Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Top 5 Guitarists Of All Time

By Nathan Spencer

The crowds have been swept off their feet by the performances of the various and renowned guitarists in the world. Jimi Hendrix is a widely popular American guitarist one of the best in the entire genre of rock music. Jimi, the first to use phasing and stereophonic effect in rock recording, was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. Due to his unmatchable contribution he has had many awards to his credit which also includes the UK Music Hall of Fame.

Eric Clapton, a famous English blues-rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer was born on the 30th of March, 1945. Due to his valuable work he has been able to secure the 4th place in the Rolling Stone magazine, amongst the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". The song "Layla", which is one of his best recordings, became an instant hit. Eric has been a member of Cream and Yardbirds and has been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the same.

The renowned English guitarist, Jimmy Page, was born on the 9th of January, 1944. He also happens to be a record producer and composer. Jimmy's career started in London being a studio session guitarist and later he became a member of the Yardbirds. Thereafter he co-founded the Led Zeppelin, the famous English rock band. Jimmy, as a member of Led Zeppelin and the Yardbirds, has been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some of Jimmy's well-known albums are The Firm, Outrider and Mean Business.

Jeff Beck was born on the 24th of June 1944 and is a famous English rock guitarist. He is amongst the three guitarists who happened to play with the Yardbirds. He has managed to gain the 14th position as the "100 Greatest Guitarist of All Time" in the Rolling Stone Magazine and in his musical pieces he has covered genres like heavy metal, blues-rock and jazz fusion. For his great contribution to the field of music, Beck has won the Grammy Award, for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, four times.

Eddie Van Halen is a Dutch American guitarist who was born on the January the 26th, 1955. He also happens to be a keyboardist, producer, and songwriter. Eddie's popularity can be best defined as being the co-founder and lead guitarist of Van Halen, a hard rock band. The other members of the band were Mark Stone as the bassist and Halen's brother Alex on drums. He definitely is one of the best rock guitarists of his time with his ability of high frequency feedback, rapid guitar playing and tapping.

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