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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #20 – ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons

Most people are not able to pull off a look that incorporates sunglasses and a chest-length beard, but Billy Gibbons is not what you would call “most people.”

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #19 – The Who’s Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend is known as the lead guitarist and principal songwriter for The Who. Townshend has written well over 100 songs for the band’s eleven studio albums, including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia and […]

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #18 – Neal Schon

Schon first picked up the guitar at the age of 5. A quick learner, he joined Santana as a teenage prodigy at the age of 15.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #17 – Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore is an English guitarist, who was a founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #16 – Lindsey Buckingham

After being infatuated with a toy Mickey Mouse guitar, his parents bought him a Harmony for $35 dollars.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #15 – Joe Walsh

Although a native of Wichita, Kansas, Joe Walsh has strong ties to Ohio, making him a perfect candidate for WNCX’s top 20 guitarists.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #14 – Alex Lifeson

Lifeson has credited Jimi Hedrix, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck as early influences.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #13 – Brian May

Few people define the term “Renaissance Man” like Brian May. Here’s why he is one of the greatest guitarists in rock.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #12 – Jeff Beck

Born in 1944 in Wallington, England, Geoffrey “Jeff” Beck was a musical person right from the very start.

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The Greatest Guitarists In Rock: #11 – Angus Young

If Angus Young wasn’t already inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his skill with a Gibson SG guitar, he would have gotten in on pure showmanship.

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