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Top 5 Slide players, then top 50


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#81 OFFLINE   mslavik

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 06:17 PM

David Lindley
Sonny Landreth
Jeff Beck
Elvin Bishop
Derek Trucks

#82 OFFLINE   deltabluesman

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Posted 02 December 2009 - 06:09 PM

Son House
Robert Johnson
Elmore James
Skip James
Charlie Patton
Blind Willie Johnson
Skunk Baxter
Joe Walsh
Blind Willie McTell

That's just a small sampling of my most favorite slide guitarists.

There are aso many more but these few have been my biggest influences.
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#83 OFFLINE   mynewguitar

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Posted 06 December 2009 - 04:02 PM

Muddy Waters - his playing may not have been as technically proficient as others mentioned, but it was so raw it gave me goose bumps

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Robert Johnson

Elmore James

Duane Allman
chris

#84 OFFLINE   KojakDave

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Posted 21 December 2009 - 09:34 PM

First time post, HUGE fan of the slide

Duane
Derek
Warren
Sonny Landreth
Robert Johnson

as you can see, I'm a bit skewed towards the ABB haha

#85 OFFLINE   stringmanipulator

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 04:19 AM

Just throwing in a couple more slide players :) no particular order

Rory Block
Keb Mo
David Gilmour
Harry Manx
Warren Haynes
Danny Gatton (although I believe he played more often regular style)
Brett Garsed
Matt Smith
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 06:03 PM

Sonny Landreth
Lauren Ellis
Duane Allman
Jeremy Spencer
Bonnie Raitt

#87 OFFLINE   explorer2006

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 12:09 PM

View PostFrankenstrat2, on 05 February 2005 - 10:54 AM, said:

Its important to add:
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Keith Richards
and honorable mention to
Savoy Brown (was it Kim Simmons?)
and
Blackfoot (what was his name?)
and what about the Nashville guys, dobro players, etc.
Jerry Douglas anyone?


#88 OFFLINE   explorer2006

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Posted 26 December 2011 - 12:11 PM

Keith Richards? Not in the top five, surely.

#89 OFFLINE   Dennis Gronim

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 07:15 PM

Bukka White
Muddy Waters
Johnny Winter
Robert Johnson
Son House





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