Atkins, Chet (Luttrell)
Creator of the "Nashville Sound"
Famous Guitarists from United States
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Boon, D. (San Pedro)
Guitarist and singer for punk band Minutemen -
Cobain, Kurt (Aberdeen)
Lead singer of the group Nirvana -
Diddley, Bo (McComb)
The early rock 'n' roll inventor nicknamed "The Originator" -
Frisell, Bill (Baltimore)
Innovative guitarist who recorded In Line -
Garcia, Jerry (San Francisco)
Leader of The Grateful Dead -
Hendrix, Jimi (Seattle)
Performer of "Purple Haze" -
Holiday, Billie (Baltimore)
The popular jazz singer known as "Lady Day" -
Johnson, Robert (Hazelhurst)
The legendary blues guitarist of "Crossroads" fame -
King, B.B. (Itta Bena)
The blues guitarist who did "The Thrill Is Gone" -
Ledbetter, Huddie "Lead Belly" (Mooringsport)
20th century folk singer who did "Midnight Special" -
Paul, Les (Waukesha)
Inventor of the solid-body electric guitar -
Vaughan, Stevie Ray (Dallas)
Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble -
Waters, Muddy (Rolling Fork)
The slide-guitarist bluesman of "Got My Mojo Workin'" -
Watson, Doc (Deep Gap)
The blind folk guitarist with the distinctive flat-picking style -
Zappa, Frank (Baltimore)
Iconoclastic rocker who did "Dynamo Hum"