XPN Presents the 50 Greatest Guitarists of all time

Who’s the greatest guitarist of all time? That’s a question that has been debated and discussed endlessly over the years. Starting today – Tuesday, April 25th through next Wednesday, May 3rd, XPN’s DJ’s will be counting down 50 of the greatest six-string players of all time. Who’ll be number one? We’ll be revealing all the guitarists who make the list, but tune in starting Tuesday, April 25th at 7AM with Kristen Kurtis on the Morning Show as she gets the 50 Greatest Guitarist of all time countdown started.

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50. John Lee Hooker
49. Derek Trucks
48. Robert Fripp
47. Peter Buck
46. Ron Asheton
45. Jerry Garcia
44. Steve Cropper
43. David Gilmour
42. Link Wray
41. The Edge
40. Thurston Moore
39. Frank Zappa
38. Nels Cline
37. Pat Metheny
36. Bonnie Raitt
35. Django Reinhardt
34. Angus Young
33. Bruce Springsteen
32. George Harrison
31. Scotty Moore
30. Chet Atkins
29. Dennis Coffey
28. Carlos Santana
27. Tom Verlaine
26. Joe Walsh
25. Johnny Greenwood
24. Slash
23. Joni Mitchell
22. Brian May
21. Richard Thompson
20. Neil Young
19. Buddy Guy
18. Dickie Betts
17. Johnny Marr
16. Bo Diddley
15. Mark Knonpfler
14. Eddie Van Halen
13. Albert King
12. Les Paul
11. Jeff Beck
10. Pete Townshend
9. Prince
8. B.B. King
7. Duane Allman
6. Keith Richards
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Chuck Berry
3. Eric Clapton
2. Jimmy Page
1. Jimi Hendrix