Eine (überwiegend) chronologische Liste wichtiger Gitarristen in verschiedenen Stilistiken

Jazzgitarre
Ursprünge bis Gegenwart

Big Bill Broonzy
Leadbelly
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Bud Scott (banjo)
Johnny St. Cyr (banjo)
Lonnie Johnson
Eddie Lang
Carl Kress
Dick McDonough
Danny Barker
Eddie Condon
Freddie Green
Allan Reuss
George Barnes
Django Reinhardt
Charlie Christian
Irving Ashby
Slim Gaillard
Oscar Moore
Mary Osborne
Les Paul
Barney Kessel
Billy Bauer
Barry Galbraith
Herb Ellis
Kenny Burrell
Johnny Smith
Hank Garland
Attila Zoller
Jimmy Raney
René Thomas
Joe Pass
Howard Roberts
Tal Farlow
Grant Green 
Wes Montgomery
Pat Martino
George Benson
Jim Hall
Ed Bickert
John Abercrombie
Mick Goodrick
Pat Metheny
John McLaughlin
Larry Coryell
Emmily Remmler
Philip Catherine
Harry Pepl
John Scofield
Mike Stern
Terje Rypdal
Bill Frisell
Kurt Rosenwinkel


Jazz Fingerstyle Spezialisten

George Van Eps
Bucky Pizzarelli
Joe Pass
Lenny Breau
Ted Greene
Tuck Andress
Howard Morgan
Michael Hedges
Ralph Towner


Avantgarde

Sonny Sharock
Derek Bailey 
Hans Reichel 
Henry Kaiser 
Bill Connors
James Blood Ulmer
Steve Tibbetts
David Torn 
Joe Sachse 

Brasilianische Gitarre

João Gilberto
Luiz Bonfa
Baden Powell
Bola Sete
Laurindo Almeida
Charlie Byrd
Sebastiao Tapajós
Heraldo Do Monte
Egberto Gismonti
Romero Lubambo
Toninho Horta


Calypso

Ernest Ranglin
Steve Erquiaga


Flamenco

Sabicas
Paco Peña
Paco de Lucia


Blues

John Lee Hooker
Robert Johnson
Elmor James
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Luther Allison
Albert King
Freddie King
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
Johnny Winter
Robert Cray
Stevie Ray Vaughan


Rock, Pop, Fusion etc.

Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
The Beatles
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Joni Mitchell
Frank Zappa
Johnny Guitar Watson
Wah Wah Watson
Phil Upchurch
Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour
Jay Graydon
Michael Landau
Steve Lukather
Barry Finnerty
Steve Khan
Hiram Bullock 
Allan Holdsworth
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Morse
Jenniffer Batten
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Robben Ford
Vernon Reid
Scott Henderson
Wayne Krantz
 
 
 
 
 
 

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