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| Abercrombie, John L. (b. 1944) | guitar, electric guitar |
| Ackerman, William (b. 1949) | folk and new age acoustic guitarist |
| Adams, Bryan [Bryan Guy] (b. 1959) | singer, songwriter |
| Akkerman, Jan (b. 1946) | guitar, lute |
| Allman, Duane (b. 1946 d. 1971) | guitar, rock & roll guitar |
| Almeida, Laurindo (b. 1917) | guitar, lute |
| Andress, Tuck (b. 1952) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Anthony, Michael (b. 1955) | bass guitar, cast |
| Armatrading, Joan (b. 1950) | pianoforte, singer |
| Atkins, Chet [Chester Burton] (b. 1924) | guitar, rhthym guitar |
| Bailey, Derek (b. 1932) | guitar, composer |
| Barbosa-Lima, Antonio Carlos (b. 1944) | guitar, music educator |
| Barnes, George Warren (b. 1921 d. 1977) | guitar, arranger |
| Barre, Martin (b. 1946) | rock guitar |
| Barrett, Syd [Roger Keith] (b. 1946) | singer, songwriter |
| Barrios, Agustin Mangore [Pio Augustin] (b. 1885 d. 1944) | guitar, composer |
| Barrueco, Manuel (b. 1952) | guitar, teacher |
| Batten, Jennifer (b. 1962) | rock virtuoso |
| Baxter, Jeff "Skunk" (b. 1948) | guitar, record producer |
| Baxter, Shaun (b. 1962) | rock-fusion virtuoso |
| Beck, Jeff (b. 1944) | rock guitar |
| Becker, Jason (b. 1969 a. 1988) | rock guitar |
| Belew, Andrian (b. 1949) | rock guitar, record producer |
| Benson, George (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Berlin, Jeff (b. 1953) | bass guitar |
| Berry, Chuck (b. 1926) | composer, lyricist |
| Bettencourt, Nuno (b. 1966) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Bickert, Ed [Edward Isaac] (b. 1932) | guitar |
| Blackmore, Ritchie [Richard] (b. 1945) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Blackwell, Scrapper [Francis Hillman] (b. 1903 d. 1962) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Blake, Blind Arthur (Arthur Phelps) (b. 1895 d. -1935) | songster, blues singer |
| Bloomfield, Mike (b. 1943 d. 1981) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Bolan, Marc (b. 1947 d. 1977) | songwriter, rock guitar |
| Bolin, Tommy [Thomas Richard] (b. 1951 d. 1976) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Bonfa, Luiz Floriano (b. 1922) | guitar, composer |
| Boulou (b. 1951 a. 1989) | jazz guitar |
| Box, Mick (b. 1947) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Boyd, Liona Maria (b. 1950) | guitar, composer |
| Boyle, Doug (b. 1962) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Bream, Julian (Alexander) (b. 1933) | alaude, guitar |
| Breau, Lenny [Leonard] (b. 1941 d. 1984) | guitar, singer |
| Broonzy, Big Bill (b. 1893 d. 1958) | blues singer, guitar |
| Brouwer, Leo [Juan Leovigildo] (b. 1939) | composer, direttore d'orchestre |
| Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth" (b. 1924) | string bass, vocals |
| Browne, Jackson [Clyde Jackson] (b. 1948) | folk-rock singer, songwriter |
| Brozman, Bob (b. 1954) | blues guitar, ragtime guitar |
| Bruce, Jack (b. 1943) | bass (instrument), bass guitar |
| Bryant, Jimmy (b. 1925 d. 1980) | country music guitar, guitar |
| Buchanan, Roy (b. 1939 d. 1988) | blues-rock guitarist, guitar |
| Buckingham, Lindsey (b. 1947) | rock guitar |
| Bullock, Hiram (b. 1955) | guitar, rock-fusion guitar |
| Bunn, Teddy [Theodore Leroy] (b. 1909 d. 1978) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Burnel, Jean Jacques (b. 1952) | new-wave bassist, singer |
| Burrell, Kenny [Kenneth Earl] (b. 1931) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Burton, James (b. 1939) | conductor, country-rock pioneer |
| Butler, Bernard (b. 1970) | guitar |
| Byrd, Charlie [Charles L.] (b. 1925) | guitar |
| Byrne, David (b. 1952) | singer, guitar |
| Cale, J.J. [Jean Jacques] (b. 1938) | guitar, songwriter |
| Campbell, Vivian (b. 1963 a. 1986) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Carlton, Larry (Eugene) (b. 1948) | guitar |
| Carter, Maybelle Addington (b. 1909 d. 1978) | country music singer, guitar |
| Casey, Al [Albert Aloysius] (b. 1915) | director, guitar |
| Catherine, Philip (b. 1942) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Cavazo, Carlos (b. 1958 a. 1983) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Chadbourne, Eugene (b. 1954) | guitar |
| Chaquico, Craig (b. 1954) | rock guitar |
| Christian, Charlie (b. 1916 d. 1942) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Clapton, Eric (b. 1945) | composer, guitar |
| Clark, Roy (Linwood) (b. 1933) | bass (instrument), singer |
| Clarke, Stanley (Marvin) (b. 1951) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Cleminson, Zal (b. 1949) | rock guitar |
| Cobain, Kurt (b. 1967) | rock guitar, singer |
| Cochran, Eddie (b. 1938 d. 1960) | guitar, rock & roll singer |
| Collins, Albert (b. 1932 d. 1993) | guitar, vocals |
| Collins, Allen (b. 1952 d. 1990 a. 1965) | rock guitar |
| Condon, Eddie [Albert Edwin] (b. 1905 d. 1973) | banjo, guitar |
| Connors, Bill [William A.] (b. 1949) | jazz guitar, rock guitar |
| Cooder, Ry (b. 1947) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Coryell, Larry (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz and fusion guitarist |
| Cosey, Pete (b. 1943) | guitar, jazz-influenced guitar |
| Cotten, Elizabeth "Libba" (b. 1893 d. 1987) | guitar, folksinger |
| Cray, Robert (b. 1953) | blues guitar, singer |
| Croce, Jim [James Joseph] (b. 1943 d. 1973) | singer, songwriter |
| Cropper, Steve (b. 1941 a. 1961-1966) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Cucurullo, Warren (b. 1957) | rock guitar |
| Cyrka, Jan (b. 1963) | rock guitar, composer |
| Davis, Gary [Blind Gary] (b. 1896 d. 1972) | gospel singer, blues singer |
| Dawkins, Jimmy [James Henry] (b. 1936) | blues guitar, singer |
| De Martini, Warren (b. 1964) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Derringer, Rick (b. 1947) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Di Meola, Al (b. 1954) | fusion-guitarist, composer |
| Diamond, Neil (Leslie) (b. 1941) | composer, lyricist |
| Diddley, Bo (b. 1928) | jazz guitar, vocals |
| Diorio, Joe [Joseph Louis] (b. 1936) | jazz guitar |
| Distel, Sacha (b. 1933) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Donahue, Jerry (b. 1946 a. 1970) | guitar |
| Downing, K.K. [Kenneth] (a. 1974) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Duarte, John William (b. 1919) | guitar, composer |
| Duffy, Billy (b. 1959) | drums, guitar |
| Duran, Eddie [Edward Lozano] (b. 1925) | bebop player, guitar |
| Durham, Eddie (b. 1906 d. 1987) | arranger, Lbgarr~ |
| Dylan, Bob (b. 1941) | composer, folksinger |
| Eaglin, Snooks [Fird (Ford)] (b. 1936) | blues guitar, tom toms |
| East, Nathan (b. 1956) | bass guitar |
| Eddy, Duane (b. 1938) | rock & roll guitar |
| Edmunds, Dave (b. 1944) | rock guitar, singer |
| Egan, Mark (McDaniel) (b. 1951) | electric guitar, composer |
| Ellis, Herb (b. 1921) | guitar |
| Emmett, Rik (b. 1953) | rock guitar, singer |
| Emmons, Buddy (b. 1937) | steel guitar |
| Entwistle, John (Alec) (b. 1944) | additional Lyrics, additional Music |
| Etheridge, John (b. 1948) | guitar, jazz-fusion guitarist |
| Eubanks, Kevin (Tyrone) (b. 1957) | guitar, leader |
| Evans, Dave "The Edge" (b. 1961) | guitar |
| Everly, Don [Isaac Donald] (b. 1937) | singer |
| Fahey, John (Aloysius) (b. 1939) | guitar, composer |
| Farah, Ardeshir (b. 1954) | acoustic flatpicker |
| Farlow, Tal [Talmadge Holt] (b. 1921) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Feliciano, Jose (b. 1945) | guitar, singer |
| Fender, Leo (b. 1909 d. 1991) | designer of the electric guitar |
| Fernandez, Eduardo (b. 1952) | guitar |
| Fisk, Eliot (Hamilton) (b. 1954) | guitar |
| Flacke, Ray (b. 1949) | country-rock guitarist |
| Ford, Lita (b. 1959 a. 1975) | guitar, heavy metal guitarist |
| Ford, Robben (Lee) (b. 1951) | blues guitar, electric guitar |
| Forman, Bruce (b. 1956) | bebop player, guitar |
| Foster, Mo (b. 1944) | bass guitar |
| Frame, Roddy (b. 1964) | guitar, singer |
| Frampton, Peter Kenneth (b. 1950) | guitar, singer |
| Franklin, Paul (b. 1954) | pedal steel guitar |
| Fripp, Robert (b. 1946) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Frisell, Bill [William Richard] (b. 1951) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Frith, Fred (b. 1949) | guitar, violin |
| Fuller, Blind Boy (b. 1909 d. 1941) | blues singer, vocals |
| Fulson, Lowell (b. 1921) | singer, vocals |
| Gale, Eric (b. 1938) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Gallagher, Rory (b. 1949) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Gamable, Frank (b. 1958) | rock-fusion guitar |
| Garcia, Jerry (b. 1942) | singer, songwriter |
| Garrish, Sonny (b. 1943) | steel guitarist session ace |
| Gatton, Danny (b. 1945) | guitar, ROCK~ |
| George, Lowell (b. 1945 d. 1979) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Ghiglia, Oscar (b. 1938) | guitar |
| Gibbons, Billy (b. 1949 a. 1975) | rock guitar, singer |
| Gilbert, Paul | heavy metal guitarist |
| Gillis, Brad (b. 1958) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Gilmour, David (b. 1944) | composer, guitar |
| Giltrap, Gordon (b. 1948) | guitar, composer |
| Gomez, Vincente (b. 1911) | guitar, composer |
| Goodrick, Mick (b. 1945) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Goodsall, John (b. 1953 a. 1977-1989) | fusion-guitarist, keyboard |
| Govan, Guthrie (b. 1971) | rock guitar |
| Graham, Larry (b. 1946) | electric bass, funk-bass guitar pioneer |
| Grainger, Gary (b. 1954) | funk-fusion bass player, guitar |
| Green, Freddie (b. 1911 d. 1987) | guitar |
| Green, Peter (b. 1946) | guitar |
| Grimes, Tiny [Lloyd] (b. 1917 d. 1989) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Grossman, Stefan (b. 1945) | blues guitar, ragtime revivalist |
| Guitar Slim (b. 1926 d. 1959) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Guthrie, Arlo (b. 1947) | folksinger |
| Guthrie, Woody [Woodrow Wilson] (b. 1912 d. 1967) | cast, composer |
| Guy, Buddy (b. 1936) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Hackett, Steve (b. 1950) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Hagar, Sammy (b. 1947 a. 1973) | heavy metal guitarist, singer |
| Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930) | jazz guitar |
| Hall, Nicola (b. 1969) | guitar |
| Hamm, Stuart (b. 1960) | bass guitar |
| Hammett, Kirk (b. 1962 a. 1980) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Harris, Emmylou (b. 1947) | country music singer, bandleader |
| Harris, Steve (b. 1957) | heavy-metal bass-guitarist |
| Harrison, George (b. 1943) | alto saxophone, singer |
| Haslip, Jimmy (b. 1951) | bass guitar, bass |
| Healey, Jeff (b. 1966) | blues guitar, singer |
| Hedges, Michael (b. 1956) | new-age guitar, jazz guitar |
| Hellborg, Jonas (b. 1958) | electric bass virtuoso |
| Henderson, Scott (b. 1955) | jazz-rock virtuoso |
| Hendrix, Jimi [James Marshall] (b. 1942 d. 1970) | guitar, rock singer |
| Hetfield, James (b. 1963) | heavy metal guitarist, singer |
| Hillage, Steve (b. 1951) | rock guitar |
| Holdsworth, Allan (b. 1948) | fusion-guitarist |
| Holly, Buddy (b. 1936 d. 1959) | rock & roll singer, vocals |
| Hooker, John Lee (b. 1917) | blues singer, vocals |
| Hopkins, Lightnin' (b. 1912 d. 1982) | blues singer, guitar |
| House, Son [Eddie James] (b. 1902 d. 1988) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Howe, Steve (b. 1947 a. 1967-1989) | rock guitar |
| Howlin' Wolf (b. 1910 d. 1976) | blues singer, harmonica |
| Hurt, Mississippi John [John Smith] (b. 1893 d. 1966) | blues singer |
| Hynde, Chrissie [Christine E.] (b. 1951) | guitar, rhythm guitar |
| Iommi, Tony (b. 1948) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Isaacs, Ike (b. 1919) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Isbin, Sharon (b. 1956) | guitar |
| Isley, Ernest (b. 1952) | soul-rock guitar, arranger |
| Jackson, Anthony (b. 1952 a. 1986) | electric bass virtuoso |
| Jackson, Michael Gregory (b. 1953) | jazz-rock guitarist |
| Jamerson, James (b. 1938 d. 1983 a. 1959-1973) | bass guitar |
| James, Elmore (b. 1918 d. 1963) | blues singer, vocals |
| Jansch, Bert (b. 1943) | guitar, singer |
| Jefferson, Blind Lemon (b. 1897 d. 1930) | country bluesman |
| Jemmott, Jerry (a. 1962) | bass (instrument), bass guitar |
| Jobim, Tom (b. 1927) | arranger, composer |
| Johnson, Alphonso (b. 1951) | jazz-fusion bassist |
| Johnson, Eric (b. 1954) | rock guitar |
| Johnson, Lonnie (b. 1889 d. 1970) | banjo, guitar |
| Johnson, Robert (b. 1891 d. 1938) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Johnson, Wilko (b. 1947) | rock guitar |
| Jones, Brian (b. 1942 d. 1969) | double bass, organ |
| Jones, Darryl (b. 1961) | bass guitar |
| Jones, Percy (b. 1947 a. 1968) | bass guitar |
| Jones, Steve (b. 1955) | keyboard, orchestrator |
| Jordan, Stanley (b. 1959) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Kabra, Brij Bhushan (b. 1937) | classical slide-guitarist |
| Kaiser, Henry (b. 1952 a. 1971) | guitar |
| Kantner, Paul (b. 1942) | rock guitar, singer |
| Karn, Mick (b. 1958) | bass guitar, saxophone |
| Kaukonen, Jorma (b. 1940) | blues guitar, rock guitar |
| Kaye, Carol (b. 1935) | electric bass, guitar |
| Kessel, Barney [Bernard] (b. 1923) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Khan, Steve (b. 1947) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| King, Albert (b. 1923 d. 1992) | bluesman, guitar |
| King, B.B. (b. 1925) | blues singer, guitar |
| King, Earl (b. 1934) | blues guitar, vocals |
| King, Freddie (b. 1934 d. 1976) | bluesman, vocals |
| King, Mark (b. 1958) | rock-funk bassist, singer |
| Klugh, Earl (b. 1954) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Knopfler, Mark (b. 1949) | bass guitar |
| Korner, Alexis (b. 1928 d. 1984) | electric guitar, piano |
| Kossoff, Paul (b. 1950 d. 1976) | blues guitar, rock guitar |
| Kottke, Leo (b. 1945) | folk guitarist, songwriter |
| Kotzen, Richie (b. 1971 a. 1989) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Kress, Carl W. (b. 1907 d. 1965) | banjo, guitar |
| Krieger, Robby (b. 1946) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Lagoya, Alexandre (b. 1929) | chitarra, guitar |
| Lagrene, Bireli (b. 1966) | jazz guitar |
| Landreth, Sonny | slide guitar |
| Lane, Shawn (b. 1963) | rock-fusion virtuoso |
| Lang, Eddie (b. 1902 d. 1933) | jazz guitar |
| Latimer, Andy (b. 1947) | flute, rock guitar |
| Ledbetter, Huddie (b. 1885 d. 1949) | songster, vocals |
| Lee, Albert (b. 1943) | rock guitar |
| Lee, Alvin (b. 1944) | rock guitar |
| Lee, Geddy (b. 1953) | bass guitar |
| Legg, Adrian (b. 1948) | guitar |
| Leisner, David (b. 1953) | guitar, composer |
| Lemmy (b. 1945) | bass guitar, singer |
| Lennon, John (Winston Ono) (b. 1940 d. 1980) | author, composer |
| Lievano, Joaquin (b. 1953) | fusion-rock guitarist |
| Lifeson, Alex (b. 1953) | drummer, guitar |
| Lindley, David (b. 1944 a. 1971) | steel guitar virtuoso |
| Lithman, Phil (b. 1949) | guitar, lap steel guitarist |
| Lofgren, Nils (b. 1951) | singer, songwriter |
| Lowe, Mundell [James Mundell] (b. 1922) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Lucia, Paco (b. 1947) | composer, flamenco guitarist |
| Lukather, Steve (b. 1957 a. 1979) | rock guitar |
| Lynch, George (a. 1982) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Lynch, Steve (b. 1955) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Lynott, Phil [Philip Parris] (b. 1951 d. 1986) | bass guitar, rock musician |
| Macalpine, Tony (b. 1960 a. 1987) | rock guitar |
| Maccaferri, Mario (b. 1900) | guitar, designer of guitars |
| Mack, Lonnie (b. 1941) | blues-rock guitarist, singer |
| Malmsteen, Yngwie (b. 1963 a. 1983) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Mandel, Harvey (b. 1945) | blues guitar, vocals |
| Manzanera, Phil (b. 1951) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Maphis, Joe [Otis W.] (b. 1921 d. 1986) | country music guitar |
| Marley, Bob (b. 1945 d. 1981) | entertainer, reggae musician |
| Marr, Johnny (b. 1963) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Martin, Barry (b. 1953) | rock guitar |
| Martino, Pat (b. 1944) | jazz guitar, fusion-guitarist |
| Martyn, John (b. 1948) | rock guitar, singer |
| Marvin, Hank (b. 1941) | guitar, pop guitarist |
| May, Brian (b. 1947) | guitar |
| Mayall, John (b. 1933) | rock & roll musician, bandleader |
| McCartney, Paul [James Paul] (b. 1942) | author, composer |
| McDonough, Dick [Richard] (b. 1904 d. 1938) | banjo, guitar |
| McLaughlin, John (b. 1942) | jazz guitar, rock guitar |
| McTell, Blind Willie (b. 1901 d. 1959) | blues singer, vocals |
| Mendoza, Lydia (b. 1916) | singer, songwriter |
| Metheny, Pat [Patrick Bruce] (b. 1954) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Mikulka, Vladimir (b. 1950) | guitar |
| Miller, Marcus (b. 1959) | bass guitar, bass |
| Miller, Steve (b. 1943) | guitar, songwriter |
| Millington, June (b. 1949) | rock guitar, singer |
| Mills, John (b. 1947) | classical guitar |
| Mitchell, Joni (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| Mock, Don (b. 1950) | fusion virtuoso, teacher |
| Montgomery, Wes [John Leslie] (b. 1923 d. 1968) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Montrose, Ronnie (b. 1947) | rock guitar |
| Moore, Christy [Christopher Andrew] (b. 1945 a. 1981) | singer, guitar |
| Moore, Gary (b. 1952) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Moore, Oscar (Frederic) (b. 1912 d. 1981) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Moore, Scotty [Winfield Scott] (b. 1927) | rock guitar |
| Moore, Vinnie (b. 1965) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Morrison, Van [George Ivan] (b. 1945) | singer, songwriter |
| Morse, Steve (b. 1954) | rock composer, guitar |
| Muddy Waters (b. 1915 d. 1983) | blues singer, vocals |
| Murray, Dave (b. 1958) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Murray, Neil (b. 1950) | bass guitar |
| Nelson, Bill (b. 1948) | clarinet, rock guitar |
| Nelson, Rick [Eric Hilliard] (b. 1940 d. 1985) | cast, rock & roll singer |
| Nielsen, Rick (b. 1946) | rock guitar, singer |
| Nolen, Jimmy (b. 1934 d. 1983) | funk-rhythm guitarist, guitar |
| Nugent, Ted [Theodore Anthony] (b. 1948) | rock guitar |
| Oldfield, Mike [Michael Gordon] (b. 1953) | composer, instrumentalist |
| Osborne, Mary (b. 1921 d. 1992) | guitar, singer |
| Page, Jimmy [James Patrick] (b. 1944) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Palladino, Pino (b. 1957) | bass guitar, bass session ace |
| Papas, Sophocles (b. 1893 d. 1986) | publisher, composer |
| Parkening, Christopher W. (b. 1947) | guitar |
| Partridge, Andy (b. 1953) | singer, songwriter |
| Pass, Joe (b. 1929) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Pastorius, Jaco [John Francis] (b. 1951 d. 1987) | bass guitar |
| Patitucci, John (b. 1959) | bass (instrument), jazz and fusion bass guitarist |
| Patton, Charley (b. 1887 d. 1934) | blues singer, blues guitar |
| Paul, Les (b. 1915) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Pena, Paco (b. 1942) | flamenco guitarist |
| Perkins, Carl (Lee) (b. 1932) | guitar, singer |
| Perry, Joe (b. 1950) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Petty, Tom [Thomas] (b. 1953 a. 1975-1989) | rock singer, songwriter |
| Pizzarelli, Bucky (b. 1926) | guitar |
| Powell, Andy (b. 1950) | rock guitar |
| Presti, Ida (b. 1924 d. 1967) | guitar |
| Prince (b. 1960) | rock singer, songwriter |
| Quine, Robert (b. 1942) | rock guitar |
| Quinn, Snoozer [Edwin McIntosh] (b. 1906 d. 1952) | guitar, banjo |
| Rabin, Trevor (b. 1955) | rock guitar |
| Rafferty, Gerry (b. 1947) | folk-rock singer, songwriter |
| Ragossnig, Konrad (b. 1932) | Gitarre, guitar |
| Raitt, Bonnie (b. 1949) | blues singer, guitar |
| Randall, Elliott (b. 1947) | guitar, session legend |
| Raney, Jimmy [James Elbert] (b. 1927) | guitar |
| Rea, Chris (b. 1951) | singer, songwriter |
| Redding, Noel David (b. 1945) | bass guitar |
| Reed, Lou [Louis Alan] (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| Reichel, Hans (b. 1949) | jazz guitar |
| Reid, Vernon (b. 1959 a. 1980s) | singer, songwriter |
| Reinhardt, Django (b. 1910 d. 1953) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Remler, Emily (b. 1957 d. 1990) | jazz guitar |
| Renbourn, John (b. 1944) | guitar, singer |
| Rhoads, Randy (b. 1956 d. 1982) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Ribot, Marc (b. 1955) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Richards, Keith (b. 1943) | composer, guitar |
| Rios, Carlos (b. 1954) | jazz-rock guitarist |
| Ritenour, Lee [Mack] (b. 1952) | composer, arranger |
| Roberts, Howard (Mancel) (b. 1929 d. 1992) | G [=?], guitar |
| Robertson, Robbie [Jaime] (b. 1944) | guitar, vocals |
| Robillard (b. 1948) | guitar, singer |
| Rodby, Steve (b. 1954) | bass guitar |
| Rodgers, Nile (b. 1952) | jazz-funk guitarist, producer |
| Romero, Angel (b. 1946) | guitar, Soloist: Gitarre |
| Romero, Pepe (b. 1944) | guitar, Soloist: Gitarre |
| Ronson, Mick (b. 1945 d. 1993) | rock guitar |
| Rossi, Francis (Michael Dominic) (b. 1949) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Roth, Arlen (b. 1952) | rock guitar |
| Roth, Uli Jon (b. 1954 a. 1979) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Rundgren, Todd (b. 1948) | composer, lyricist |
| Rush, Otis (b. 1934) | blues singer, guitar |
| Russell, David (b. 1953) | guitar |
| Russell, Ray (b. 1947) | guitar, composer |
| Rustici, Corrado (b. 1955) | rock-fusion guitar |
| Rutherford, Mike (b. 1950) | bass guitar, rock guitar |
| Rypdal, Terje (b. 1947) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Salvador, Sal (b. 1925) | guitar |
| Sambora, Ritchie [Richie] (b. 1959) | rock guitar |
| Santana, Carlos [Devadip Carlos] (b. 1947) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Saraceno, Blues (b. 1972) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Sarzo, Rudi (b. 1952 a. 1987) | bass guitar |
| Satriani, Joe (b. 1952 a. 1970) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Scaggs, Boz [William Royce] (b. 1944) | rock singer, rock guitar |
| Schenker, Michael (b. 1955) | guitar |
| Scholz, Tom (b. 1947) | rock guitar, keyboard |
| Schon, Neal (b. 1954) | rock guitar |
| Scibona, Jorge (b. 1931) | composer, guitar |
| Scofield, John (b. 1951) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Segovia, Andres (b. 1893 d. 1987) | chitarra, chitarrista |
| Senegal, Paul (b. 1944) | zydeco guitarist |
| Shamblin, Eldon (b. 1916) | country music guitar |
| Sharp, Elliott (b. 1951) | guitar, composer |
| Sharrock, Sonny [Warren Harding] (b. 1940) | guitar, jazz guitar |
| Shearer, Aaron (b. 1919) | guitar |
| Sheehan, Billy (b. 1953) | bass guitar |
| Simmons, Gene (b. 1949) | composer, heavy rock bassist |
| Simon, Paul (b. 1942) | composer, lyricist |
| Skaggs, Ricky (b. 1954) | country music singer, guitar |
| Slash (b. 1965) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Slick, Earl (b. 1951 a. 1981-1990) | blues-rock guitarist |
| Smith, Johnny [John Henry, Jr.] (b. 1922) | guitar, leader |
| Sor, Fernando [Joseph Fernando Macari] (b. 1778 d. 1839 a. 1830-1831) | composer, guitar |
| Spedding, Chris [Christopher] (b. 1944) | rock guitar |
| Sprague, Peter (b. 1955) | jazz guitar |
| Springsteen, Bruce (b. 1949) | singer |
| Squire, Chris (b. 1948) | bass guitar, pianoforte |
| Stern, Mike [Michael] (b. 1954) | fusion-guitarist, bebop guitarist |
| Stevens, Steve (b. 1959) | piano, rock guitar |
| Stewart, Dave (b. 1952) | rock singer, songwriter |
| Stills, Stephen (b. 1945) | guitar, vocals |
| Sting (b. 1951) | bass guitar, cast |
| Strummer, Joe (b. 1952) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Strunz, Jorge (b. 1944) | acoustic guitar, guitar |
| Sumlin, Hubert (b. 1931) | drummer, guitar |
| Summers, Andy (b. 1942) | rock guitar, songwriter |
| Suzuki, Ichiro (b. 1948) | guitar |
| Swallow, Steve [Stephen W.] (b. 1940) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Szabo, Gabor (b. 1936 d. 1982) | guitar, composer |
| Tanenbaum, David (b. 1956) | guitar |
| Tarrega y Eixea, Francisco (b. 1852 d. 1909) | guitar, libretista |
| Taylor, James (Vernon) (b. 1948) | composer, lyricist |
| Taylor, Martin (b. 1956) | jazz guitar |
| Taylor, Mick (b. 1949) | rock guitar |
| Tedesco, Tommy [Thomas J.] (b. 1930) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Thielemans, Toots [Jean] (b. 1922) | harmonica, guitar |
| Thompson, Richard (b. 1949) | rock guitar, singer |
| Thorogood, George (b. 1952) | blues guitar |
| Tipton, Glenn (b. 1948) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Torn, David (b. 1953) | guitar, composer |
| Towner, Ralph (b. 1940) | guitar |
| Townshend, Pete (b. 1945) | author, composer |
| Travers, Pat (b. 1954 a. 1976) | rock guitar |
| Travis, Merle (Robert) (b. 1917 d. 1983) | country music singer, guitar |
| Trower, Robin (b. 1945) | blues-rock guitarist |
| Ulmer, James "Blood" (b. 1942) | guitar, jazzfunk guitarist |
| Upchurch, Phil (b. 1941) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Vai, Steve (b. 1960) | rock guitar |
| Van Eps, George (Abel) (b. 1913) | guitar |
| Van Halen, Eddie [Edward] (b. 1957) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Vaughan, Jimmie (b. 1951) | rhythm & blues guitarist |
| Vaughan, Stevie Ray (b. 1954 d. 1990) | electric guitar, r&b guitarist |
| Vega, Suzanne (b. 1960) | folksinger, songwriter |
| Verdery, Benjamin Francis (b. 1955) | conductor, guitar |
| Verlaine, Tom (b. 1949) | new-wave guitar, singer |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor (b. 1887) | composer, compositore |
| Walker, T-Bone (b. 1910 d. 1975) | guitar, singer |
| Walsh, Joe (b. 1947) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Watanabe, Kazumi (b. 1953) | fusion-guitarist, jazz guitar |
| Watson, Doc (b. 1923) | country music singer, guitar |
| Watson, Jeff (b. 1957) | heavy rock guitarist |
| Watson, Johnny "Guitar" (b. 1935) | arranger, guitar |
| Weedon, Bert [Herbert] (b. 1920) | guitar, author |
| Weir, Bob [Robert Hall] (b. 1947) | rock guitar, singer |
| Weller, Paul (b. 1958) | singer, guitar |
| West, Leslie (b. 1945) | rock guitar |
| Wetton, John (b. 1949) | bass guitar, guitar |
| Weymouth, Tina [Martina] (b. 1950) | rock bassist |
| White, Clarence (b. 1944 d. 1973) | country music guitar |
| White, Snowy (b. 1948) | blues-rock guitarist |
| White, Verdine Adams (b. 1951) | composer, singer |
| Williams, Joe Lee [Big Joe] (b. 1903 d. 1982) | blues singer, vocals |
| Williams, John (Christoph) (b. 1942) | guitar |
| Wilson, Carl (b. 1946) | bass (instrument), guitar |
| Wilson, Don (b. 1937 a. 1960-1969) | rock guitar, composer |
| Wilson, Nancy Lamoureaux (b. 1954) | singer, songwriter |
| Winter, Johnny [John Dawson] (b. 1944) | blues guitar, rock guitar |
| Wood, Ronnie (b. 1947) | rock guitar |
| Wray, Link (b. 1935) | electric guitar pioneer |
| Wylde, Zakk (b. 1967) | heavy metal guitarist |
| Wyman, Bill (b. 1936) | bass guitar |
| Yepes, Narciso (b. 1927) | Gitarre, guitar |
| Young, Angus (McKinnon) (b. 1959) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Young, Neil (Percival) (b. 1945) | singer, vocals |
| Young, Rusty (b. 1946) | steel guitar |
| Zappa, Frank [Francis Vincent] (b. 1940 d. 1993) | arranger, electric guitar |
| Zoller, Attila (Cornelius) (b. 1927) | bandmaster, composer |