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    On December 18, 2015, Rolling Stone magazine published their list of 100 Greatest Guitarists, as chosen by 58 people in the music industry (including Ritchie Blackmore, Jerry Cantrell, Melissa Etheridge, Lenny Kravitz, Roger McGuinn, Robbie Robertson, Carlos Santana, Stephen Stills, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, and Nancy Wilson).

    The list at Rolling Stone's website includes descriptions of the guitarists' work.

    The Guitarists

    1. Jimi Hendrix
    2. Eric Clapton
    3. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
    4. Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
    5. Jeff Beck
    6. B.B. King
    7. Chuck Berry
    8. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
    9. Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
    10. Pete Townshend (The Who)
    11. George Harrison (The Beatles)
    12. Stevie Ray Vaughan
    13. Albert King
    14. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
    15. Freddy King
    16. Derek Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band)
    17. Neil Young (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
    18. Les Paul
    19. James Burton
    20. Carlos Santana (Santana)
    21. Chet Atkins
    22. Frank Zappa
    23. Buddy Guy
    24. Angus Young (AC/DC)
    25. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
    26. Brian May (Queen)
    27. Bo Diddley
    28. Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
    29. Scotty Moore
    30. Elmore James
    31. Ry Cooder
    32. Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
    33. Prince
    34. Curtis Mayfield
    35. John Lee Hooker
    36. Randy Rhoads
    37. Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
    38. The Edge (U2)
    39. Steve Cropper (Booker T. and the MGs)
    40. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
    41. Mick Ronson
    42. Mike Bloomfield
    43. Hubert Sumlin
    44. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
    45. Link Wray
    46. Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead)
    47. Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
    48. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
    49. Muddy Waters
    50. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
    51. Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
    52. Clarence White
    53. Otis Rush
    54. Joe Walsh (Eagles)
    55. John Lennon (The Beatles)
    56. Albert Collins
    57. Rory Gallagher
    58. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
    59. Robbie Robertson (The Band)
    60. Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
    61. Dickey Betts (The Allman Brothers Band)
    62. Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
    63. Johnny Winter
    64. Duane Eddy
    65. Slash (Guns N' Roses)
    66. Leslie West (Vagrants)
    67. T-Bone Walker
    68. John McLaughlin
    69. Richard Thompson
    70. Jack White
    71. Robert Johnson
    72. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
    73. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
    74. Dick Dale
    75. Joni Mitchell
    76. Robby Krieger (The Doors)
    77. Willie Nelson
    78. John Fahey
    79. Mike Campbell
    80. Buddy Holly
    81. Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
    82. Nels Cline (Wilco)
    83. Eddie Hazel
    84. Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
    85. Andy Summers (The Police)
    86. J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
    87. James Hetfield (Metallica)
    88. Carl Perkins
    89. Bonnie Raitt
    90. Tom Verlaine (Television)
    91. Dave Davies (The Kinks)
    92. Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
    93. Paul Simon
    94. Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
    95. Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
    96. Bruce Springsteen
    97. Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols)
    98. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
    99. Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
    100. Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
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