Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton was born on March 30, 1945 in Surrey, England. He made use of basic sounds and simple notes to create remarkable melodies. Many of the people on the list had blues training or added a touch of blues to rock. Let us just say that Eric Clapton is the perfect mix of these two things. During his time with Cream, he was on guitar with two more jazz guitarists. He eventually claimed he was “just trying to keep up”. Clapton made a unique sound, which was merely the start of his guitar-playing journey. His most popular hits would be “Crossroads”, “White Room”, and “Bell Bottom Blues”.
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the greatest guitar player there ever was: Jimi Hendrix. What, do we really need to explain how he ended up in the top spot? Born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix has mastered the art of playing this instrument yet boasted of the shortest career at the same time. The sound he made was simply iconic since he was the first one to perfect feedback. He also created fusions of chords and notes that were out of this world. He was as smooth as they came, making it seem effortless to create such original music. His best-known works would be “Foxy Lady” and “Purple Haze”. We can’t forget about his “The Star-Spangled Banner” rendition either.
Jimi Hendrix
