Getting To Know The World’s Greatest Guitarists

Published on 02/15/2021
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Paul Kossoff

Paul Kossoff was a member of the popular band called “Free” and was in high demand as a guitarist due to his uncanny timing and complex solo skills. Unfortunately, when he was 15 years old, Kossoff started using drugs. He died of a pulmonary embolism on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on March 19, 1976. He was just around 25 years old.

Paul Kossoff

Paul Kossoff

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Keith Richards

Keith Richards, possibly the finest rhythm guitarist in music and half of the “Glimmer Twins,” is the Rolling Stones co-founder, along with his collaborator Mick Jagger. In 2011, Rolling Stone magazine referred to Richards as the maker of “rock’s greatest single body of riffs” on guitar. Also, Richards was the inspiration for the role of Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean films,

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

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