Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time

Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time is a published list of experienced guitarists who were rated as the top one hundred by Rolling Stone Magazine. The list was released in August 2003, and each musician was given his or her own description page, as well as an accompanying photo.cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/5937559|title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |date=2003-08-27|publisher=Rolling Stone Magazine|pages=1-100|accessdate=2008-09-06]

Official results

#Jimi Hendrix
#Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
#B.B. King
#Eric Clapton
#Robert Johnson
#Chuck Berry
#Stevie Ray Vaughan
#Ry Cooder
#Jimmy Page
#Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
#Kirk Hammett of Metallica
#Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
#Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
#Jeff Beck
#Carlos Santana
#Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
#Jack White of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs
#John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
#Richard Thompson
#James Burton
#George Harrison
#Mike Bloomfield
#Warren Haynes
#The Edge of U2
#Freddy King
#Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
#Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
#Stephen Stills
#Ron Asheton of the Stooges
#Buddy Guy
#Dick Dale
#John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
#Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
#See above
#Joe Perry of Aerosmith
#Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the M.G.'s
#Bo Didley
#Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
#Brian May of Queen
#John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
#Clarence White of The Byrds
#Robert Fripp of King Crimson
#Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
#Scotty Moore
#Frank Zappa
#Les Paul
#T-Bone Walker
#John Fahey
#John McLaughlin
#Pete Townshend of The Who
#Paul Kossoff of Free
#Lou Reed
#Mickey Baker
#Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
#Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
#Tom Verlaine of Television
#Roy Buchanan
#Dickey Betts
#Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
#See above
#Ike Turner
#Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
#Danny Gatton
#Mick Ronson
#Hubert Sumlin
#Vernon Reid of Living Colour
#Link Wray
#Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
#Steve Howe of Yes
#Eddie Van Halen
#Lightnin' Hopkins
#Joni Mitchell
#Trey Anastasio of Phish
#Johnny Winter
#Adam Jones of Tool
#Ali Farka Toure
#Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
#Robbie Robertson of the Band
#Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps
#Robert Quine of the Voidoids
#Derek Trucks
#David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
#Neil Young
#Eddie Cochran
#Randy Rhoads
#Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
#Joan Jett
#Dave Davies of the Kinks
#D. Boon of the Minutemen
#Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
#Robby Krieger of the Doors
#Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
#See above
#Bert Jansch
#Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
#Angus Young of AC/DC
#Robert Randolph
#Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
#Greg Ginn of Black Flag
#Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

References

Jimi Hendrix Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band B.B. King Eric Clapton Robert Johnson Chuck Berry Stevie Ray Vaughan Ry Cooder Jimmy Page Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones Kirk Hammett of Metallica Kurt Cobain of Nirvana Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead Jeff Beck Carlos Santana Johnny Ramone of the Ramones Jack White of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Richard Thompson James Burton George Harrison Mike Bloomfield Warren Haynes The Edge of U2 Freddy King Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits Stephen Stills Ron Asheton of the Stooges Buddy Guy Dick Dale John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth See above Joe Perry of Aerosmith Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bo Didley Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac Brian May of Queen John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival Clarence White of The Byrds Robert Fripp of King Crimson Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic Scotty Moore Frank Zappa Les Paul T-Bone Walker John Fahey John McLaughlin Pete Townshend of The Who Paul Kossoff of Free Lou Reed Mickey Baker Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple Tom Verlaine of Television Roy Buchanan Dickey Betts Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead See above Ike Turner Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band Danny Gatton Mick Ronson Hubert Sumlin Vernon Reid of Living Colour Link Wray Jerry Miller of Moby Grape Steve Howe of Yes Eddie Van Halen Lightnin' Hopkins Joni Mitchell Trey Anastasio of Phish Johnny Winter Adam Jones of Tool Ali Farka Toure Henry Vestine of Canned Heat Robbie Robertson of the Band Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps Robert Quine of the Voidoids Derek Trucks David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Neil Young Eddie Cochran Randy Rhoads Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath Joan Jett Dave Davies of the Kinks D. Boon of the Minutemen Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper Robby Krieger of the Doors Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 See above Bert Jansch Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine Angus Young of AC/DC Robert Randolph Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer Greg Ginn of Black Flag Jos Overberg of Nick & Simon