• Billy Duffy: The Cult

    Why You Should Know Him To find a guitarist/songwriter that can take blues-rock guitar technique and apply it cleverly to everything from punk to alternative ...
  • Peter Buck: R.E.M.

    Why You Should Know Him Peter Buck, from the Athens, Georgia band, R.E.M., is the next icon on our list of unfortunately over-looked guitarists. Throughout ...
  • Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton: Queensrÿche

    Why You Should Know Them Queensryche has sold over twenty million records worldwide, and are responsible for creating one of the greatest concept albums of ...
  • Warren Cuccurullo: Missing Persons, Duran Duran

    Why You Should Know Him After a successful career during the ‘70s as a member of Frank Zappa’s band, Warren Cuccurullo took his experimental and ...
  • Lanny Cordola: Giuffria, House of Lords

    Why You Should Know Him What do Giuffria, House of Lords, and Magdallan have in common? Renowned guitarist Lanny Cordola has been a part of ...
  • Phil Collen and Steve Clark: Def Leppard

    Why You Should Know Them The guitar-shredding duo of Phil Collen and Steve Clark could do no wrong throughout their immensely successful career as part ...
  • Craig Chaquico: Jefferson Starship, Craig Chaquico (solo)

    Why You Should Know Him Jefferson Airplane rose to prominence at the end of the ‘60s and into the ‘70s, but a lineup change, new ...
  • Mike Campbell: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Why You Should Know Him While most music fans have likely heard of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and could recognize their catchy guitar riffs, ...
  • Charlie Burchill: Simple Minds

    Why You Should Know Him Charlie Burchill is the guitarist and one of two remaining original members of the Scottish band, Simple Minds. Simple Minds ...
  • Richie Kotzen: To Call Him Just a Shredder Would Be Such An Injustice...

    In entertainment, we have seen numerous examples of the triple threat: an actor who can act, sing, and dance. They are considered highly talented, and ...