5 INFLUENTIAL GEETAR MEN .. DISCUSS

I guess the real question is who influenced the people you see as great guitarists, then you get down to the game changers

fadgadget said:

Big William said:

fadgadget said:

How about this fella

Legend.

"Rolling Stones? Beatles? I opened the door for those boys...and was left holding the handle!"

Plenty of people ripped off were influenced by Bo Diddley, but his label mate Chuck Berry must be the most copied guitar player of the lot.

I Think you can add Buddy Holly to that list as well .

Absolutely. Lennon and McCartney idolised him like many others. If you look at guitar forums, lots of people struggle with Peggy Sue, only three chords but very few can replicate the speed of his strumming.

Saw Mark Knophler here in Indianapolis last month he may be getting on but one of the best concerts I have seen he is brilliant. And on the subject of music who on here was at the Who at the Valley in 1975?.

Bob Wooten

kentaddick said:

charlton_hero said:

Matt Bellamy and Tom Morello

Morello maybe but LOL @bellamy

He's arguably composed some of the greatest guitar riffs of past few decades (New Born, Knights of Cydonia, Plug In Baby).

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/muse-song-named-greatest-riff-of-the-21st-century-2095007.html

I don't enjoy Muse so much these days, admittedly. But their earlier stuff was good.

Bo Diddley

Chuck Berry
BB King
Jimmy Page
Robert Fripp
Johnny Marr

So whilst agreeing with everyone here is mine

Jimi Hendrix simple best ever
B B King (although Clapton was influenced by Freddie King not BB)
Clapton 90% of us who started playing in the 60's were influenced by Clapton
Robert Johnson cos he started it all
Jimmy Page monster player

Honourable mention to:

Albert and Freddie King
Muddy Waters
Richie Blackmore
Peter Green
Paul Kossoff
Jeff Beck
and one hundred others

so many great players maybe not a big influence on other players but one of my all time favourites and THE BEST slide player ever Ry Cooder. For the future Joe Bonamassa who can play the arse of anyone

ken from bexley said:

Was that photo from : Joni Mitchell at home on Lookout Mountain Avenue, in Laurel Canyon, September 1970. by Henry Diltz.

Ken that looks more like Phil Mitchell.

Greenie said:

ken from bexley said:

Was that photo from : Joni Mitchell at home on Lookout Mountain Avenue, in Laurel Canyon, September 1970. by Henry Diltz.

Ken that looks more like Phil Mitchell.

No wrong sex....... that one was of 'Mama Cass' apparently she was very influential with all the musicians and hipsters, They all lived up in the canyon.
She put a party on for EC as he was rather shy, or so the story goes, Hendrix, Zappa, the Stones, John Mayall, CSNY, Jim Morrison, to name a few all rented or had houses up there.
I featured Henry Diltz's work in a magazine once, spoke to him for hours. He has an amazing collection of photos.

So, who influenced me to first pick up a guitar? Hank Marvin.

Guess that makes him influential.

I was also influenced early on by The Beatles and the Stones. An added factor here was the idea (I got from watching them) that playing the guitar would get me a better class of Doris (can't say that worked well, except for recently...).

I later got into Kossoff, Page, Clapton and Hendrix, but that was as my playing and tastes in music developed. I love Jimmy Page's playing (sorry Greenie) but I don't even attempt to play like him (well, just a little bit, occasionally). These days I concentrate on sounding like me, whilst "referencing" those icons of the past.

Greenie said:

Saga Lout said:

So, who influenced me to first pick up a guitar? Hank Marvin.

Guess that makes him influential.

I was also influenced early on by The Beatles and the Stones. An added factor here was the idea (I got from watching them) that playing the guitar would get me a better class of Doris (can't say that worked well, except for recently...).

I later got into Kossoff, Page, Clapton and Hendrix, but that was as my playing and tastes in music developed. I love Jimmy Page's playing (sorry Greenie) but I don't even attempt to play like him (well, just a little bit, occasionally). These days I concentrate on sounding like me, whilst "referencing" those icons of the past.

Its all subjective Saga.

BTW fellow lifers, and at the risk of embarrassing him, if you get the chance go see Saga play, do, he's blinding, a proper guitar player.

I'm not embarrassed at all - you can say that anytime you like! You're none too shabby yourself sir.

My favourite guitarist is Clapton, I've seen him live over 60 times going back to 1988 including with Cream and even bumped into him once on the Kings Road in Chelsea. He was a gentleman and a class act in person.

I've also seen the following play live.. And all of them have paid homage to Clapton. Even BB King and Buddy Guy credit him with the careers they've had

BB King
Buddy Guy
Jeff Healey
Bonnie Raitt
Robert Cray
Mark Knopfler
Richie Sambora
Steve Winwood
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Ronnie Wood
Doyle Bramhall II
Derek Trucks
Albert Lee
Slash