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Mar 21, 2024 · List of guitarists. This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists . Contents:
5 days ago · This article contains a list of guitar tunings that supplements the article guitar tunings. In particular, this list contains more examples of open and regular tunings, which are discussed in the article on guitar tunings. In addition, this list also notes dropped tunings.
Mar 17, 2024 · Leo Fender American inventor and manufacturer of electronic musical instruments. Together with George Fullerton, Fender developed the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar in 1951. Called the Fender Broadcaster (renamed the Telecaster later that year), it was produced under the auspices of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 days ago · The place of the guitar during the 19 th century American music life was to be found within the middle class, specifically among those who could not afford to buy a piano. The first American guitar methods were directed towards nonprofessionals to let them play easy arrangements of popular melodies of the time and to accompany songs.
3 days ago · Rock music. Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. [3] It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly ...
- 1950s and 1960s, US and UK
- Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
Mar 11, 2024 · John McLaughlin, English-born guitar virtuoso whose extremely loud, highly energetic, eclectic soloing made him one of the most popular and influential jazz-rock musicians. He is known for his work with Miles Davis, Tony Williams, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Mar 20, 2024 · The classical guitar, as it stands in the modern era, is a testament to the innovative twentieth century. With the introduction of nylon strings, a brainchild of Andrés Segovia and Albert Augustine, the instrument’s voice became louder and more consistent.