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x Paul Phillips   Post-grunge  
Paul James Phillips (born June 26, 1975) is a lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter, he played guitar for many bands, most notable for Puddle of Mudd, but has left it in 2011 through a Facebook post, and is willing to continue his career...
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x Eddie Van Halen Eddie Van Halen Hard rock  
Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26, 1955) is a Dutch-born American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the eponymous hard rock band Van Halen. Allmusic described...
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x Nicu Covaci Nicu Covaci performing live with Phoenix at Sala Palatului, Bucharest, 17 November 2006. Hard rock  
Nicolae (Nicu) Covaci (born 19 April 1947 in Timişoara, Romania) is a Romanian painter, music composer, best known as the leader of Romanian Rock and cult band Phoenix, for which he is vocalist and guitar player, with more than 40 years of activity....
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x Eric Bell Eric Bell 2005 Blues-rock  
Eric Robin Bell (born 3 September 1947 in East Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish rock musician and guitarist, best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy. Bell began his career with local...
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x Dean DeLeo Dean DeLeo performing with STP in 2008 Alternative rock  
Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American guitarist known for his work with rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Dean is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the older brother of...
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Psychedelic rock Guitarist
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Hard rock
x Janick Gers Janick Gers at The Fields of Rock festival Heavy metal  
Janick Robert Gers ( /ˈjænɪk ˈɡərz/; born 27 January 1957 in Hartlepool, England) is an English musician, best known for being one of the three current guitarists in Iron Maiden, along with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, as well as his earlier work...
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x Billy Howerdel Howerdel playing the guitar for his band Ashes Divide. Hard rock  
Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is the founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide. He has recorded three acclaimed studio albums with the former, and in 2008, Ashes Divide released their...
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Alternative rock Film music contributor
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x Justin Hawkins Justin Hawkins of The Darkness 01 Hard rock  
Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Darkness, alongside his brother, guitarist Dan Hawkins. Heavily influenced by classic hard rock...
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x Vinnie Vincent   Hard rock  
Vinnie Vincent (born Vincent John Cusano on August 6, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, well known as a former member in the band Kiss. Vincent picked up the guitar at an early age and was inspired by bluegrass and rock and roll. In...
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Broadcast Artist
x Scott Gorham Scott Gorham 2007 Hard rock  
Scott Gorham (born William Scott Gorham on March 17, 1951 in Glendale, California) is an American guitarist and songwriter who rose to international recognition as one of the "twin lead guitarists" of the Irish-formed rock band, Thin Lizzy. Although...
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Blues-rock Film actor
x Francis Rossi Francis Rossi Rock music Forest Hill, London
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949) is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. He has enjoyed minor success with brief...
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x Rick Parfitt Rick Parfitt Hard rock  
Richard John Parfitt, OBE (born 12 October 1948) is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo. Born in Woking, Surrey, Parfitt attended Goldsworth School, Woking and first met band member Francis...
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x Dan Hawkins   Hard rock  
Daniel Francis Hawkins (born 12 December 1976, Chertsey, England) is an English rock guitarist, noted for his strong revival of 1970s classic rock and 1980s metal. He is best known as a guitarist and backing singer of the UK band, The Darkness,...
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x Brian Robertson Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson Heavy metal  
Brian "Robbo" David Robertson (born 12 September 1956) is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Motörhead. Robertson was born in Clarkston, Renfrewshire (now part of East Renfrewshire), where he was educated,...
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x Terry Kath   Rock music  
Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978), born in Chicago, Illinois, was the original guitarist and founding member of the rock band Chicago. He died in early 1978, eight days before his 32nd birthday, from an unintentional self...
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x Adam Gontier Adam Gontier Hard rock Norwood, Ontario
Adam Wade Gontier (born on May 25, 1978) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter of the rock band Three Days Grace. He is regarded for his singing capabilities and is known to have a voice...
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Post-grunge Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario Musician
Alternative metal Peterborough Guitarist
Punk rock Toronto Social network user
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x Paul Tobias   Hard rock Los Angeles
Paul Tobias (born in August 1963, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American guitarist best known for his involvement with hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has collaborated since 1994. The first known collaborations by Tobias and childhood...
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x Frank Marino Frank m1 Hard rock Montreal
Frank Marino (Francesco Antonio Marino), born November 20, 1954, in Montreal, is the guitarist and leader of Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush. Often compared to Jimi Hendrix, he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated guitarists...
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Heavy metal TV Director
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x Yuji Adachi   Heavy metal  
Yuji Adachi (足立祐二, Adachi Yūji, born March 10, 1964, in Osaka, Japan), known as You, is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Best known as guitarist of the influential heavy metal band Dead End. He also runs a guitar school. In 1982 You was a member...
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Hard rock Guitarist
x Mick Mars Mick Erie Hard rock Terre Haute
Mick Mars (born Robert Alan Deal, May 4, 1951) is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. After his family relocated from Indiana to California, Robert Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of...
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x Jimmy McCulloch Jimmy McCulloch - Wings - 1976 Hard rock  
James 'Jimmy' McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979) was a Scottish musician and songwriter, and brother of drummer Jack McCulloch. born in Dumbarton and raised in Clydebank and Cumbernauld, Scotland, who was best known for playing lead guitar...
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Rock music Guitarist
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Dead by 30
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x Vince Martell   Rock and roll  
Vince Martell (born Vincent James Martemucci on November 11, 1945) is best known as the lead guitarist for Vanilla Fudge. Martell was born in the Bronx to parents who played the guitar and encouraged him to play as well. While in his teens, Martell...
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Hard rock Guitarist
Psychedelic rock
x Glen Buxton   Rock music  
Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was an American musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron, Ohio. In 1964, while attending Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, Buxton made his debut...
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x Ron Asheton Asheton (left) and Iggy Pop at concert, 2008 Heavy metal  
Ronald Frank Asheton (July 17, 1948 – January 1, 2009) was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges. Asheton is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Asheton...
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x Mike Lewis Jamie (right) playing in The Full Ponty Festival, 2007. Hard rock Pontypridd
Michael Richard Lewis (born 17 August 1977) is the rhythm guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets. He studied civil engineering for a year before turning to music. His mother was a shop assistant, and his father worked in...
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Alternative rock Guitarist
Rock music Social network user
Alternative metal Musician
Nu metal
x Brian Welch Brian 'Head' Welch from Korn's Untouchables release Nu metal Bakersfield
Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970), better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist and co-founder of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death. "Along with fellow Korn guitarist James "Munky"...
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Alternative metal Musician
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x Reginald Arvizu Fieldy at the Manhattan Free Korn Show, August 1, 2007. Nu metal  
Reginald Quincy "Fieldy" Arvizu (born November 2, 1969 in Los Angeles County, California) is the bassist for the nu metal band Korn, and guitarist for the hard rock band StillWell. Prior to Arvizu's time in Korn, he and Brian Welch, who would later...
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x James Shaffer James Shaffer Live in Toronto during the 2007 Family Values Tour. Nu metal  
James Christian 'Munky' Shaffer (born June 6, 1970 in Rosedale, California) is the guitarist for the nu metal band Korn (for which he has also provided live backing vocals). According to Korn's video "Who Then Now?", The nickname 'Munky' is a...
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Alternative metal Guitarist
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x David Silveria David Silvera with Korn in Milwaukee. Nu metal  
David Randall Silveria (born September 21, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006. He has recently stated in an interview with Brian "Head" Welch...
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Alternative metal Guitarist
Industrial metal Musician
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x Jasin Todd   Hard rock Lake City
Jasin Todd is a guitarist and a former member of the band Shinedown. He is originally from Lake City, Florida. His interest in music was sparked at the age of nine when his mother bought him a guitar from a pawn shop. In October 2004 he married...
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Southern rock Guitarist
Alternative metal Musician
Post-grunge
x John Sykes Thin Lizzy (10) Hard rock  
John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who has played with Streetfighter, Tygers of Pan Tang, John Sloman's Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder. Sykes is also a successful solo...
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Glam metal Guitarist
Social network user
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x Steve Clark   Hard rock  
Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) was an English musician, co-lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard up until his death in 1991 due to a combination of alcohol and multiple prescription drugs. In 2007 Clark...
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x Danny Whitten   Hard rock  
Daniel Ray Whitten (May 8, 1943 – November 18, 1972) was an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and for the song "I Don't Want To Talk About It", a hit for Rita Coolidge, Rod Stewart and...
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x Warren Fitzgerald   Heavy metal Newport Beach
Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock musician, guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. Warren Fitzgerald is most famous for being the current guitarist of The Vandals. He also helps produce and acts in movies...
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New Wave Film producer
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x Frank Iero Frankie Iero MEETNGREET Alternative rock  
Frank Anthony Iero Jr (born October 31, 1981) is the rhythm guitarist, co-lead guitarist and backup vocalist of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance as well as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth. He was born in Belleville,...
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Post-hardcore Musician
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x Michael Monarch Michael Monarch Hard rock  
Michael Monarch (born on July 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work with the band Steppenwolf. As the original lead guitarist with Steppenwolf (until 1969) he played on all their hits, including...
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Heavy metal Guitarist
Folk rock Musician
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x Nicke Andersson Nicke Andersson Death metal  
Nicke Andersson (also known as Nick Royale), born 1 August 1972 is a singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammy award winning rock band The Hellacopters as well as...
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Soul music Musician
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x Mikko Viljami Lindström Lily lazer Alternative rock Helsinki
Mikko Viljami Lindström (born 12 August 1976) is the lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band, HIM. Lindström is commonly called by his nickname, Linde. Lindström was born near Helsinki, Finland and during his childhood, his father (Olli) worked as...
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Black metal Musician
Alternative metal Record Producer
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x Pete Willis   Hard rock  
Pete Willis (born Peter Andrew Willis, 16 February 1960, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) was one of the original guitarists (along with Steve Clark) for the British rock band Def Leppard, until he was replaced by Phil Collen in 1982. He co...
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Heavy metal Musician
New Wave of British Heavy Metal Guitarist
x Stacey Blades Stacey Blades live in 2007 Glam metal  
Stacey Blades (born Brian Stacey; November 4, 1968) is a guitarist from Calgary, Alberta, who has played with such bands as Fraidy Katt, Roxx Gang, Mojo Gurus, Supercool, Smack, L.A. Guns, and 100 Proof. He has played on the L.A. Guns albums Rips...
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Hard rock Guitarist
Musician
x Jerry Horton Horton on stage (2007) Hard rock Vacaville
Jerry Allan Horton Jr. (born March 10, 1975 in Dixon, California) is the lead guitarist of the Californian hard rock band Papa Roach. Jerry Horton, his brother Chad and his parents moved in 1982 to Vacaville where he attended Vanden High School. He...
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Nu metal Guitarist
Alternative rock Musician
Alternative metal Organization advisor
Post-grunge
x Ben Burnley Breaking Benjamin Live Post-grunge Wilkes-Barre
Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV (born March 10, 1978) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the band Breaking Benjamin. Benjamin Burnley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and grew up...
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Alternative metal Guitarist
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x Fred Sonic Smith   Protopunk Detroit
Fred "Sonic" Smith, born Frederick Dewey Smith (September 13, 1949 West Virginia – November 4, 1994) was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the band MC5. He later went on to form Sonic's Rendezvous Band, which released one single, ...
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x Carlos Cavazo Cavazo in Iraq, September 2008 Hard rock  
Carlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where his first band—of which his brother, Antonio Cavazo, was also...
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Glam metal Guitarist
Heavy metal Musician
Film actor
x Keri Kelli Keri Kelli Hard rock  
Keri Kelli (born Kenneth Fear Jr.) is an American hard rock guitarist, until recently playing for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Alice Cooper. He occasionally also plays with Skid Row. He played guitar and co-wrote songs ("Killed By Love", "The...
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Heavy metal Guitarist
Glam metal Musician
Glam rock TV Actor
x Brad Delp Brad Delp Rock music  
Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his vocal histrionics, and especially his high range. Delp was born on June 12, 1951 in Danvers,...
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Hard rock Guitarist
Classic rock Musician
Deceased Person
x Eric Griffin   Horror punk  
Eric Michael Griffin is an American rock guitarist. He is most famous for playing bass in the horror punk band Murderdolls (2002–2004) and guitar in Wednesday 13 (2006–2007). He is now living in Los Angeles, California. Griffin started playing...
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Hard rock Guitarist
Musician
Bassist
x Tyler Connolly   Alternative metal Delta
Tyler Connolly (born August 26, 1975) is the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the rock band, Theory of a Deadman. Hailing from North Delta, British Columbia, Canada, Tyler and some fellow guitar class friends, Dave Brenner and Dean Back, formed...
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Hard rock Guitarist
Post-grunge Musician
Alternative rock
x Reb Beach   Hard rock  
Reb Beach (born Richard Earl Beach, Jr. on August 31, 1963, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American rock guitarist. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake. He is the younger brother of John Beach Voiceguy. Reb Beach is best known for...
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Heavy metal Musician
Glam metal Guitarist
Blues-rock Film actor
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x Jerry Dixon   Hard rock Pasadena
Jerry Lawrence Dixon (born September 15, 1967) is an American musician, and one of the original members of the 1980s rock band Warrant. He was born in Pasadena, California. He has a wife and son, Grady. Dixon started playing the bass guitar at 14...
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Glam metal Guitarist
Heavy metal Musician
Record Producer
Bassist
x Tommy Thayer KISS0511-1000 Hard rock Portland
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the current lead guitarist for the American hard rock band Kiss, as well as the former lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Thayer was born...
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Heavy metal Musician
Glam metal Guitarist
Film director
x Nick Catanese Nick Catanese - The Evil Twin Hard rock  
Nick Catanese is Black Label Society's second guitarist at live shows. He supports lead player Zakk Wylde, who has commented that "If I'm Keith Richards, he's Mick Taylor". Nicknamed "The Evil Twin" for his capability to keep up with Zakk Wylde,...
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Heavy metal Guitarist
Musician
x Paul Samson   Hard rock  
Paul Samson (4 June 1953 – 9 August 2002) was a British guitarist, closely associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Born Paul Sanson, after a period in several obscure bands, Samson formed his own eponymous outfit, Samson, in 1977,...
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Heavy metal Guitarist
Deceased Person
Musician
x Ed Sloan   Post-grunge Columbia
Charles Edward Sloan, born in Columbia, South Carolina, better known as Ed Sloan, is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the post-grunge/hard rock band Crossfade. He plays a Schecter C-7 Blackjack seven-string guitar. At...
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Alternative rock Guitarist
Hard rock Musician
Alternative metal
x Dave Kushner Dave live with Velvet Revolver Hard rock Los Angeles
David "Dave" Kushner (born November 16, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician perhaps best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver. Kushner has also been a member of Wasted Youth, Electric Love...
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Hardcore punk Musician
Funk-rock Guitarist
Funk metal
Heavy metal
x James Young JamesYoung Progressive rock Chicago
James "J.Y." Young (born November 14, 1949) is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who is best known for his membership of the rock band, Styx. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned...
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Hard rock Musician
Composer
Guitarist
x Keith Scott Kei Rock music Vancouver
Keith Douglas Scott (born July 20, 1954) is a Canadian guitar player. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. He has also worked with Cher, Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry, Tom Cochrane, Craig Northey and...
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Hard rock Film actor
Adult contemporary music Guitarist
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x Pål Pot Pamparius Pamparius playing at Slim's in San Francisco in 2007. Rock music  
Pål Pot Pamparius (pronounced pol) (born 26 January 1969) is the stage name of Pål Bøttger Kjærnes a member of Norwegian band Turbonegro. He is one of the original members of Turbonegro and formed the band in late 1980s alongside Happy-Tom and Rune...
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Punk rock Guitarist
Hard rock Musician
Glam punk
x Rune Rebellion   Rock music  
Rune Rebellion is the stage name of Rune Grønn, a guitarist from Verdal, Norway, born 1965, he is most famous of being the former rhythm guitarist of the Norwegian band Turbonegro, which he quit in October 26. 2007, and played his last show in...
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Punk rock Guitarist
Hard rock Musician
Glam punk
Deathrock
x Würzel Würzel, primo da sinistra, con i Motörhead Heavy metal  
Michael Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead. Before joining Motörhead in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in...
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Ambient music Musician
Punk rock Guitarist
Speed metal Deceased Person
Hard rock Film actor
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