This is a list of notable guitarists, organized by genre.
American primitive Robbie Basho John Fahey Leo Kottke Peter Lang
Blues
Early 20th century blues (pre WWII - 1950s) Blind Blake Big Bill Broonzy Blind Boy Fuller Son House Skip James Blind Lemon Jefferson Robert Johnson Eddie Jones (Guitar Slim) Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) Charley Patton Tampa Red Bukka White
Blues from the 1960s to present Luther Allison Duane Allman Etta Baker Jeff Beck Mike Bloomfield Joe Bonamassa David Bromberg Roy Buchanan Eric Clapton Albert Collins Ry Cooder Robert Cray Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper Bo Diddley Ronnie Earl Robben Ford Jesse Fuller Lowell Fulson Rory Gallagher Eelco Gelling Peter Green Buddy Guy GP Hall Chuck Hammer Jimi Hendrix Warren Haynes John Lee Hooker Mississippi John Hurt Tony Iommi Elmore James Skip James Blind Lemon Jefferson Lonnie Johnson Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson Jorma Kaukonen Albert King B. B. King Freddie King Sonny Landreth J. B. Lenoir Mance Lipscomb Lonnie Mack Taj Mahal John Mayer Mississippi Fred McDowell Brownie McGhee Blind Willie McTell Little Milton Memphis Minnie Gary Moore Keb' Mo' Big Bill Morganfield Matt "Guitar" Murphy Jimmy Page Pappo Charlie Patton Bonnie Raitt Tampa Red Jimmy Reed Kelly Richey Duke Robillard Robert Ross Otis Rush Todd Sharpville Kenny Wayne Shepherd Jimmy Thackery Jimmy Scott Hubert Sumlin Sister Rosetta Tharpe Walter Trout Derek Trucks Stevie Ray Vaughan Yavuz Çetin Jimmie Vaughan Joe Louis Walker T-Bone Walker Muddy Waters Gerry Joe Weise Bukka White Jack White Josh White Johnny Winter Howlin' Wolf
Country and gospel Chet Atkins Junior Brown Glen Campbell Maybelle Carter Roy Clark Buddy Emmons Lester Flatt Danny Gatton John Hartford Joe Maphis Grady Martin Roger Miller Buck Owens Les Paul Jerry Reed Roy Rogers Mel Tillis Merle Travis Doc Watson Speedy West Hank Williams
Classical
Experimental Derek Bailey Blixa Bargeld Syd Barret Jeff Beck Glenn Branca Peter Buck Rhys Chatham Nels Cline Loren Mazzacane Connors Robert Fripp Bill Frisell Fred Frith Roopam Garg Kim Gordon Keiji Haino GP Hall Chuck Hammer Christian Hejnal Scott Henderson Josh Homme Henry Kaiser Yuri Landman Thurston Moore KK Null Mike Oldfield Paul Panhuysen Lee Ranaldo Lou Reed Marc Ribot Omar Rodríguez-López Keith Rowe Jim O'Rourke Elliott Sharp Gary Smith
Flamenco
Vicente Amigo Charo Moraíto Chico Miguel de la Bastide Oscar Herrero: composer, teacher and musician Paco de Lucía (1947-2014) Luis Maravilla Juan Martín Carlos Montoya Ramón Montoya (1880-1949) Gerardo Núñez (1961-) Paco Peña (1942-) Manitas de Plata Niño Ricardo Sabicas (1912-1990) Juan Serrano (born 1934) Paco Serrano (born 1964) Manolo Sanlúcar Tomatito (born 1958)
Fingerstyle (contemporary) William Ackerman Michael Hedges Bert Jansch Adrian Legg John Renbourn Sungha Jung Tommy Emmanuel James Blackshaw
Folk (pop) Joan Baez David Bromberg Ry Cooder Jim Croce John Denver Ani DiFranco Nick Drake Bob Dylan Arlo Guthrie Jewel Jorma Kaukonen Ellen McIlwaine Joni Mitchell Tom Paxton Shawn Phillips Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkel) Paul Stookey James Taylor Happy Traum Mason Williams Peter Yarrow
Folk (traditional) Joan Baez Norman Blake Creed Bratton Dan Ar Braz Peter Buck Martin Carthy Allen Collins Elizabeth Cotten Rev. Gary Davis Tommy Emmanuel Leslie Fish Gordon Giltrap Davey Graham Dallas Green David Grier Stefan Grossman Woody Guthrie GP Hall Nick Harper Roy Harper Nic Jones François Luambo Makiadi "Franco" John Martyn Tony McManus Paul McSherry Al Perkins Stochelo Rosenberg Tony Rice Pete Seeger Dick Siegel Elliott Smith Ivan Smirnov Richard Thompson Leon Wesley Walls Don Ross Happy Traum Jason Wilber Peter Yarrow
Jazz
Latin-American music Manuel Barrueco (Cuban) Leo Brouwer (Cuban) Luiz Bonfá (Brazilian) Abel Carlevaro (Uruguayan) Oscar Castro-Neves (Brazilian) Alirio Díaz (Venezuelan) Egberto Gismonti (Brazilian) Guinga (Brazilian) João Gilberto (Brazilian) Antonio Carlos Jobim (bossa nova) Antonio Lauro (Venezuelan) Gentil Montaña (Colombian) Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian) Rodrigo Riera (Venezuelan) Antony Santos (Dominican) Super Uba (Dominican) Toquinho (Brazilian) Luis Vargas (Dominican) Atahualpa Yupanqui (Argentine) Rafael Rabello (Brazilian) Paulinho Nogueira (Brazilian) Sebastião Tapajós (Brazilian) Yamandu Costa (Brazilian) Agustin Barrios (Paraguayan) Astor Piazzolla (Argentine)
Metal
Ragtime Duck Baker Blind Blake Rev. Gary Davis Peter Finger Stefan Grossman Jorma Kaukonen David Laibman Woody Mann Blind Willie McTell Dale Miller Eric Schoenberg Happy Traum Blind Willie Walker Sylvester Weaver
Rock
See also List of guitarists Guitar Classical guitar Electric guitar