tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982831561858991743.post409494932020880131..comments2024-02-13T22:56:38.206-08:00Comments on The Tooners' Rock N Roll Rehab for the Control Of Rock and Roll: My Favorite GuitaristsRock N Roll Rehab!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06460990712917057699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982831561858991743.post-55357365189569223362011-10-26T17:27:45.998-07:002011-10-26T17:27:45.998-07:00You're very kind to put me on that list! I rea...You're very kind to put me on that list! I really appreciate the appreciation!<br /><br />So here would be MY Top Ten List of most original, influential and most enjoyable to listen to guitar soloists .............in no particular order:<br /><br />1. Jimi Hendrix<br /><br />2. Eric Clapton<br /><br />3. Ry Cooder<br /><br />4. Jimmy Page<br /><br />5. Paul McCartney ( Hey.....he played one of my favorite all-time solos on "Taxman"....had to include him!)<br /><br />6.Albert King<br /><br />7. Larry Carlton<br /><br />8. Leslie West<br /><br />9. B.B. King<br /><br />10. Steve Howe<br /><br />I initially included Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I really listened to Albert King for the first time the other day. Stevie was a great, great player....but, to me, he's primarily channeling a hybrid of Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. I'll credit the originals instead.<br /><br />It was painful not to include Albert Lee, Tom Verlaine, George Harrison, Pete Townshend, Wes Montgomery, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Andrew Gold, David Lindley, Mike Bloomfield, Brian May, Stevie Ray Vaughan....and every guitarist that's ever played with Steely Dan......and all the Nashville Cats (they know who they are!)<br /><br />Jerry Strull(Tooners)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com