Steve Vai
Steve Vai was born in Carls Place, New York, in 1960. He started his music career at the age of 18 by transcribing on notebook paper a very complicated Frank Zappa song and sending it to the artist. After reading the page, Zappa mailed a plane to Vai, who ticked some out to Los Angeles and joined the party. Vai is another virtuoso who was described as a highly individualistic musician.
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple’s co-founder is Ritchie Blackmore, who is a professionally skilled guitarist and artist. His free-flowing jam style of playing blends the hard-punching of single guitar notes with smoother, almost pipe organ sounds to create a tone that has not yet been duplicated. Now 75, he is highly praised for his excellent riffs and his classically influenced solos.
Ritchie Blackmore
