The most Broadly Influential Players In History

[Tricone]

You think SRV influenced culture and fashion?

Yes. When you look back on it. SRV left a big imprint in his short time.

He got his big break with "The Thin White Duke", resurrecting Bowie's career and bringing "Albert King" licks to new wave. He then walked away from a lucrative tour as Bowie's guitarist, based on principle. This earn him the blue collar's respect.

Rock was still there with bands like Van Halen, but SRV brought the blues back to the mainstream. He brought the focus back to blues artists/music, blues rock, guitar, and resurrected interest in 1960's and 1970's bands like The Allman Brothers Band, The Who, etc. SRV helped usher in "classic rock and classic rock radio."

SRV's influence helped pave the way for the return of cool smaller venues like Antone's, B.B. King's Blues Club, The House of Blues, etc. After SRV came on the scene, you started seeing blues players in movies, like Albert Collins in "Adventures In Babysitting", Jeff Healy in "Roadhouse". Old EC,the Stones, and Seger tunes started selling beer in commercials.

Nobody was walking around wearing a bolero, jeans tucked in cowboy boots, and sporting chest tattoos before SRV. These three style accouterments influenced a few rock bands of the time.

SRV (and JLV) also made Fender Stratocasters, tweed, and blackface amps cool again. You didn't have to play a candy painted, pointy end guitar with a Floyd Rose thru high gain Marshall and Boogie amps to get a great tone.

There were other players coming up at the time. Stevie Ray Vaughan kicked in a lot of doors for them though.

 

[Killing Floor]

Anyone talked about this guy yet?

Jesse Davis

 

[northernguitar]

BTW regarding the rock n roll hall of lame, I was reading an article just earlier where they seem to be trying to change the name to simply the rock hall of fame, which I'd be perfectly ok with, since
"rock" doesn't really mean anything at all.

if those corporate shysters kept their hands off my beloved rock n' roll, that'd be awesome

TBH, I’d be curious to see the exhibits. Some of the memorabilia would be cool to see. Page’s dragon jumpsuit? Classic guitars? I’m game. Exiting through the gift shop would be quick.

 

[Tricone]

Anyone talked about this guy yet?
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Jesse Davis

Thank goodness for Mr.Davis. A great musician. Duane Allman may have never been turned on to slide playing without him. My musical life would have been much more poor without his influence.

 

[blowtorch]

TBH, I’d be curious to see the exhibits. Some of the memorabilia would be cool to see. Page’s dragon jumpsuit? Classic guitars? I’m game. Exiting through the gift shop would be quick.

I agree.
just quit calling it the rock n roll hall of fame when it's half full of disco artists and dolly parton and has such glaring omissions

 

[Red Ryder]

Never wasted a lot of time thinking about a guitar player or that much about the band. It's all about the music. If it was good I'd buy an album, if not I'd save $5. But I did own several pairs of Beatle boots. Oops still do.

 

[buster poser]

Cobain was late to that party - Rory Gallagher made flannel shirts 'fashionable' so long ago that they were in black & white.
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You’re gonna want to sit down.

Ready?

Okay.

 

[blowtorch]

You’re gonna want to sit down.

Ready?

Okay.

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not actually a flannel shirt from where I sit
That Rory shirt neither
Just plaid

 

[blowtorch]

Heavens to Betsy, two pages on influential guitarists and not a mention of The Edge? Arguably the most influential guitarist of the last 40 years? I can't think of anyone else who comes close.

Here's an article I quickly googled supporting my position

How the Edge changed the sound of guitar playing forever: 17 guitarists share their favorite U2 moments

The likes of Tom Morello, Joe Bonamassa and Satchel still can’t find what they're looking for, but they know why the Edge rules, and just how he's shaped the sound of modern guitar

www.guitarworld.com

I guess because he is obviously not one of the great guitarists in terms of virtuosity, other guitarists tend to underestimate his influence.

Dip your toes into the modern "worship" guitar scene for a real taste of this

 

[Tricone]

You’re gonna want to sit down.

Ready?

Okay.

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Are you still sitting?

 

[hepular]

buddy holly.

but i see this concept of broadly influential a little differently, and am interested in the folks who actually shaped how you hear the instrument on all the OTHER records: so, Tedesco, Dupree, Graydon, Carlton, Campbell, Cropper and Sumlin.

 

[Gaylord Amsterdam]

Heavens to Betsy, two pages on influential guitarists and not a mention of The Edge? Arguably the most influential guitarist of the last 40 years? I can't think of anyone else who comes close.

Here's an article I quickly googled supporting my position

How the Edge changed the sound of guitar playing forever: 17 guitarists share their favorite U2 moments

The likes of Tom Morello, Joe Bonamassa and Satchel still can’t find what they're looking for, but they know why the Edge rules, and just how he's shaped the sound of modern guitar

www.guitarworld.com

I guess because he is obviously not one of the great guitarists in terms of virtuosity, other guitarists tend to underestimate his influence.

I love the Edge, thanks for mentioning him.

 

[Manual Slim]

Flannel shirts were OK long before that band hit the scene.

Of course they were, but in the sense that they became hip, more mass produced, worn by other highly visible cultural influencers, etc. they became significantly more OK on a larger scale. It's still OK not to like that band though.

 

[PCollen]

You think SRV influenced culture and fashion?

Fashion...NO ! Well, maybe D/FW and Austin pimps. Culture....he influenced the way many guitar players played. The tone, the chording and rhythm. There were many copy-cats who in turn had their followers.

 

[goonie]

I love the Edge, thanks for mentioning him.

Thanks! I strayed from your point (though not nearly as much as others!) which was musical and cultural influence, as The Edge didn't really spawn a lot of imitators in beanies

 

[JBurton]

Per Tricone’s post, Link Ray was a huge influence on punk guitar craft.

Me? I only see James Burton and Don Rich.

 

[cwhuntersr]

Tommy Tedesco, Brent Mason, Steve Lukather, Uncle Larry, and just about every guitarist in The Wrecking Crew - how many songs have these guys touched that have become standards? (I'm sure I'm probably missing the names of several others)

 

[rand z]

Maybelle Carter.

I believe that almost everyone who picked up an "acoustic" guitar strums along in that "Bass-note/Chord- strum" style that she popularized.

I know that I do...

imo.

 

[JazzDreams]

the folks who actually shaped how you hear the instrument on all the OTHER records: so, Tedesco, Dupree, Graydon, Carlton, Campbell, Cropper and Sumlin.

Couldn't agree more...

My very first significant influence was Tommy Tedesco, (many years before I ever learned about the Wrecking Crew) and the Wrecking Crew had far more impact than most people realize.

I still love Cornell Dupree and more broadly I have to add Pat Metheney...

And while we're at it, TBone Walker anyone?

 

[David Barnett]

For a certain generation of Brits, it has to be this guy:

Lonnie Donegan