In pop culture, lists are everything. They lend a sense of order to an otherwise orderless world. From film and literature to music, critics and readers alike love to put things in tidy rows. It is with this in mind that Popdose presents Listmania, a weekly series counting down the staff’s favorite things.
It all started with a discussion around the Popdose water cooler. The LA Times piece on the 50 Greatest Guitarists Ever was the catalyst, setting the staff on a quest to parlay the chatter into a concise list. Over 200 guitarists were submitted and voted on, and over the course of the last month we counted them down, from Wes Montgomery to Jimi Hendrix. In the course of that month, we’ve heard your agreements and objections –the objections coming louder than agreements.
Rising above the din was the laundry list of guitarists that we overlooked, or just plain got wrong –though I’ve had a hard time grasping that one. So as a epilogue to the Listmania: Top 50 Guitarists, I give you the rest of the list, in alphabetical (by first name) order. These are the 150+ that didn’t get enough votes but were on at least one contributor’s list. You will see many of the names that were mentioned as “missing,” and a few that I’m certain don’t even belong in the top 500.
Next week, we take a look at 10 movies that are guaranteed to kick your ass.
Just in case you missed the previous installments of the series, here are a few handy links.
Top 50 Guitarists (50-36)
Top 50 Guitarists (35-21)
Top 50 Guitarists (20-11)
Top 50 Guitarists (10-1)
Those were the best, here is the rest:
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Aaron Turner Ace Frehley Adam Jones Adrian Belew Albert Collins Andres Segovia Andy Partridge Angus Young Bill Frisell Billy Corgan Billy Zoom Blind Willie McTell Bo Diddley Bob Mould Brad Paisley Brett Mason |
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| Brian Setzer Bruce Cockburn Bruce Springsteen Buddy Guy Buddy Miller Carrie Brownstein Charlie Burchill Charlie Christian Chris Smither Chris Whitley Chrissie Hynde Christopher Cross Chuck Schuldiner Curtis Mayfield Dan Huff Danny Gatton |
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Danny Whitten Dave Davies Dave Mustaine David Bromberg David Lindley Dennis Coffey Derek Trucks Dick Dale Dimebag Darrell Django Rheinhart Doug Martsch Dweezil Zappa Edge Elliot Easton Elmore James Eric Johnson |
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| Ernie Isley Fred “Sonic” Smith Freddie King Freddy Stone Gary Moore Glen Campbell Glenn Tilbrook Graham Coxon Grant Green Ian Crichton J.B. Lenoir Jack White James Burton James Iha James Taylor Jerry Garcia |
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Joan Jett Joe Messina Joe Perry Joe Walsh Joey Santiago John Cippolina John Fahey John Hammond John McGeoch John McLaughlin John Scofield John Sykes John Wesley Johnny Ramone Johnny Winter Jon Brion |
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| Joni Mitchell Jonny Greenwood Josh Homme Julian Bream Justin Broadrick Kenny Burrell Kevin Shields Kirk Hammett Kurt Rosenwinkel Larry Campbell Larry Carlton Leo Kottke Leo Nocentelli Leslie West Lightnin’ Hopkins Lowell George |
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Magic Sam Marc Bolan Mark Smith Marnie Stern Martin Barre Marv Taplin Matt Guitar Murphy Matthew Bellamy Michael Hedges Michelle Shocked Mick Jones Mikael Akerfeldt Mike McCready Mike Roe Mike Stern Muddy Waters |
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| Munuf Rayani Neal Geraldo Nels Cline Nick Drake Nile Rodgers Nils Lofgren Odetta Pat Metheny Paul Gilbert Paul Kossoff Paul Simon Peter Frampton Peter Green Phil Campbell Phil Collen Pops Staples |
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Randy California Randy Rhoads Richard Lloyd Robbie Krieger Robbie Robertson Robert Fripp Robert Johnson Robert Quine Robin Trower Roger McGuinn Roger Miller Rory Gallagher Roy Buchanan Russell Malone Ry Cooder Scotty Moore |
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| Smokin’ Joe Kubek Son House Stanley Jordan Stephen Stills Steve Morse Steve Rothery Steve Vai Stuart Adamson Susan Tedeschi Taj Mahal Tanya Donelly The Edge Todd Rundgren Tom Morello Tom Scholz Tom Verlaine |
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Tommy Emmanuel Tommy Tedesco Trey Anastasio Vince Gill Vudi Waddy Wachtel Wayne Kramer William Hamper Zakk Wylde |
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