Players like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Albert Collins, Mick Ronson, Randy Rhoads, John Lee Hooker, Curtis Mayfield, Elmore James, Carlos Santana, Robin Trower, Duane Allman, Brian “I owe Rory Gallagher my sound” May and Angus Young you could probably argue their way in.Īnd whilst players like Dave Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Slash, Chuck Berry, Dave Davies, Dimebag Darrell, Andy Summers, John Fahey, Dick Dale, John McLaughlin, Neil Young, T-Bone Walker, BB King, Johnny Winter, Robert Fripp, Peter Green, Joe Walsh, Otis Rush, Jerry Garcia, James Burton, Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Tom Morello, Mick Taylor, Bert Jansch, Bo Diddly, Tony Iommi, Buddy Guy, Les Paul, Paul Gilbert, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore and Derek Trucks might be great and iconic along with potentially hundreds of other modern day masters are they ‘Legends’? I guess it depends on how you define the term. In truth there are few legends and fewer guitarists who deserve that mantle: Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Prince, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Ritchie Blackmore, Muddy Waters, Freddy King, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck would make up my list. Artists who seem to have been around for five minutes are routinely tagged with the word.

The word ‘Legend’ is so overused these days, especially in music.

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