Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

This guitar hero turned hard rock into high art, thanks to his innovative finger-tapping style and his famous Frankenstrat. Eddie Van Halen completely changed the sound and style of guitar rock in the 80s and gave us some of the most masterful riffs in rock history,...
Best guitarist in world Peter Frampton

Best guitarist in world Peter Frampton

For his 2021 album, Frampton compiled sumptuous instrumental covers of a diverse array of influences and musical passions, including Radiohead’s Reckoner, Bowie’s Loving The Alien and Bryan Ferry’s Avalon. Despite battling the degenerative disease inclusion body...
Eric Clapton guitarist

Eric Clapton guitarist

Eric Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, on March 30, 1945. His real father was a Canadian pilot but he didn’t find that out until he was 53. When he was 2 his mother felt she was unable to look after him, so Eric then went to live with his...
Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Widely regarded as the greatest and most influential guitarist in rock history, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised...
Famous guitarist Jeff Beck

Famous guitarist Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn’t approve of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he...