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He played with various bands after his time with Bowie. He was named the 64th-greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2003 and 41st in 2012 by the same magazine.
May 17, 2022 · Mick Ronson: the Rise and Fall of Glam-Rock’s Greatest Guitarist. By Max Bell. published 17 May 2022. In 1970, he changed the career of David Bowie and went on to work with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Morrissey and more. (Image credit: Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images) In 1970, Mick Ronson changed the musical fortunes of David ...
- Brian May. Arise, Sir Brian Harold May, the greatest guitarist of all time, the player most regal, and the one whose pathway to the summit began in the most unorthodox fashion, with a father-and-son woodcraft project converting a fireplace into one of the most inventive electric guitars ever made, the Red Special.
- Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix was the supernova of creativity that the electric guitar had been waiting for. It’s tempting to say that Hendrix was ahead of his time, and yes, it’s true, he was.
- Jimmy Page. Years honing his chops as an on-call session musician had prepared Jimmy Page for what was to come, namely being guitarist and producer of the biggest rock band on the planet, a band whose creative ambition matched the scale of their success.
- Eddie Van Halen. We can argue over who is the greatest guitarist of all time but surely none have been more entertaining than Eddie Van Halen, whose hot-wiring of hard rock norms was like a power-up for electric guitar culture, making a spectacle of the instrument that could rival the Super Bowl, Hollywood, the aurora borealis… great herds of wildebeest migrating across the Serengeti.
Apr 25, 2017 · An important new documentary, directed by Jon Brewer, puts Mick Ronson back in the spotlight. Bowie explains how a quietly spoken municipal gardener from Hull helped build the Bowie legend and become the undisputed king of glam-rock guitarists.
May 26, 2020 · Five of Mick Ronson's Greatest Guitar Moments. By Michael Molenda. published 26 May 2020. GP looks back on some of the glam-rock guitar god's most enduring six-string achievements. (Image credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images)
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By Richard Purden. Mick Ronson’s considerable contribution to David Bowie’s canon as a guitarist, arranger and producer is something that’s been given a fresh examination in recent years, and has only intensified since Bowie’s sad passing in January 2016. Indeed, Bowie himself went on record in 2013 to extoll the platinum-haired ...
Oct 13, 2023 · The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mdou Moctar, Randy Rhoads, Carlos Santana, Wes Montgomery, Yvette Young, Prince, King Sunny Ade, Jimmy Page and Odetta Photographs ...
