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Here's a list that should start some arguments around the Thanksgiving table. Rolling Stone has unveiled their list of the the 250 Greatest Guitarist of All-Time!
This is an update to their list from 2011, voted on by their writers only. No musicians had a vote... so yeah, it's subjective.
- Jimi Hendrix
- Chuck Berry
- Jimmy Page
- Eddie Van Halen
- Jeff Beck
- Sister Rosetta Thorpe
- Nile Rodgers
- B.B. King
- Joni Mitchell
- Duane Allman
- Carlos Santana
- Jimmy Nolen (James Brown's band)
- Tony Iommi
- Prince
- Keith Richards
- Robert Johnson
- Mother Maybelle Carter
- Tom Morello
- Freddy King
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Randy Rhoads
- Albert King
- James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett
- James Burton
- John Frusciante
So what do you think? You can see the whole list on the Rolling Stone website.
-Walt