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and graphic designer. He is best known as a member of the post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, with whom he has recorded one studio album, '' In•ter a•li•a' ...

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Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the th ...

Engine Down Engine Down was an American rock band from Richmond, Virginia, active from 1996 to 2005. They were a part of the Washington, D.C. area post-hardcore movement, along with bands like The Dismemberment Plan, Q and Not U, and Faraquet. The lineu ...

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Maura Davis Maura Davis is an American singer and musician, most known as the lead singer of the American indie rock band Denali from Richmond, Virginia, United States, active from 2000 to 2004 (with brief reappearances in 2008). She also fronted the alte ...

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) * Mike Davis (

Nocturnus Nocturnus, currently Nocturnus AD, is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1987 by the drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formerly of Morbid Angel). They were known for their science-fiction themed lyrics and use of keyboards, ...

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Mike Dawes Mike Dawes is an English fingerstyle guitar player known for composing, arranging and performing multiple parts simultaneously on the guitar. Biography Dawes experimented with keyboards before picking up his first electric guitar at age twelve ...

* Christopher Dean *

Mahyar Dean Mahyar Mohyeddin a.k.a. Mahyar Dean ( Persian: مهیار محی الدین ) is a musician, guitarist, guitar instructor, author, and founding member of the Iranian/ American heavy metal act Angband, the first such band to be signed to a label ...

( Angband) * Nicolas de Angelis * Chris de Burgh * Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti *

Chris DeGarmo Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a rhythm and lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1 ...

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Queensrÿche Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup ...

) * Vance DeGeneres (

Cowboy Mouth Cowboy Mouth is an American band based in New Orleans, Louisiana known for fusing alternative rock with album-oriented rock, roots rock, and jam band influences. Formed in 1992, the band saw early mainstream success in the 1990s, including th ...

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Reina del Cid Rachelle Cordova (born March 8, 1988) known professionally as Elle Cordova and formerly as Reina del Cid, is an American singer-songwriter and lead of the folk/rock band Reina del Cid formerly based in Minneapolis, now based in Los Angeles. Ea ...

* Dean DeLeo (

Talk Show A talk show (or chat show in British English) is a television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Sh ...

Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (also known by the initialism STP) is an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kr ...

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Blink-182 Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their sound has ...

Box Car Racer Box Car Racer is an American pop punk band formed in San Diego, California, in 2001. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, formerly alongside guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street. An ...

Angels & Airwaves Angels & Airwaves (also written as Angels and Airwaves; stylized and abbreviated as ΛVΛ) is an American rock band, comprising Tom DeLonge (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), David Kennedy (guitars, keyboards), Ilan Rubin (drums, keyboards, ...

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Warren DeMartini Warren Justin DeMartini (born April 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s. Early life DeMartini was born on April 10, 1963, in Chicago, ...

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Dave Dederer David Dederer (born October 5, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer. He was a member of the alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. An alumnus of Seattle, Washington's The Bush School and Brown University ...

( The Presidents of the United States of America) *

Brad Delp Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician who was the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Boston. He joined Boston in 1970 and performed on the band's first three albums. Early life ...

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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 ...

) * Brad Delson ( Linkin Park) *

Paul Dempsey Paul Anthony Dempsey (born 25 May 1976) is an Australian musician. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group Something for Kate. Dempsey released his debut solo album, '' Everything Is True'', on 20 A ...

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Something for Kate Something for Kate are an Australian alternative rock band, which formed in 1994 with Paul Dempsey on lead vocals and guitar, and Clint Hyndman on drums. They were joined in 1998 by Stephanie Ashworth on bass guitar and backing vocals. The gr ...

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Tommy Denander Tommy Denander (born March 10, 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is mostly famous for his role in the AOR project Radioactive, signed to Frontiers Records. The new Radioactive album called X ...

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Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popula ...

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

, Toto (band), Toto) *Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk (band), Tomahawk, Firewater (band), Firewater) *Tom Denney (A Day To Remember) * John Denver *Johnny Depp *Amir Derakh (Orgy (band), Orgy, Julien-K, Rough Cutt) *Rick Derringer (The McCoys) *Jason De Ron ( Altera Enigma, Paramaecium) *Marko DeSantis (Sugarcult) *C.C. DeVille (Poison (American band), Poison) *Mat Devine (Kill Hannah) *Tommy DeVito (musician), Tommy DeVito (The Four Seasons (band), The Four Seasons) *Roberto Diana *Denny Dias, Dennis "Denny" Dias, Steely Dan *Alirio Díaz *Diblo Dibala *Bo Diddley *Dido (singer), Dido *Ani DiFranco *Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks) *Al Di Meola *Pete Doherty (

, Babyshambles) *Peter Dolving (Mary Beats Jane, The Haunted) *Dan Donegan (Disturbed (band), Disturbed) *Donovan *Edsel Dope (Dope (band), Dope) *Paul Dorrington *Paul Doucette (

) *Captain Kirk Douglas (The Roots) *Jerry Douglas *K. K. Downing (Judas Priest) *Dr. Know (guitarist), Dr. Know (Bad Brains) *Nick Drake *Pete Drake *Dregen (

, The Hellacopters) *Bruce Driscoll (Blondfire, Brookville (band), Brookville) *Glen Drover ( Megadeth, King Diamond, Eidolon (band), Eidolon) *Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips) *Ian D'Sa (Billy Talent) *Chris Duarte (musician), Chris Duarte *Les Dudek *Billy Duffy (The Cult) *Jan Dumée (

, On the Rocks) *Tom Dumont (No Doubt, Invincible Overlord) *Gary Duncan (

) *Andy Dunlop (Travis (band), Travis) *Ronnie Dunn (

) *Kyle Bobby Dunn *Francis Dunnery (It Bites) *Jesse James Dupree (Jackyl) *Sherri DuPree (Eisley) *William DuVall (Neon Christ, Madfly,

) *Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) *Roland Dyens *Doyle Dykes *Bob Dylan *Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers) *Jerry Donahue

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*Ronnie Earl *Steve Earle *Elliot Easton (The Cars, The New Cars) *Duane Eddy *The Edge ( U2) *Dave Edmunds *Kathleen Edwards *Nokie Edwards (

) *Richey Edwards (

) *Kian Egan (Westlife) *Stephen Egerton (guitarist), Stephen Egerton (Descendents) *Eduardo Egüez *Hucky Eichelmann *Mike Einziger (Incubus (band), Incubus) *Tripp Eisen (Static-X, Dope (band), Dope, Murderdolls) *Mattias Eklundh (Freak Kitchen) *Danny Elfman (

) *Lindsay Ell *Dolan Ellis *Herb Ellis *John Ellis (guitarist), John Ellis (

) *Justin Emerle (Echo Orbiter) *Tommy Emmanuel *Rik Emmett (Triumph (band), Triumph), (Rik Emmett, Solo) *John Engelbert (Johnossi) *Eric Erlandson (Hole (band), Hole) *Sully Erna (Godsmack) *Omar Espinosa (Escape the Fate, LoveHateHero) *Esteban (musician), Esteban *Kevin Eubanks *Euronymous (Mayhem (band), Mayhem) *Dennis Eveland *Jason Everman (

) *George Ezra

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*John Fahey (musician), John Fahey *Bruce Fairweather (Mother Love Bone, Green River (band), Green River) *Nick Falcon (The Young Werewolves) *Todd Fancey (

) *Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) *Tal Farlow *Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) *John Farrar (The Shadows) *Andrew Farriss (INXS) *Tim Farriss (INXS) *Josh Farro (Paramore) *Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers) *Newton Faulkner *Don Felder (Eagles (band), Eagles) *José Feliciano *Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician), Jay Ferguson (Sloan (band), Sloan) *Jinxx, Jeremy "Jinxx" Ferguson (Black Veil Brides) *Jim Ferguson *Dean Fertita Queens of the Stone Age, The Waxwings The Dead Weather *Roger C. Field *Scott Fields *Zach Filkins ( OneRepublic) *Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses) *Jon Finn (Jon Finn Group) *Michael Lee Firkins *Jörg Fischer (Accept (band), Accept) *Bradley Fish *Samantha Fish *Roger Fisher (guitarist), Roger Fisher (Heart (band), Heart) *Eliot Fisk *Warren Fitzgerald (

, The Vandals) *John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) *Lester Flatt (Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, Foggy Mountain Boys, Nashville Grass) *Flattus Maximus (

) *Tom Fletcher (McFly) *Brandon Flowers (The Killers) *Robb Flynn (Machine Head (band), Machine Head) *William Foden *John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) *Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) *Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) *Sue Foley *Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot) *Lita Ford (The Runaways) *Marc Ford (The Black Crowes) *Robben Ford *Chris Foreman (Madness (band), Madness) *Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) *Richard Fortus (

, Love Spit Love, Guns N' Roses) *François de Fossa *Rick Foster *Alex Fox *Oz Fox (Stryper, SinDizzy) *Les Fradkin (Beatlemania (musical)) *Peter Frampton (Humble Pie (band), Humble Pie, The Herd (UK band), The Herd) *Black Francis (Pixies (band), Pixies) *Lars Frederiksen ( Rancid, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards) *Ace Frehley (Kiss (band), KISS) *Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) *Glenn Frey (Eagles (band), Eagles) *Matthew Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces) *Marty Friedman ( Megadeth,

) *Bill Frisell *Robert Fripp (

) *Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears) *Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) *Uri Frost (Katamine) *John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) *Koichi Fukuda (Static-X) *Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four) *Jim Fuller (musician), Jim Fuller (The Surfaris) *Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October, The Last Wish (band), The Last Wish) *Nelly Furtado *Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)

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*Steve Gaines ( Lynyrd Skynyrd) *Declan Galbraith *Eric Gale *Eric Gales *Noel Gallagher ( Oasis) *Rory Gallagher *Shane Gallagher (+44 (band), +44) *Cliff Gallup *Frank Gambale *Tim Gane (Stereolab) *Sunil Ganguly (musician), Sunil Ganguly *Charly García (Sui Generis, Porsuigieco, La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, Serú Girán) *Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) *Ricardo Garcia (musician), Ricardo Garcia *Roopam Garg *Chuck Garvey (moe.) *Kyle Gass (

) *Diego del Gastor *Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth) *Danny Gatton *Dick Gaughan *Eelco Gelling (Cuby + Blizzards, Golden Earring) *Björn Gelotte (In Flames) *Joseph Genaro (The Dead Milkmen) *Vicki Genfan *Antony Genn (The Mescaleros, The Hours (band), The Hours) *Dave Genn (Matthew Good Band) *Lowell George (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat) *Rocky George (

) *Janick Gers (Iron Maiden) *Per Gessle (Gyllene Tider, Roxette) *Andy Gibb *Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) *Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) *Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, ¡All-Time Quarterback!) *Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) *Gilberto Gil *Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big (American band), Mr. Big, Racer X) *João Gilberto *Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) *Nick Gilder (Sweeney Todd (band), Sweeney Todd) *Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) *David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd) *Vince Gill (Pure Prairie League) *Gordon Giltrap *Greg Ginn (Black Flag (band), Black Flag) *Chad I Ginsburg (CKY (band), CKY) *Mauro Giuliani *George Gobel *Nicolas Godin (Air (French band), Air) *Mircea Gogoncea *Lynval Golding (

) *Sander Gommans (After Forever) *Pier Gonella (Mastercastle–Necrodeath) *Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace) *Dave Gonzalez (guitarist), Dave Gonzalez (The Paladins, Hacienda Brothers) *José González (singer), José González *Pedro Javier González *Myles Goodwyn (April Wine) *Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) *Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) *Scott Gorham (

) *Grisha Goryachev *Chris Goss (Masters of Reality) *Stone Gossard (Green River (band), Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam) *Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel) *Johnny Goudie (Goudie (band), Goudie) *Ellie Goulding *Barry Goudreau (

) *Guthrie Govan *Laura Jane Grace ( Against Me!) *Gerhard Graf-Martinez *Davey Graham *Amy Grant *James Grant (musician), James Grant (Love and Money (band), Love and Money) *Rocky Gray (Soul Embraced) *Jay Graydon *Doug Grean *Boris Grebenshchikov (Aquarium (band), Aquarium) *Dallas Green (musician), Dallas Green (Alexisonfire, City and Colour) *Freddie Green (Count Basie) *Gary Green (musician), Gary Green (Gentle Giant) *Grant Green *Peter Green (musician), Peter Green ( Fleetwood Mac) *Ted Greene *Norman Greenbaum *Alex Greenwald (

) *Brian Greenway (April Wine, Mashmakhan) *Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) *Dave Gregory (musician), Dave Gregory (XTC) *David Grier *Ryan Griffiths (guitarist), Ryan Griffiths (The Vines (band), The Vines) *Carl Johan Grimmark (Narnia (band), Narnia, Rob Rock, Saviour Machine, Beautiful Sin) *Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters,

) *Stefan Grossman *Luther Grosvenor (Spooky Tooth) *Todd Grubbs *Lalo Guerrero *Guinga *Michael Gulezian *Trey Gunn (

), (David Sylvian) *Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns, Guns N' Roses, Brides of Destruction) *Brett Gurewitz ( Bad Religion, Error (band), Error) *James Gurley (Big Brother and the Holding Company) *Michael Gurley (Dada (band), Dada) *Gus G (Firewind) *Buddy Guy

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*Steve Hackett (Genesis (band), Genesis, GTR (band), GTR) *Amir-John Haddad *Sammy Hagar (Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Sammy Hagar and the Circle, The Circle) *Ivar Haglund *Bill Haley (musician), Bill Haley (Bill Haley and His Comets) *GP Hall *Jim Hall (musician), Jim Hall *Kristen Hall ( Sugarland) *Johan Hallgren (Pain of Salvation) *Mary Halvorson *Mike Hamilton (guitarist), Mike Hamilton (Kenny Loggins, Peter Kater, Jay Ferguson (American musician), Jay Ferguson) *Page Hamilton (Helmet (band), Helmet) *Shannon Hamm (Death (metal band), Death, Control Denied) *Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed,

, Guitarchitecture) *Kirk Hammett (Metallica) *Peter Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator) *Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes) *Michael Hampton (Funkadelic) *Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) *Brian Haner, Brian Haner Sr. *Frank Hannon (Tesla (band), Tesla) *Andrew Hansen *Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray (band), Gamma Ray) *Isaac Hanson (Hanson (band), Hanson) *Joel Hanson (PFR (band), PFR) *Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal) *Bob Hardy (bassist), Bob Hardy (Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand) *Zoot Horn Rollo, Bill Harkleroad (

) *Jessica Harp ( The Wreckers) *Ben Harper *Nick Harper *Roy Harper (singer), Roy Harper *Dhani Harrison (thenewno2) *George Harrison (The Beatles) *Jerry Harrison (

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talki ...

) *Mark Hart (Supertramp, Crowded House) *Bob Hartman (Petra (band), Petra) *Leslie Harvey, Les Harvey (Stone the Crows) *PJ Harvey *Pye Hastings (Caravan (band), Caravan) *Charlotte Hatherley (Ash (band), Ash) *Ian Haug (Powderfinger) *Dan Hawkins (musician), Dan Hawkins (The Darkness (band), The Darkness) *Justin Hawkins (The Darkness (band), The Darkness) *Nick Hawkins (musician), Nick Hawkins (Big Audio Dynamite#Big Audio Dynamite II (1991–1993), Big Audio Dynamite II) *Colin Hay (Men at Work) *Hiroyuki Hayashi (musician), Hiroyuki Hayashi (Polysics) *Peter Hayes (musician), Peter Hayes (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) *Warren Haynes (

, Gov't Mule) *Dave Haywood (Lady Antebellum) *Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic) *Pete Haycock (Climax Blues Band) *Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) *Matt Heafy (

) *Jeff Healey *Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle) *The Reverend Horton Heat, Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath *Charles Hedger ( Cradle of Filth) *Michael Hedges *Christian Hejnal (Scarling.) *Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech, Vital Tech Tones) *Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Jimi Hendrix#Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, Gypsy Sun and Rainbows) *Masato Hayakawa (Coldrain) *Don Henley (Eagles (band), Eagles) *Ken Hensley *James Hetfield (Metallica) *Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion) *Nick Hexum (311 (band), 311) *MJ Hibbett *Tony Hicks *Hide (musician), hide (X Japan) *Johnny Hiland *Steve Hillage *Tyler Hilton *Brent Hinds (Mastodon (band), Mastodon) *Robert "Bucket" Hingley (The Toasters) *Tom Hingley (Too Much Texas, Inspiral Carpets) *Paul Hinojos (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta) *Taka Hirose (Feeder (band), Feeder) *Joel Hoekstra (Night Ranger,

, Rock of Ages (musical)) *Jules Hodgson (KMFDM) *Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) *Gary Hoey *Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) *Wolf Hoffmann (Accept (band), Accept) *James Hogan (guitarist), James Hogan *Noel Hogan (The Cranberries) *Randy Holden *Allan Holdsworth (U.K. (band), U.K.) *Dexter Holland (The Offspring) *Justin Holland *Buddy Holly *Josh Homme, Joshua Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age) *James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders) *Matt Hoopes (Relient K) *Mary Hopkin *Doug Hopkins (Gin Blossoms) *Lightnin' Hopkins *Mark Hoppus (

, +44 (band), +44) *Keith Hopwood (Herman's Hermits) *Rita Hosking *Tomoyasu Hotei (Boøwy) *Jimmy Hotz *Son House *Michael Houser (Widespread Panic) *Greg Howe *Steve Howe (musician), Steve Howe ( Yes, GTR (band), GTR, Asia (band), Asia) *Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle) *Keith Howland (Chicago (band), Chicago) *C. B. Hudson, (Blue October) *Dann Huff *Jesse Hughes (musician), Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal) *Steve Hunter (

) *Mississippi John Hurt *Wayne Hussey (The Mission (band), The Mission, The Sisters of Mercy) *Eric Hutchinson *Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) *Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello) *Hyde (musician), Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Vamps (band), VAMPS) *Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

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*Scott Ian (Anthrax (American band), Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death) *Angel Ibarra (Aiden) *Billy Idol *Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) *James Iha (

, A Perfect Circle) *Ihsahn (Emperor (band), Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer, Peccatum, Hardingrock) *Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri) *Frank Infante (Blondie (band), Blondie) *Elliot Ingber (The Mothers of Invention,

) *Roberto Iniesta (Extremoduro) *Inoran (Luna Sea, Fake?, Tourbillon (band), Tourbillon) *Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell (band), Heaven & Hell) *Donnie Iris *Chris Isaak *Sharon Isbin *Arve Isdal ( Enslaved) *Ichiro Ito (Every Little Thing (band), Every Little Thing) *Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds) *Anders Iwers (Ceremonial Oath, In Flames, Cemetary (band), Cemetary, Lacuna Coil)

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*Matthias Jabs (Scorpions (band), Scorpions) *Ramon Jacinto *Alan Jackson *Paul Jackson, Jr. *Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian) *Tito Jackson (The Jackson 5) *Brian James (guitarist), Brian James ( The Damned) *Elmore James *Skip James *Spencer James (The Searchers (band), The Searchers) *Tony James (musician), Tony James (Carbon/Silicon) *Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) *James Williamson (musician), James Williamson *Jandek *Bert Jansch *Al Jardine (The Beach Boys) *Ron Jarzombek *Wyclef Jean *Blind Lemon Jefferson *Stephan Jenkins (

) *JerryC *Joan Jett (The Runaways, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) *Antônio Carlos Jobim *Heri Joensen (Týr (band), Týr) *Alain Johannes (Eleven (band), Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age) *Lars-Olof Johansson (The Cardigans) *John 5 (guitarist), John 5 (Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie) *Daniel Johns (Silverchair) *Carlos Johnson (blues musician), Carlos Johnson *Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954), Eric Johnson *Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson *Jimmy Johnson (session guitarist), Jimmy Johnson (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) *Kelly Johnson (guitarist), Kelly Johnson (Girlschool) *Mike Johnson (guitarist), Mike Johnson (Thinking Plague) *Robert Johnson *Wayne Johnson (musician), Wayne Johnson (The Manhattan Transfer) *Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood (band), Dr. Feelgood) *Blind Willie Johnson *Tom Johnston (musician), Tom Johnston (

) *Vic Johnson (musician), Vic Johnson (The BusBoys, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, Sammy Hagar and the Circle, The Circle) *Davey Johnstone (Elton John) *Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation) *Jonas Brothers, Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers) *Adam Jones (musician), Adam Jones (Tool (band), Tool) *Buddy Jones (Western swing musician), Buddy Jones *Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) *Daniel Jones (musician), Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) *Danny Jones (McFly) *Kelly Jones (Stereophonics) *Mick Jones (Foreigner), Mick Jones (Foreigner (band), Foreigner) *Mick Jones (The Clash), Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Carbon/Silicon) *Rod Jones (musician), Rod Jones (Idlewild (band), Idlewild) *Stacy Jones ( American Hi-Fi) *Steve Jones (musician), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) *Stanley Jordan *Joey Jordison (Murderdolls) *Ben Jorgensen (Armor for Sleep) *John Jorgenson *Juanes *Roman Jugg ( The Damned) *Sungha Jung *Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots)

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*Ledward Kaapana *Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand) *Virus (musician), Andre "Virus" Karkos (Dope (band), Dope, Device (metal band), Device) *Billy Karren (Bikini Kill) *Nico Kasanda, Dr Nico Kasanda *Terry Kath (Chicago (band), Chicago) *Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane) *Ryo Kawasaki *John Kay (musician), John Kay (Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf) *Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith, Patti Smith Group) *Phil Keaggy *Toby Keith *Bill Kelliher (Mastodon (band), Mastodon) *Dave Kelly (musician) *Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) *Ken (musician), Ken Kitamura (L'Arc-en-Ciel) *Big Kenny (Big & Rich) *Mike Kennerty (The All American Rejects) *Barney Kessel *Daniel Kessler (guitarist), Daniel Kessler (

) *Dave Keuning (The Killers) *Ryan Key (Yellowcard) *Tiny Tim (musician), Herbert Khaury (Tiny Tim) *Jewel (singer), Jewel Kilcher *Cheyenne Kimball (Gloriana (band), Gloriana) *Albert King *B.B. King *Ben King (guitarist), Ben King (

) *Dave King (Irish singer), Dave King (Flogging Molly) *Ed King ( Lynyrd Skynyrd) *Freddie King *Justin King (guitarist), Justin King *Kaki King *Kerry King (Slayer) *Donald Kinsey (Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh) *Bill Kirchen (Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen) *Pat Kirtley *Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) *Közi, Kôji Kiriki (Malice Mizer, Eve of Destiny) *Jon Klein (musician), Jon Klein ( Siouxsie and the Banshees) *Frank Klepacki (I Am (American band), I AM, Home Cookin' (band), Home Cookin' *Forrest Kline (hellogoodbye) *Josh Klinghoffer (The Bicycle Thief (band), The Bicycle Thief, John Frusciante, Red Hot Chili Peppers) *Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band) *Earl Klugh *Larry Knechtel *David Knopfler *Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) *Jeffrey Kollman (Bombastic Meatbats) *George Kooymans (Golden Earring) *Peter Koppes (The Church (band), The Church) *Alexis Korner *Pasi Koskinen (St. Mucus, Ajattara, To Separate the Flesh from the Bones) *Paul Kostabi (White Zombie (band), White Zombie) *Leo Kottke *Richie Kotzen *Rocky Kramer *Wayne Kramer (guitarist), Wayne Kramer (MC5) *Norbert Krief (Trust (French band), Trust) *Robby Krieger (The Doors) *Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) *Richard Kruspe (Rammstein) *Andrei Krylov *Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen (band), Vixen) *Damian Kulash (OK Go) *Bruce Kulick (Kiss (band), Kiss) *Irina Kulikova (guitarist), Irina Kulikova *Dave Kushner (Wasted Youth (American band), Wasted Youth, Infectious Grooves, Zilch (band), Zilch, Velvet Revolver) *Paul Kossoff (Free (band), Free)

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*Jesse Lacey (Brand New (band), Brand New) *Patrick Lachman (Halford (band), Halford, Damageplan) *Julian Lage *Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom) *Denny Laine (Paul McCartney, Wings (band), Wings, The Moody Blues, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Colin Blunstone) *Shawn Lane, (Black Oak Arkansas) *Larry LaLonde, Ler LaLonde (Primus (band), Primus) *Miranda Lambert *Paul Landers (Rammstein) *Yuri Landman *Michael Landau *Jonny Lang *Tito Larriva (The Plugz, Cruzados, Tito & Tarantula) *Marit Larsen *Andrew Latimer (Camel (band), Camel) *Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom) *Hugh Laurie (Fry and Laurie) *Antonio Lauro *Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) *Bernie Leadon (Eagles (band), Eagles) *Fin Leavell (The Summer Obsession, Nightswim, Against All Authority) *Derek Leckenby (Herman's Hermits) *John LeCompt (Evanescence (band), Evanescence) *Albert Lee *Alex Lee (musician), Alex Lee (Placebo (band), Placebo) *Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) *Jake E. Lee *Shane Lee (Six & Out) *Thomas Leeb *Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle) *Sébastien Lefebvre ( Simple Plan) *Adrian Legg *John Lennon (The Beatles) *Julian Lennon *Sean Lennon *Stefano Lentini *Deke Leonard (Man (band)) *Lettie *Jared Leto (Thirty Seconds to Mars) *Adam Levine (Maroon 5,

) *Vaden Todd Lewis (Toadies) *Aaron Lewis (Staind) *Bob Lewis (musician), Bob Lewis (Devo) *Matty Lewis (Zebrahead) *Herman Li (DragonForce) *Ottmar Liebert *Alex Lifeson (Rush (band), Rush) *Jani Liimatainen (Cain's Offering, Sonata Arctica) *John Lilley (

) *Rickey Lime (Scarling.) *Charley Lincoln *Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) *David Lindley (musician), David Lindley *Peter Lindgren (musician), Peter Lindgren ( Opeth) *Mikko Lindström (HIM (Finnish band), HIM) *Buzzy Linhart *Jeff Linsky *Sead Lipovača (Divlje jagode) *Kerry Livgren (Kansas (band), Kansas) *Duncan Lloyd (Maxïmo Park) *Lazer Lloyd *Richard Lloyd (guitarist), Richard Lloyd (Television (band), Television) *Robert Lockwood, Jr. *Chuck Loeb *Lisa Loeb *Pete Loeffler (Chevelle (band), Chevelle) *Nils Lofgren (E Street Band) *Karl Logan (Manowar) *Kenny Loggins *John Lombardo (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary) *Jeff Loomis (Nevermore, Sanctuary (band), Sanctuary) *Dang Ngoc Long *Joe Long (The Four Seasons (band), The Four Seasons) *Sami Lopakka (Sentenced) *Courtney Love (Hole (band), Hole) *Demi Lovato *Clint Lowery (

, Dark New Day) *Scott Lucas (musician), Scott Lucas (Local H) *Paco de Lucía *Steve Lukather (Toto (band), Toto) *Jean-Baptiste Lully *George Lynch (musician), George Lynch (Dokken) *Jeff Lynne (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys) *Jimmy Lyon (Eddie Money, The Greg Kihn Band) *Bob Log III

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*Tony MacAlpine *Alick Macheso *Lonnie Mack *Brian MacLeod (Canadian musician), Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod (Chilliwack (band), Chilliwack, Headpins) *Doug MacLeod (musician), Doug Macleod *Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire) *

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) * Madonna (entertainer), Madonna *Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun, Ensiferum) *Taj Mahal (musician) *Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) *Wolf Mail *Daron Malakian (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway) *Stephen Malkmus (Pavement (band), Pavement) *Gui Mallon *Yngwie Malmsteen *Russell Malone *Mana Mana (Moi dix Mois, Malice Mizer) *Harvey Mandel (Canned Heat) *Julian Mandrake, (Canvas, Blue October) *James Mankey (Concrete Blonde) *Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) *Kee Marcello (Easy Action (band), Easy Action, Europe (band), Europe, Kee Marcello's K2) *Carlo Marchione *Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush) *Steve Marker (Garbage (band), Garbage) *Bob Marley (Bob Marley and the Wailers) *Del Marquis (Scissor Sisters) *Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse) *Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie (band), Humble Pie) *Mick Mars ( Mötley Crüe) *Bernie Marsden (UFO (band),

) *Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) *James Marsters *Billy Martin (guitarist), Billy Martin (

) *Chris Martin (

) *Jeff Martin (Canadian musician), Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) *Jim Martin (musician), Jim Martin (Faith No More) *Pat Martino *Dave Martone *John Martyn *Hank Marvin (The Shadows) *J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) *James Maslow *Brent Mason *Dave Mason *Lucio Matarazzo *Tak Matsumoto (B'z) *Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band) *Lee Mavers (The La's) *Brian May (Queen (band), Queen) *John Mayer *Sonny Mayo (Snot (band), Snot, Hed PE, Amen (American band), Amen,

) *Steve Mazur (Our Lady Peace) *Nick McCabe (The Verve) *Ian McCallum (guitarist), Ian McCallum (

) *John McCarthy (guitarist), John McCarthy *Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand) *Paul McCartney (The Beatles), (Wings (band), Wings) *Chris McCaughan (The Lawrence Arms) *George McConnell (Beanland (band), Beanland, Kudzu Kings, Widespread Panic) *Andy McCoy (

) *Hugh McCracken *Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) *Danny McCulloch (The Animals) *Jimmy McCulloch (Wings (band), Wings, Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, Small Faces, The Dukes (band), The Dukes) *Henry McCullough (Eire Apparent, Éire Apparent, the Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, Wings (band), Wings) *Jennette McCurdy *Richie McDonald *Mississippi Fred McDowell *Eric McFadden (

) *John McFee (

, Southern Pacific (band), Southern Pacific) *John McGeoch (Magazine (band), Magazine, Visage (band), Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Armoury Show) *Tim McGraw *Roger McGuinn (

) *Tim McIlrath ( Rise Against) *James McIlroy (musician), James McIlroy ( Cradle of Filth) *Duff McKagan ( Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Neurotic Outsiders) *Al McKay (

) *John McKay (musician), John McKay ( Siouxsie and the Banshees) *Andy McKee *Sarah McLachlan *John McLaughlin (musician), John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra) *Troy McLawhorn (Dark New Day,

) *Tony McManus (musician), Tony McManus *El McMeen *John McNally (musician), John McNally (The Searchers (band), The Searchers) *Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs) *Dave McPherson (musician), Dave McPherson (InMe) *Michelle Meldrum (Phantom Blue, Meldrum) *Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) *Katie Melua *Eric Melvin ( NOFX) *Wendy Melvoin *Shawn Mendes *Johann Kaspar Mertz *Italo Meschi *Memphis Minnie *Eddie Mesa *Naser Mestarihi *Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Group) *Jesse Michaels ( Operation Ivy, Common Rider) *Aly Michalka, Alyson Michalka (78violet) *AJ Michalka, Amanda Michalka (78violet) *Darren Middleton (Powderfinger) *Qaasim Middleton (Nat & Alex Wolff) *Radomir Mihailović (Smak) *Tomo Miličević (Thirty Seconds to Mars) *Amy Millan (Stars (Canadian band), Stars) *Deron Miller (CKY (band), CKY) *Dominic Miller (Phil Collins) *Jerry Miller (Moby Grape) *Marcus Miller *Roger Miller (rock musician), Roger Miller (Mission of Burma) *Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band) *Nuno Mindelis *Ben Mink *Federico Miranda (Gandhi (Costa Rican band), Gandhi) *Roman Miroshnichenko *Tom Misch *Joni Mitchell *Kim Mitchell *Miyavi (Skin (Japanese band), Skin) *Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) *Brian Molko (Placebo (band), Placebo) *MonaLisa Twins *Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf) *Erik Mongrain *Wes Montgomery *Carlos Montoya *Ronnie Montrose (Montrose (band), Montrose, Gamma (band), Gamma) *Ben Moody (Evanescence (band), Evanescence) *Gary Moore (

, Skid Row (Irish band), Skid Row) *Nathan Moore (U.S. musician), Nathan Moore (Surprise Me Mr. Davis, ThaMuseMeant) *Scotty Moore *Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) *Vinnie Moore (UFO (band), UFO), (Vicious Rumors) *Craig Morgan *Shaun Morgan (Seether) *Rafael Moreira *Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) *Marc Moreland (Wall of Voodoo, The Skulls (American band), The Skulls) *Chino Moreno (

) *Ruthie Morris (Magnapop) *Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground) *Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas (band), Kansas, Deep Purple) *Howard Moss *Jason Moss (musician), Jason Moss (Cherry Poppin' Daddies) *Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo) *Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) *Xavier Moyano *Jason Mraz *Alonso Mudarra *Maury Muehleisen *Cameron Muncey ( Jet) *Billy Mure *James Murphy (guitarist), James Murphy (Death (metal band), Death, Testament (band), Testament) *Matt Murphy (blues guitarist), Matt "Guitar" Murphy *Dave Mustaine ( Megadeth, Metallica) *Dave Murray (musician), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) *Brad Myers (Guitarist), Brad Myers *Zach Myers (Shinedown) *Gary Myrick (Havana 3am)

N

*Jimmy Nail *Miyu Nagase (Zone (band), Zone) *Randy Napoleon *Graham Nash (

) *Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, Camp Freddy) *Joe Negri *Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro, Marmaduke Duke) *

*Willie Nelson *Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) *Mike Ness (Social Distortion) *Ira Newborn *A. C. Newman, Carl Newman (

) *Grant Nicholas (Feeder (band), Feeder) *Craig Nicholls (The Vines (band), The Vines) *Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) *Willie Nile *John Nolan (musician), John Nolan (Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday) *Noodle (Gorillaz), Noodle ( Gorillaz) *Noodles (musician), Noodles (The Offspring) *Paul Noonan (Bell X1 (band), Bell X1) *Aaron North (The Icarus Line, Nine Inch Nails) *John Norum (Europe (band), Europe, Dokken) *Bradley Nowell (Sublime (band), Sublime) *Ted Nugent (The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees (band), Damn Yankees)

O

*Ed O'Brien (Radiohead) *Mark O'Connor *Richard Oakes (guitarist), Richard Oakes (

) *John Oates (Hall & Oates) *Ric Ocasek (The Cars) *Frank Ocean *Erkan Oğur *Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister) *Kele Okereke (Bloc Party) *André Olbrich (Blind Guardian) *Mike Oldfield *Criss Oliva (Savatage) *Stefan Olsdal (Placebo (band), Placebo) *Ami Onuki (Puffy AmiYumi) *Jason Orange (Take That) *Roy Orbison *Orianthi *Marc Orrell (Dropkick Murphys) *Jim O'Rourke (musician), Jim O'Rourke *Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears) *Buzz Osborne (Melvins, Venomous Concept) *Emily Osment *Steve Ouimette *Ryo Owatari (Do As Infinity, Missile Innovation)

P

*Niccolò Paganini *Jimmy Page (

, Led Zeppelin, The Firm (rock band), The Firm) *Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies, The Vanity Project) *Clive Painter (Broken Dog, The 99 Call, Tram (band), The Real Tuesday Weld) *Brad Paisley *John Paiva (musician), John Paiva (

) *Orianthi, Orianthi Panagaris *Jett Pangan (The Dawn (band), The Dawn) *Paulinho Nogueira *Richard Palmer-James, Richard Palmer (Supertramp) *Rick Parfitt (Status Quo (band), Status Quo) *Charlie Parra del Riego *Russ Parrish (Steel Panther) *Andy Partridge (XTC) *Joe Pass *Pata (musician), Pata (X Japan) *Ralph Patt *Pappo *Les Paul *Tom Paxton *Ryan Peake (Nickelback) *Jeff Pearce (American musician), Jeff Pearce (Hearts of Space,

) *Paco Peña *Mike Pender (The Searchers (band), The Searchers) *Kirk Pengilly (INXS) *Patrick Pentland (Sloan (band), Sloan) *East Bay Ray, Raymond "East Bay Ray" Pepperell (Dead Kennedys) *Heitor Pereira, Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Simply Red) *Franky Perez (Scars on Broadway) *Andreas Paolo Perger *Carl Perkins *Luther Perkins (The Tennessee Three) *Christina Perri *Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project) *Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) *Eric Peterson (musician), Eric Peterson (Testament (band), Testament) *Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) *Gregori Chad Petree (Shiny Toy Guns) *John Petrucci (Dream Theater) *Tom Petty ( Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys) * Dave Peverett (Foghat) *Liz Phair *River Phoenix (Aleka's Attic) *Jonny Phillips (musician) (Oriole (band), Oriole) *Anthony Phillips (Genesis (band), Genesis) *Yannis Philippakis (Foals (band), Foals) *Yosi Piamenta (Yosi Piamenta) *Frank Pilato *Dave Pino (Andrew W.K., Waltham (band), Damone (band), Powerman 5000) *Al Pitrelli (Savatage,

, Asia (band), Asia, Megadeth) *Jake Pitts (Black Veil Brides) *Bucky Pizzarelli *Sergio Pizzorno (Kasabian) *Joel Plaskett (Thrush Hermit, Joel Plaskett, Joel Plaskett Emergency) *Dean Pleasants (

) *Morris Pleasure (Sideman) *Chris Poland ( Megadeth) *Nick Pollock (Alice N' Chains, My Sister's Machine) *Alberto Ponce *Iggy Pop *Ana Popović *Jody Porter (

) *Michael Poulsen (Dominus (band), Dominus, Volbeat) *Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash) *Baden Powell (guitarist), Baden Powell *Chet Powers (

) *Kid Congo Powers (The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) *Dougie Poynter (McFly) *Christophe Pratiffi *Sam Prekop (The Sea and Cake) *

*Igor Presnyakov (Igor Presnyakov, Iggypres) *Prince (musician), Prince *Jade Puget (Redemption 87, AFI (band), AFI) *Martin Pugh (Steamhammer (band), Steamhammer, Armageddon (A&M band), Armageddon, 7th Order (band), 7th Order) *Gian Pyres ( Cradle of Filth)

Q

*Robert Quine (Lou Reed)

R

*Raphael Rabello *Ronald Radford (guitarist), Ronald Radford *Eddie Rabbitt *Trevor Rabin ( Yes) *Gerry Rafferty *Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin *Bonnie Raitt *Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) *Eros Ramazzotti *Johnny Ramone (Ramones) *Federico Ramos *Val Ramos *Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) *Elliott Randall *Jimmy Raney *Søren Rasted (Aqua (band), Aqua) *Marion Raven *Chris Rea *Ray Reach *Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup) *Dusty Redmon *Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground) *Preston Reed *Vernon Reid (Living Colour) *William Reid (musician), William Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) *Vini Reilly (The Durutti Column) *Django Reinhardt *Keith Relf (Renaissance (band), Renaissance) *Emily Remler *John Renbourn *Tim Renwick (Al Stewart) *Marco Restrepo *Paul Reynolds (musician), Paul Reynolds (A Flock of Seagulls) *Sheldon Reynolds (guitarist), Sheldon Reynolds (Commodores,

) *Tim Reynolds (TR3, Dave Matthews Band) *Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) *Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) *Red Rhodes *Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, The Lounge Lizards) *Damien Rice *Tony Rice *John Rich (Lonestar, Big & Rich) *Cliff Richard *Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) *George Maxwell Richards, Max Richards (The Bonfire of the Vanities) *Gary Richrath ( REO Speedwagon) *Michael Ricketts (musician), Michael Ricketts *Mike Riggs (Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth (band), Scum of the Earth) *Marc Riley (The Fall (band), The Fall) *Rafael Riqueni *Lee Ritenour *Jesse Rivest *Janet Robin *Jason Roberts (guitarist), Jason Roberts (Norah Jones, Hymns (band), The Candles) *Allison Robertson (The Donnas) *Brian Robertson (guitarist), Brian Robertson (

) *Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) *Robbie Robertson (The Band) *Rowan Robertson ( Dio, Bang Tango) *Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes) *Andrea Rocca *Nile Rodgers *Olivia Rodrigo *Flavio Rodrigues *Silvio Rodríguez *Omar Rodríguez-López (At the Drive-In, De Facto (band), De Facto, The Mars Volta) *Buck Dharma, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult) *Roy Rogers (singing cowboy) *Roy Rogers (guitarist), Roy Rogers (slide guitarist) *Lawson Rollins *Tony Rombola (Godsmack) *Michael Romeo (Symphony X) *Pepe Romero *Joe Romersa *Ludovico Roncalli *Patrick Rondat (Jean-Michel Jarre, Elegy (band), Elegy) *Mick Ronson (

) *Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts) *Jim Root (Slipknot (band), Slipknot, Stone Sour) *Axl Rose *Kurt Rosenwinkel *Andy Ross (OK Go) *Don Ross (guitarist), Don Ross *Ryan Ross (The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco) *Gavin Rossdale (Bush (British band), Bush, Institute (band), Institute) *Francis Rossi (Status Quo (band), Status Quo) *Gregory Doc Rossi *Gary Rossington ( Lynyrd Skynyrd) *Robert Roth (musician), Robert Roth (Truly (band), Truly) *Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions (band), Scorpions) *Steve Rothery (Marillion, The Wishing Tree (band), The Wishing Tree) *Martin Rotsey (Midnight Oil) *Andy Rourke *Spookey Ruben *Darius Rucker (

) *Javier Ruibal *Todd Rundgren (Nazz, Utopia (American band), Utopia, The New Cars) *Otis Rush *David Russell (guitarist), David Russell *Kamil Rustam *Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) *Mike Rutherford (Genesis (band), Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics) *Paul Ryan (guitarist), Paul Ryan (Origin (band), Origin) *Terje Rypdal *John Rzeznik, Johnny Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls)

S

*Sabicas *Greg Sage (Wipers (band), Wipers) *Maggie Sajak *Flavio Sala *Stevie Salas (George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton) *Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) *Samoth (Emperor (band), Emperor, Thou Shalt Suffer, Arcturus (band), Arcturus, Satyricon (band), Satyricon, Zyklon-B (band), Zyklon-B, Zyklon, Scum (band), Scum) *Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria) *Justin Sandercoe *Justin Sane (Anti-Flag) *Manolo Sanlúcar *Carlos Santana (Santana (band), Santana) *Adam Sandler *Tommy Sands (American singer) *Tommy Sands (Irish singer) *Giuliano Sangiorgi (Negramaro) *Joey Santiago (Pixies (band), Pixies, The Martinis) *Blues Saraceno *Yağmur Sarıgül (Manga (band), maNga) *Satchel (musician), Satchel (Steel Panther) *Mana (Japanese musician), Manabu Satô (Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois) *Joe Satriani (Chickenfoot) *Boz Scaggs (Steve Miller Band) *Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) *Craig Scanlon (The Fall (band), The Fall) *Roger Scannura *Wes Scantlin (Puddle of Mudd) *Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth) *Kendall Schmidt *Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian) *Michael Schenker *Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions (band), Scorpions) *Helge Schneider *Al Schnier (Moe (band), moe.) *Tom Scholz (

) *Neal Schon (Journey (band), Journey, Santana (band), Santana, Bad English) *Chuck Schuldiner (Death (metal band), Death, Control Denied, Voodoocult) *Knut Schreiner (Euroboys, Euroboy) *Robert Schwartzman (Rooney (band), Rooney) *Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker (band), Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil) *John Scofield *Andy Scott (guitarist), Andy Scott (The Sweet, Sweet) *Dominic Scott (Keane (band), Keane) *Howard E. Scott (War (U.S. band), War) *Keith Scott (musician), Keith Scott (

) *Bob Seger *Andrés Segovia *John Sekula (Mushroomhead, State of Conviction) *Anna Sentina *Gabe Serbian (Cattle Decapitation, Holy Molar) *Wayne Sermon (Imagine Dragons) *Juan Serrano (flamenco), Juan Serrano *Leo Setiawan (

) *Brian Setzer (Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) *Charlie Sexton *James Shaffer (Korn) *Del Shannon *Tommy Shannon *Dave Sharp (The Alarm,

) *Elliott Sharp *Todd Sharpville *Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras) *Tommy Shaw ( Styx, Damn Yankees (band), Damn Yankees) *Ed Sheeran *Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) *Blake Shelton *Louis Shelton *Kenny Wayne Shepherd *Nick Sheppard (The Cortinas (punk band), The Cortinas, The Clash, Head (band), Head) *Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray) *Rabbi Shergill *Jeff Sherman (Glass (band), Glass) *Billy Sherwood *Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine) *Scott Shields (musician), Scott Shields (The Mescaleros) *Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name,

, Foo Fighters) *Mike Shinoda ( Linkin Park) *Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) *Jon Siebels (Eve 6) *Alejandro Silva (musician), Alejandro Silva *Patrick Simmons (

) *Charlie Simpson (Fightstar) *Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) *Tim Sköld (Marilyn Manson) *Alex Skolnick (Testament (band), Testament, Savatage,

) *Dethklok#Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok) *Acey Slade (Trashlight Vision, Dope (band), Dope, Murderdolls) *Mike Slamer (City Boy (band), City Boy) *Slash (musician), Slash ( Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, Slash's Blues Ball, Road Crew) *Martin Slattery (The Mescaleros) *Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers, What Is This?) *Brendon Small *Pat Smear (Germs (band), Germs,

, Foo Fighters) *Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) *Bennie Smith *Elliott Smith *Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC5, Sonic's Rendezvous Band) *G. E. Smith (Hall & Oates) *Johnny Smith *Keith Smith (guitarist), Keith Smith (Anarchy Club) *Kenn Smith *Mindy Smith *Patti Smith *Paul Smith (rock vocalist), Paul Smith (Maxïmo Park) *Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith (

, Siouxsie and the Banshees) *Tom Smothers *Toti Soler *Fernando Sor *Donita Sparks (L7 (band), L7) *Jordin Sparks *Larry Sparks (The Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley, Clinch Mountain Boys) *Tim Sparks *Chris Spedding *Bob Spencer (Skyhooks (band), Skyhooks), ( The Angels) *Mary Spender *Spirit Cool, Spirit *Dan Spitz (Anthrax (American band), Anthrax) *Bill Spooner (The Tubes) *Rick Springfield *Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) *Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Faith No More) *Lester Square (The Monochrome Set) *Billy Squier *John Squire (The Stone Roses) *Kapil Srivastava *David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap (band), Spinal Tap) *Layne Staley (

) *Mark Stanley (musician), Mark Stanley *

(Kiss (band), KISS) *Mikael Stanne) *Jack Starr *Wayne Static (Static-X) *Tommy Steele *Vlatko Stefanovski (Leb i sol) *Chris Stein (Blondie (band), Blondie) *Ken Steorts (Skillet) *Leigh Stephens (Blue Cheer, Foxtrot) *Edward Stephenson (musician), Edward Stephenson *Mike Stern (Blood, Sweat & Tears) *Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria) *Cat Stevens *Rogers Stevens (Blind Melon) *Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) *James Stevenson (musician), James Stevenson *Al Stewart *Allan Stewart (musician), Allan Stewart (Idlewild (band), Idlewild) *Eric Stewart (10cc, The Mindbenders, Hotlegs) *John Stewart (musician), John Stewart (The Kingston Trio) *Rod Stewart (

, Faces (band), The Faces) *Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield,

) *Bob Stinson (The Replacements (band), The Replacements) *Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) *Barry Stock (Three Days Grace) *Jason Stollsteimer (

) *Freddie Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) *Mike Stone (musician), Mike Stone (

) *Izzy Stradlin ( Guns N' Roses) *George Strait *Emily Strayer (The Chicks) *Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage) *Jesper Strömblad (In Flames) *Joe Strummer (The Clash) *Daryl Stuermer (Genesis (band), Genesis, Phil Collins) *Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) *Ron Strykert (Men at Work) *Alex Suarez (musician), Alex Suarez ( Cobra Starship) *Sugizo (Luna Sea, Skin (Japanese band), S.K.I.N., X Japan) *Frankie Sullivan (Survivor (band), Survivor) *Big Jim Sullivan *Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf) *Andy Summers (

), (The Police) *Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order (band), New Order) *Øystein Sunde *Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity) *Bryan Sutton *Peter Svensson (The Cardigans) *Dan Swanö *Steve Swanson (musician), Steve Swanson *Matthew Sweet *Michael Sweet (Stryper) *Taylor Swift *Rob Swire (Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum, Knife Party) *Amen (rock musician), Jussi Sydänmaa (Lordi) *John Sykes (

) *Ken Sykora *Red Symons (Skyhooks (band), Skyhooks) *Gábor Szabó *Tony Sly (No Use For A Name)

T

*Ty Tabor (King's X) *Toquinho *Fred Tackett ( Little Feat) *Joey Tafolla (Jag Panzer) *Akira Takasaki (Loudness (band), Loudness) *Serj Tankian *Marv Tarplin (The Supremes, The Miracles) *Francisco Tárrega *Evan Taubenfeld ( Avril Lavigne) *Andy Taylor (guitarist), Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) *Corey Taylor (Stone Sour) *Courtney Taylor-Taylor (The Dandy Warhols) *Graeme Taylor (Gryphon (band), Gryphon) *Joanne Shaw Taylor *John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor (Duran Duran) *Martin Taylor (guitarist), Martin Taylor *Melvin Taylor *Mick Taylor (

, The Rolling Stones) *Otis Taylor (musician), Otis Taylor *Ryan Tedder ( OneRepublic) *Susan Tedeschi *Bobby Tench (Hummingbird (band), Hummingbird A&M) *Miika Tenkula (Sentenced) *Octave Octavian Teodorescu *Teye *Tom Thacker (musician), Thomas Thacker (Gob (band), Gob, Sum 41) *Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal ( Guns N' Roses) *Kim Thayil (

) *Sister Rosetta Tharpe *Tommy Thayer (Kiss (band), Kiss) *Toots Thielemans *Amy Thiessen *Matt Thiessen (Relient K, Matt Thiessen, Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes) *Lynda Thomas *Randy Thomas (musician) (Sweet Comfort Band, Allies (band), Allies) *Rob Thomas (musician), Rob Thomas (

) *Hughie Thomasson (Outlaws (band), Outlaws) *Porl Thompson (

) *Richard Thompson (musician), Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention) *Mick Thomson (Slipknot (band), Slipknot) *Ian Thornley (Thornley (band), Thornley, Big Wreck) *Blair Thornton (

) *George Thorogood *Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers) *Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze (band), Squeeze) *Andy Timmons (Danger Danger) *Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) *Paul Tobias ( Guns N' Roses) *Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) *Tomatito *Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, the Bad & the Queen) *Peter Tork (The Monkees) *Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance) *Sam Totman (DragonForce) *Ralph Towner (Oregon) *Mark Lee Townsend (DC Talk) *Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band) *Pete Townshend (The Who) *Simon Townshend (The Who, Casbah Club) *Pat Travers *Merle Travis *Randy Travis *Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed (band), Creed) *Joe Trohman, Joseph Trohman (Fall Out Boy) *John Tropea *Robin Trower (Procol Harum) *Derek Trucks (

, The Derek Trucks Band) *Nicholas Tse *Corin Tucker (Heavens to Betsy, Sleater-Kinney) *Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap (band), Spinal Tap) *KT Tunstall *Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire) *John Turnbull (musician), John Turnbull (The Blockheads) *Alex Turner (musician), Alex Turner (

) *Ike Turner (Kings of Rhythm, Ike & Tina Turner, Ike & Tina Turner Revue) *Mike Turner (musician), Mike Turner (Our Lady Peace, Fair Ground (band), Fair Ground) *Josh Turner *Joshua Lee Turner *Steve Turner (guitarist), Steve Turner (Mudhoney, Green River (band), Green River) *Tweet (singer) *Dan Tyminski (

) *Olli Tukiainen (Poets of the Fall)

U

*Keith Urban (The Ranch (band), The Ranch) *Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco) *Midge Ure (Slik, Rich Kids,

, Ultravox, Visage (band), Visage) *Farin Urlaub (Die Ärzte, Soilent Grün, King Køng) *Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA)

V

*Steve Vai ( Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz,

) *Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg (band), Vandenberg,

) *Pierre Van Dormael *George Van Eps *Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) *Steven Van Zandt, Steve Van Zandt (E Street Band) *Donnie Van Zant (

) *Ritchie Valens *Nick Valensi (The Strokes) *Hilton Valentine (The Animals) *James Valentine (musician), James Valentine (Maroon 5) *Sergio Vallín (Maná) *Randy VanWarmer *Mike Varney (Outlaws (band), Outlaws) *Jimmie Vaughan *Stevie Ray Vaughan (Double Trouble (band), Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) *Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) *Suzanne Vega *Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold) *Virginia Vera *John Verity (Argent (band), Argent, Charlie (band), Charlie) *Tom Verlaine (Television (band), Television) *Henry Vestine (Canned Heat) *Ana Vidović *Viktor Vidović *Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls, The World/Inferno Friendship Society) *Frank Vignola *Elias Viljanen (Sonata Arctica) *Jacky Vincent (Falling In Reverse) *Vinnie Vincent (Kiss (band), KISS) *Lee Ving (

) *Kate Voegele *Mark Volman *Cody Votolato (The Blood Brothers (band), The Blood Brothers) *Rocky Votolato (Waxwing) *Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish)

W

*Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (a-ha) *Waddy Wachtel *Jason Wade (Lifehouse (band), Lifehouse) *Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried and Me) *Rufus Wainwright *Dave Wakeling ( The Beat, General Public) *Patrick Walden (Babyshambles) *Billy Walker (musician), Billy Walker *Butch Walker *David T. Walker *Geordie Walker (Killing Joke) *Jon Walker (The Young Veins, Panic! at the Disco) *T-Bone Walker *Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) *John Bruce Wallace *Gordon Waller (

) *Denny Walley (The Mothers of Invention,

, Frank Zappa) *Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles (band), Eagles) *Rich Ward (Fozzy) *Baz Warne (

) *Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) *Doc Watson *Jeff Watson (guitarist), Jeff Watson (Night Ranger) *Stan Webb (guitarist), Stan Webb (Chicken Shack) *Michael Weber *Tim Weed *Dean Ween (Ween) *Gene Ween (Ween) *John Weider (

) *Dave Weiner (Steve Vai) *Jona Weinhofen (I Killed The Prom Queen, Bring Me the Horizon, Bleeding Through) *Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) *Bob Welch (musician), Bob Welch ( Fleetwood Mac) *Brian Welch (Korn) *Bruce Welch (The Shadows) *Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council) *John Wesley (Porcupine Tree) *Leslie West (Mountain (band), Mountain) *Jim West (guitarist), Jim West ("Weird Al" Yankovic) *Robert Westerholt (Within Temptation) *Tim Wheeler (Ash (band), Ash) *Clarence White (Kentucky Colonels (band), The Kentucky Colonels, Nashville West,

, Muleskinner (band), Muleskinner) *Deryck Whibley ( Sum 41) *Andrew White (musician), Andrew White (Kaiser Chiefs) *Bukka White *Jack White (The White Stripes,

) *Jason White (musician), Jason White ( Green Day,

) *Josh White *Peter White (musician), Peter White *Snowy White (

, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour) *Steve White (guitarist), Steve White (Pig (musical project), PIG, KMFDM) *Vince White (The Clash) *Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) *Slim Whitman *John "Charlie" Whitney (Family (band), Family, Streetwalkers) *Buddy Whittington (

) *Jonny Wickersham (Youth Brigade (band), Youth Brigade, U.S. Bombs, Social Distortion) *Jane Wiedlin (

) *Clarence Wijewardena *David Wilcox (Canadian musician), David Wilcox *Harlow Wilcox (musician), Harlow Wilcox *Webb Wilder *Jack Wilkins *Brad Allen Williams *Bernie Williams *Hayley Williams (Paramore) *Jody Williams (blues musician), Jody Williams *John Williams (guitarist), John Williams *Mason Williams *Rich Williams (Kansas (band), Kansas) *Pete Willis (

) *Marty Willson-Piper (The Church (band), The Church) *Alan Wilson (musician), Alan Wilson (Canned Heat) *Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys) *Cr1TiKaL, Charles White (The Gentle Men) *Nancy Wilson (rock musician), Nancy Wilson (Heart (band), Heart) *Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree,

, Blackfield) *Michael Wilton (

, Soulbender) *Johnny Winter *Steve Winwood (Traffic (band), Traffic,

, The Spencer Davis Group) *Christian Olde Wolbers (

) *Howlin' Wolf *Bobby Womack *Wong Ka Kui (Beyond (band), Beyond) *Paul Wong (musician), Paul Wong (Beyond (band), Beyond) *Sigurd Wongraven (Satyricon (band), Satyricon) *Craig Wood (guitarist), Craig Wood ( Avril Lavigne, Gob (band), Gob) *Ronnie Wood (Small Faces,

, The Rolling Stones) *Bob Wootton (The Tennessee Three) *Link Wray *Owen Wright (musician), Owen Wright (Mistrust (band), Mistrust, My Sister's Machine) *Zakk Wylde (Pride & Glory (band), Pride & Glory,

, Ozzy Osbourne)

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*Kyoji Yamamoto (Bow Wow (band), Bow Wow) *Kazuhito Yamashita *Narciso Yepes *Taylor York (Paramore) *Thom Yorke (Radiohead) *Pete Yorn *Yumi Yoshimura (Puffy AmiYumi) *Angus Young (AC/DC) *James Young (American musician), James "JY" Young ( Styx) *Jeff Young ( Megadeth) *Malcolm Young (AC/DC) *Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield,

) *Yui (singer), YUI *Yael Yuzon (Sponge Cola)

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*Roy Z (Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson) *Buddy Zabala (

, The Dawn (band), The Dawn) *Aamir Zaki *Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) *Dweezil Zappa * Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention) *Roy Zimmerman (satirist), Roy Zimmerman *Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) *Billy Zoom (X (American band), X)

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