These Are The 43 Greatest Guitar Players In All Of Music History

Published on 06/05/2019
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Angus Young

Angus Young was born on March 31, 1955 in Glasglow, Scotland. He is known for his blues-rock playing style, although we daresay that he is even more popular for his Chuck Berry-like rendition of the duck walk as well as his schoolboy outfits that gave him some resemblance to Harry Potter. Of course, his weapon of choice is a guitar and not a wand. Who wouldn’t when he is responsible for the rhythms and chords found in hit songs such as “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black”? He has been making iconic music with AC/DC since he was 18 years old, which means he has spent 46 years with the band by now.

Angus Young

Angus Young

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Brian May

Born on July 19, 1947, this London native is someone music fans will be familiar with. Brian May, like Tom Morello, is yet another smart cookie. Not a lot of music legends can boast about an astrophysics degree, after all. It is not that hard to believe as Queen has been making out-of-this-world music since their formation in 1970. He has other talents, such as playing the guitar chords for “Stone Cold Crazy” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”. As a matter of fact, he deserves credit for the riffs on iconic songs “Stone Cold Crazy” and “the Old Lady”. A talented songwriter in his own right, he also wrote “Doing All Right”.

Brian May

Brian May

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