Stupid Friday OT Poll

[Dick Pontoon]

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Niccolò Paganini

 

Paganini was a violinist.

 

"Paganini? That's 'Page Nine' you lamebrain!!!"

[OldNewComicGuy]

First off, I will say that I am NOT a huge Prince fan, but I truly appreciate the man and his talent. I saw him back in the 90's on a whim, and thought is was a good then... Fast forward 2006, he takes over Club Rio and turns it into a club/restaurant, 3121, and will perform on the weekends, and fill the place with other talent during the week.

 

I had the chance to see one of his first sets here, and I will tell you it is amazing, especially if you appreciate the talent and effort the guy puts forth. He is an entertainer of the first order, plain and simple. Living in Las Vegas, I get to see A LOT of shows, and thier are only a handful of shows I would actually pay to see..... Prince is one of them. If you are a fan of Prince, or a fan of great entertainment, you have to check this show out.

 

D-

[VintageComics]

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Niccolò Paganini

 

Paganini was a violinist.

He was also a guitar player.

 

Seriously? I never knew. I know he was Yngwie Malmsteen main inspiration. Yngwie started on the violin in Sweden playing classical.

R.

[shadroch]

Okay, Top 100 Greatest Guitarists (All genres) by www.digitaldreamdoor.com

 

1. Andres Segovia

2. Django Reinhardt

3. Jimi Hendrix

4. Chet Atkins

5. Wes Montgomery

6. T-Bone Walker

7. Charlie Christian

8. B.B. King

9. Robert Johnson

10. Joe Pass

11. John Williams

12. Julian Bream

13. John McLaughlin

14. Merle Travis

15. Phil Keaggy

16. Sabicas

17. Jeff Beck

18. Pat Metheny

19. Lenny Breau

20. Micheal Hedges

21. Paco De Lucia

22. Les Paul

23. Sol Hoopii

24. Ry Cooder

25. Eric Clapton

26. Leo Kottke

27. George Van Eps

28. John Fahey

29. Jimmy Page

30. King Bennie Nawahi

31. Danny Gatton

32. Jim Hall

33. Christopher Parkening

34. Al DiMeola

35. Buddy Emmons

36. Eddie Van Halen

37. Speedy West

38. Allan Holdsworth

39. Chuck Berry

40. Eddie Lang

41. Lonnie Johnson

42. Joe Maphis

43. Derek Bailey

44. Adrian Legg

45. Albert King

46. Carlos Montoya

47. Buddy Guy

48. Duane Allman

49. Narciso Yepes

50. Stevie Ray Vaughan

51. Bill Frisell

52. Davy Graham

53. Elmore James

54. Doc Watson

55. Stanley Jordan

56. John Scofeild

57. Larry Coryell

58. Robert Fripp

59. George Benson

60. Albert Lee

61. Steve Vai

62. Steve Morse

63. Jerry Byrd

64. Bola Sete

65. Tommy Emmanuel

66. Steve Cropper

67. Laurindo Almeida

68. Ramon Montoya

69. Tal Farlow

70. Eric Johnson

71. Koo Nimo

72. Raymond Kane

73. Yngwie Malmsteen

74. John Renbourn

75. Freddie Green

76. Bert Jansch

77. Baden Powell

78. John Abercrombie

79. Randy Rhoads

80. Sandy Bull

81. David Gilmour

82. Noel Boggs

83. Gabby Pahinui

84. Ledward Kaapana

85. Manuel Barrueco

86. Shawn Lane

87. Blind Willie Johnson

88. Sonny Sharrok

89. Freddie King

90. Fred Frith

91. Maybelle Carter

92. Muddy Waters

93. Sonny Greenwich

94. Larry Carlton

95. David Russell

96. Joe Satriani

97. Tony Rice

98. Charley Patton

99. Paco Pena

100. Kenny Burrell

 

 

#54 On this list is the great Doc Watson. He was born/raised/lives in the same small area where I was raised in the mountains of North Carolina. The town of Wilkesboro has a yearly festival called Merlefest, named in honor of Doc's son Merle who was killed in a farming accident. Performers from all over the world come to my small hometown for this festival and it draws thousands. I have had the privelege to go several times and you will not see a more intimate festival atmosphere anywhere. Doc is getting really old and doesn't perform very often, plus his blindness limits how much he wants to travel, but he is a true American treasure. Also he invented the style of playing called "flatpicking"

 

Scott

 

 

I have got to admit I know nothing about quite a few people on this list.

[Mephisto]

My personal favorite is Duane Allman. Opening slide of Layla 'nuff said.

[topofthetotem]

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Niccolò Paganini

 

Paganini was a violinist.

He was also a guitar player.

 

Seriously? I never knew. I know he was Yngwie Malmsteen main inspiration. Yngwie started on the violin in Sweden playing classical.

R.

I have a family member that studied classical music.He swears by it.

[Rocketeer]

...hands down,...Carlos Santanna,...