1. Classic Rock AndBritish Pop Progressive Glam MetalRockHair
Metal Black Metal Power MetalFolk RockNu Metal AndSouthern Rock
Dubstep Rock Reggae RockAnd Ballad Rock And GrungePunk Rock
2. Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977 ) in
tupelo Mississippi was one of the most popularAmerican singers of
the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single
name Elvis. He is oftenreferred to as the "King of Rock and Roll"
or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to
Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began
hiscareer there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam
Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of AfricanAmerican music to
a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist
Bill Black, Presley wasthe most important popularizer of
rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and
rhythm andblues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal
arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singerfor over
two decades. Presleys first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel",
released in January 1956, was a number onehit. He became the
leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a
series of network televisionappearances and chart-topping records.
His energized interpretations of songs, many from African
Americansources, and his uninhibited performance style made him
enormously popularand controversial. In November1956, he made his
film debut in Love Me Tender. Conscripted into military service in
1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with
some of hismost commercially successful work. He staged few
concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded todevote much of
the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of
them critically derided.In 1968, after seven years away from the
stage, he returned to live performance in a celebrated
comebacktelevision special that led to an extended Las Vegas
concert residency and a string of profitable tours. In 1973Presley
staged the first concert broadcast globally via satellite, Aloha
from Hawaii, seen by approximately 1.5billion viewers. Prescription
drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in
1977 at theage of 42. Presley is regarded as one of the most
important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He had a
versatile voiceand unusually wide success encompassing many genres,
including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He isthe
best-selling solo artist in the history of popular
music.[1][2][3][4] Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, hewon
three, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age
36. He has been inducted into multiplemusic halls of fame.
3. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18,
1926) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of
the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as"Maybellene"
(1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957)
and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Chuck Berry refined and developed
rhythm and blues into the majorelements that made rock and roll
distinctive, with lyrics focusing on teen life and consumerism and
utilizing guitar solos and showmanship that would be a major
influence onsubsequent rock music.[1] Born into a middle class
family in St. Louis, Missouri, Berry had an interest in music from
an early age and gave his first public performance at Sumner High
School. While still a highschool student he served a prison
sentence for armed robbery between 1944 and 1947. On his release,
Berry settled into married life and worked at an automobile
assembly plant. Byearly 1953, influenced by the guitar riffs and
showmanship techniques of blues player T-Bone Walker, he was
performing in the evenings with the Johnnie Johnson Trio.[2] His
breakcame when he traveled to Chicago in May 1955, and met Muddy
Waters, who suggested he contact Leonard Chess of Chess Records.
With Chess he recorded "Maybellene"Berrysadaptation of the country
song "Ida Red"which sold over a million copies, reaching #1 on
Billboards Rhythm and Blues chart. By the end of the 1950s, Berry
was an established starwith several hit records and film
appearances to his name as well as a lucrative touring career. He
had also established his own St. Louis-based nightclub, called
Berrys Club Bandstand.But in January 1962, Berry was sentenced to
three years in prison for offenses under the Mann Acthe had
transported a 14-year-old girl across state lines.[2][3][4] After
his release in 1963, Berry had several more hits, including "No
Particular Place to Go", "You Never Can Tell", and "Nadine", but
these did not achieve the same success, or lastingimpact, of his
1950s songs, and by the 1970s he was more in demand as a nostalgic
live performer, playing his past hits with local backup bands of
variable quality.[2] His insistence onbeing paid cash led to a jail
sentence in 1979four months and community service for tax evasion.
Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986, with the comment that
he "laid the groundwork for not only a rock androll sound but a
rock and roll stance."[5] Berry is included in several Rolling
Stone "Greatest of All Time" lists, including being ranked fifth on
their 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists ofAll Time.[6] The Rock
and Roll Hall of Fames 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll included
three of Chuck Berrys songs: "Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", and
"Rock and RollMusic".[7] Today at the age of 85 Berry continues to
play live. Born in St. Louis, Missouri,[8] Berry was the fourth
child in a family of six. He grew up in the north St. Louis
neighborhood known as "The Ville," an area where many middle class
St.Louis people lived at the time. His father, Henry, was a
contractor and deacon of a nearby Baptist church, his mother Martha
a certified public school principal. His middle classupbringing
allowed him to pursue his interest in music from an early age and
he gave his first public performance in 1941 while still at Sumner
High School.[9] Just three years later, in1944, while still at
Sumner High School, he was arrested and convicted of armed robbery
after robbing three shops in Kansas City and then stealing a car at
gunpoint with somefriends.[10][11] Berrys own account in his
autobiography is that his car broke down and he then flagged down a
passing car and stole it at gunpoint with a non-functional
pistol.[12][13]Berry was sent to the Intermediate Reformatory for
Young Men at Algoa, near Jefferson City, Missouri,[8] where he
formed a singing quartet and did some boxing.[10] After his release
from prison on his 21st birthday in 1947, Berry married Themetta
"Toddy" Suggs on 28 October 1948, who gave birth to Darlin Ingrid
Berry on 3 October 1950.[14] Berrysupported his family doing a
number of jobs in St. Louis: working briefly as a factory worker at
two automobile assembly plants, as well as being janitor for the
apartment buildingwhere he and his wife lived. Afterwards he
trained as a beautician at the Poro College of Cosmetology, founded
by Annie Turnbo Malone.[15] He was doing well enough by 1950 to buy
a"small three room brick cottage with a bath" in Whittier Street,
[16] which is now listed as the Chuck Berry House on the National
Register of Historic Places.[17] By the early 1950s, Berry was
working with local bands in the clubs of St. Louis as an extra
source of income. [16] He had been playing the blues since his
teens, and he borrowed bothguitar riffs and showmanship techniques
from blues player T-Bone Walker,[18] as well as taking guitar
lessons from his friend Ira Harris that laid the foundation for his
guitar style. [19] Byearly 1953 Berry was performing with Johnnie
Johnsons trio, starting a long-time collaboration with the
pianist.[20] Although the band played mostly blues and ballads, the
mostpopular music among whites in the area was country. Berry
wrote, "Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of our country stuff on
our predominantly black audience and some of our blackaudience
began whispering who is that black hillbilly at the Cosmo? After
they laughed at me a few times they began requesting the hillbilly
stuff and enjoyed dancing to it." [8] Berrys calculated
showmanship, along with mixing country tunes with R&B tunes,
and singing in the style of Nat "King" Cole to the music of Muddy
Waters, brought in a wideraudience, particularly affluent white
people.[2][21]
4. Some religions were against rock and rollwhile it started
Others just listened to it for the music Some believed it was the
devils music andrefused to have their children listen to it This
also brought forth censorship in thelyrics As a result some of the
heavy bands have hadtours canceled in certain areas due to
religion
5. Censorship of music is the practice of restricting free
access to musical works. This censorship may stem from a wide
variety ofmotivations, including moral, political, military or
religious reasons. Censorship can range from the complete
government-enforcedlegal prohibition of a musical work, to private,
voluntary removal of content when a musical work appears in a
certain context.Examples of censorship of music range from changed
or excluded lyrics (this falls into the category of what is known
as radio edit),to restricted cover album artwork, to the banning of
artists airing on the radio or television for numerous conflicts,
such as moral andracist issues. Censorship of U.S. popular music
began in the early 1940s-1950s, when traditional and conservative
values were being challengedby early rock and R&B. Sex and
drugs were no longer hidden and secretive acts, but something to be
exposed and celebrated (Hall,2009). R&B music began to grasp
peoples attention as well, with an emphasis on sexual desires and
drug references (Hall, 2009).Many people were appalled by rock and
R&B because they were thought to corrupt the young minds of
America and promoteimmoral behavior. Actual censorship began in
1955, when over 30 songs were banned; many of them by black
artists. In the early1970s and 80s, music censorship expanded from
songs to music videos. Heavy metal rock and rap music were targeted
by moralauthorities due to the amount of violence that was
expressed in the music. For unknown reasons, music videos performed
by blackartists were not being aired on MTV; that is, until
complaints started streaming in from the public. Michael Jacksons
popular hit,Billie Jean, was the first video by a black artist to
be shown on TV (Hall, 2009). The birthing of the famous black and
white parentaladvisory label occurred in 1990, after the Parents
Music Resource Center (PMRC) urged the music industry and
government to createand promote a rating system for music,
evaluating the musical content, in 1985.[citation needed] Blanking;
when the volume is muted for all or part of the word. Forms of
censorship Bleeping; playing a noise, usually a "beep", over all or
part of the word. Resampling; using a like-sounding portion of
vocals and music to override the offending word. Resinging;
Replacing a word with a more appropriate word. Backmasking; taking
the offending word and reversing the audio, sometimes the whole
audio is reversed (often because it is ahome-made job), but more
usually only the vocal track is reversed. Repeating; repeating the
word just said before the explicit word was used. Skipping;
deleting the word from the song without a time delay. Echo; instead
of saying a word, it echoes the last word(s) said in the line. Disc
scratching; in hip hop, scratching on the word, making it sound
like another word, or make the word said faster or slower.
RoboVoicing; making the word totally non-understandable by
overpowering a robovoice effect (usually used as a last resort
forhome-made jobs). Distorting; Usually in Hip-Hop, less offensive
words are distorted. It is usually done by shifting down the
pitch.[cita
6. Metal and Heavy metal music began in thelate 1960s early 70s
It began largely in the midlands of the UnitedKingdom(Great
Britain)and the United States The first heavy metal bands to emerge
wereBlack Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and DeepPurple It emerged from
Psychedelic rock and bluesstyles with heavy riffs and
distortion
7. Ronald James Padavona was a very influential American heavy
metal artist and songwriter He was born in portsmouth new hampshire
to Italian parents then thry moved to cortland newYork in his young
years Ronnie James Dio played the trumpet,french horn,and bass
guitar and was a songwriter for manybands Dio was the lead singer
in 5 famous bands They were Elf,Rainbow,Black Sabbath,His band
Dio,and Heaven and Hell Dio bands timeline Dio had success for over
50 years The Vegas Kings (19571958) Ronnie & The Rumblers
(1958) Ronnie & The Red Caps (19581961) Ronnie Dio & The
Prophets (19611967) The Electric Elves (19671969) The Elves
(19691970) Elf (19701975) Rainbow (19751979) Black Sabbath
(19791982) Dio (19821991) Hear n Aid (1985) Black Sabbath
(19911992) Dio (19932010) Black Sabbath (2006) (Recording of three
new songs for Black Sabbath: The Dio Years) Heaven & Hell
(20062010)
8. The early-70s rock outfit Elf is best-known as the group
that gavesinger Ronnie James Dio his start and he would eventually
set hissights on a tougher, metallic sound, fronting the likes
ofRainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own solo band, Dio. The group
wentthrough several name changes in the late 60s (the Electric
Elves, theElves), before settling simply on Elf and issuing a
self-titled debutrecording for Epic in 1972, produced by Deep
Purple bassist RogerGlover. The groups best-known lineup consisted
of Dio (who was atthis time going by his real name, Ronald
Padavona, and also doublingon bass), guitarist David Feinstein,
guitarist/keyboardist Micky LeeSoule, and drummer Gary Driscoll.
The album went largelyunnoticed, as did the groups subsequent two
other releases, L.A./59(issued under the title Carolina Country
Ball outside of the U.S.) andTrying to Burn the Sun, as the group
guested on Roger Glovers 1974album The Butterfly Ball and the
Grasshoppers Feast. Through theiraffiliation with Glover, Elf was
brought to the attention of formerPurple leader/guitarist Ritchie
Blackmore, who invited the entiregroup (sans their guitarist) to
join forces as the prog metal outfitRainbow, resulting in the
release of a self-titled effort in 1975. Slowlybut surely, however,
Rainbow turned out to be nothing more than asolo vehicle for
Blackmore rather than a true band and the former Elfmembers left
the group one by one before Dio was the last oneremaining until
eventually leaving the group himself in 1978.
9. Disillusioned and fed up with the chaotic state of Deep
Purple in the mid- 70s, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made the
stunning announcement in May of 1975 that he was quitting the group
he had founded and led for overThe brainchild of former Deep Purple
guitarist seven years in order to start from scratch. Teaming up
with up-and-comingRitchie Blackmore, Rainbow quickly developed
intoAmerican vocalist Ronnie James Dio, Blackmore built Rainbow
around the singers former band Elf, minus their guitarist David
Feinstein. Featuringone of the 70s most successful heavy metal
bandsbassist Craig Gruber, keyboard player Mickey Lee Soule, and
drummer Garybehind charismatic front man Ronnie James Dio.
Driscoll, the groups 1975 debut Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow was
quicklyTogether, the duo would produce a string ofembraced by
European fans and yielded their first hit single, "Man on the
Silver Mountain." Blackmore and Dio were dissatisfied with the
albumsacclaimed albums which are still considered classics sound,
however, and decided to re-vamp Rainbow (by then sufficientlyof the
genre. But the group would change their established to do without
Blackmores name) by drafting bassist Jimmymusical approach numerous
times following theBain, keyboard player Tony Carey, and former
Jeff Beck Group drummer Cozy Powell. It was with this lineup that
they entered Musicland studios insingers departure, eventually
confusing and February 1976 to record the landmark Rising opus --
once voted thealienating much of their audience. Releasing eight
greatest heavy metal album of all time in a 1981 Kerrang!
magazinealbums during its decade long run, the band finally readers
poll. Capturing Blackmore and Dio at the peak of their creative
powers, Rising chronicled both the guitarists neo-classical
metalcame to an end when Blackmore departed to rejoin compositions
at their most ambitious, and the singers growing fixationhis old
Deep Purple comrades in a full-fledged with fantasy lyrical themes
-- a blueprint he would adopt for his entirereunion in 1984. And
while the impact of Rainbows career thereafter. Following its
release, the band embarked upon a successful world tour,
culminating in a sold out European jaunt whichinfluence has faded
with the intervening decades,spawned a best-selling live album
entitled On Stage, released in 1977.theirs was a crucial chapter in
the development ofheavy metal and hard rock.
10. For a brief spell during the mid-80s, the heavy metal
quintet Dio were one of the top U.S. concertattractions, boasting
one of the most over the top stage acts of its time loaded with
props andspecial effects (lasers, explosions, a giant dragon,
etc.). The groups leader was singer RonnieJames Dio, who had
previously become acquainted with the metal masses as the frontman
ofRitchie Blackmores Rainbow from 1975-1978 and Black Sabbath from
1979-1982. Come the early80s, Ronnie James was ready to finally
head out on his own, forming Dio and recruiting a stellarbacking
band, consisting of a few former bandmembers, ex-Rainbow bassist
Jimmy Bain and ex-Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice (Carmine
Appices brother), in addition to ex-SweetSavage guitar shredder
Vivian Campbell. Lyrically, the group would retain the same
subjectmatter that Ronnie James specialized in with his previous
outfits (dungeons and dragons, swordsand sorcery, damsels in
distress, etc.), but musically, Dio were more melodically based
thanRainbow or Sabbath. The group scored a hit right off the bat
with its 1983 debut release, HolyDiver, which spawned such popular
MTV videos as "Rainbow in the Dark," as well as its title track.For
their sophomore effort, 1984s The Last in Line, the band expanded
its lineup to include keyboardist ClaudeSchnell, as the album would
become the biggest hit of Dios career (on the strength of another
MTV-approvedvideo, for the albums anthemic title track) and the
group became an arena headliner. Although Dios nextrelease, 1985s
Sacred Heart, was commercially successful, Campbell had become
disillusioned by the groupsdirection and split from the group a
year later. Just prior to Campbells exit, the entire Dio band
helped organizeHear n Aid, an all-star assembly of heavy metal
artists that recorded a track called "Stars," which helped
fightworld hunger (a subsequent album was issued as well,
collecting previously unreleased live tracks from a few ofthe days
top hard rock acts). Former Giuffria guitarist Craig Goldy took
Campbells place, resulting in suchreleases as 1986s live EP
Intermission and 1987s Dream Evil, which retained the groups
headbangingaudience, but failed to expand upon it as its previous
releases had.
11. Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Aston,
Birmingham in 1969 by OzzyOsbourne (lead vocals), Tony Iommi
(guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums).The
band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony
Iommi the only constantpresence in the band through the years.
Originally formed in 1968 as a heavy blues rock bandnamed Earth and
renamed to Black Sabbath in 1969,[1] the band began incorporating
occult andhorror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars and
achieving multiple platinum records in the1970s. Despite an
association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also
composedsongs dealing with social instability, political
corruption, the dangers of drug abuse andapocalyptic prophesies of
the horrors of war.Black Sabbath are cited as pioneers of heavy
metal.[2][3] The band helped define the genre withreleases such as
quadruple-platinum Paranoid, released in 1970.[4] They were ranked
by MTV asthe "Greatest Metal Band" of all time,[5] and placed
second in VH1s "100 Greatest Artists of HardRock" list, behind Led
Zeppelin.[6] Rolling Stone called the band "the heavy-metal kings
of the70s".[7] They have sold over 15 million records in the United
States[8] and over 70 million recordsworldwide.[9] Black Sabbath
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, and
wereincluded among Rolling Stones list of the 100 Greatest Artists
of All Time.[10]Vocalist Ozzy Osbournes heavy alcohol and drug
usage led to him being fired from the band inApril 1979, after
which he began a successful solo career, selling over 55 million
albums. He wasreplaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
After a few albums with Dios vocals andsongwriting collaborations,
Black Sabbath endured a revolving line-up in the 1980s and
1990sthat included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen
and Tony Martin. In 1992, Iommi andButler rejoined Dio and drummer
Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer. The original line-upreunited
with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion. The
line-up featuringIommi, Butler, Dio, and Appice reformed in 2006
under the moniker Heaven & Hell until Diosdeath on 16 May
2010.On 11 November 2011, the original band members announced that
they were reuniting andrecording a new album.[11] The band are
scheduled to perform a headlining slot at the DownloadFestival on
10 June 2012, followed by a world tour.[12] On 2 February 2012,
Ward announced thathe would not participate in the Black Sabbath
reunion unless he was given a "signable contract."The following
day, the other group members announced they had "no choice but to
continuerecording without him," but said "our door is always open"
for Ward to return to the band
12. Formed in 2006 after late-era Black Sabbath membersRonnie
James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and VinnyAppice reunited
after a 15-year hiatus for three new trackson the DioYears
compilation, Heaven & Hell, named afterSabbaths first recording
with Dio in 1980, toured under themoniker in 2007 and released the
two-disc CD/DVD Livefrom Radio City Music Hall later that year. The
bands firstfull-length studio recording, Devil You Know, arrived
in2009. However, in November of that year Dioswife, Wendy,
announced that Dio was suffering fromstomach cancer, although
indicating that the disease was inits early stages and expressing
hope for a full recovery andreturn to performing. Nevertheless,
Heaven & Hellsubsequently canceled their summer 2010 touring
plansand, sadly, Ronnie James Dio succumbed to the disease onMay
16, 2010, at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center inHouston, TX.
13. The Rock and roll hand symbol or the DevilHorns was a
symbol of respect for the bands This was a very popular sign used
by TheGreat Italian Rock Singer Ronnie JamesPadavona(Dio) in the
late 1970s then soonafter some bands started using it
14. R.J. Dio "I doubt very much if I would be the first onewho
ever did that. Thats like saying I invented thewheel, Im sure
someone did that at some other point.I think youd have to say that
I made it fashionable. Iused it so much and all the time and it had
become mytrademark until the Britney Spears audience decidedto do
it as well. So it kind of lost its meaning with that.But it was...I
was in Sabbath at the time. It was symbolthat I thought was
reflective of what that band wassupposed to be all about. Its NOT
the devils sign likewere here with the devil. Its an Italian thing
I gotfrom my Grandmother called the "Malocchio". Its toward off the
Evil Eye or to give the EvilEye, depending on which way you do it.
Its just asymbol but it had magical incantations and attitudesto it
and I felt it worked very well with Sabbath. So Ibecame very noted
for it and then everybody elsestarted to pick up on it and away it
went. But I wouldnever say I take credit for being the first to do
it. I saybecause I did it so much that it became the symbol ofrock
and roll of some kind."[7]
15. Many Rock and roll bands dressed in denim,Leather And Lace
They Had big hair and a lot wore makeup And some of them were
covered in tattoos
16. Rock and roll also served as a business as wellas a hobby
The merchandising and ticket sales for thesebands led half of the
money to them andanother half to their companies Merchandising of t
shirts and licensed bandmaterials as well as signatures always
costedpeople extra so the bands can make money Some bands will only
sign new stuff or getpictures with VIPs
17. One of the largest Bands in the business of Rockand Roll
was Kiss Kiss was a huge logo for all fans of Rock and rollin the
1970s and still today They have one of the largest online stores
They run and support a lot of charities Paul Stanley and Gene
Simmons are seen ontelevision a lot Their bass player Gene Simmons
is the cofounder of the band and a huge business man Kiss became
known as The Hottest Band in theWorld and they started music in
1973
18. The 1950s was the time period where mostRock And Roll began
to form It was a form of Classic ,Blues,Swing, AndJazz styles It
started a revolution for all kinds of rock andmetal
19. 60s rock was rock music from the 1960s It was music that
was cross betweenpop,rock,and classical styles It was another very
popular era for music
20. 70s Rock is a rock that started in the 1970s It was an
awesome era for music It was a era of peace love and music50s and
60s rock revolutionized thismovement It was an era of all kinds of
rock and discomusic
21. 80s Rock was a very popular rock in the1980s Hair bands
were some of the most populartype of rock in that decade Lots of
rockstars were covered in tattoos,wore denim and leather,some even
worelace It was a very progressive time period for rockand
roll
22. This is the rock of the 1990s A mixture of all kinds of
rock
23. The very first Woodstock concert broughtmany hippies and
people to celebrate a lot ofawesome bands in a 3 night show This
influenced rock because all bands wereheard live together for the
first time It was a concert of peace music and love
24. Peace & Love is the largest festival[1][dead link] in
Sweden and the only one with an outspoken message of Solidarity,
Diversity andUnderstanding[2], which runs through the whole event.
It started in 1999 and is located in Borlnge, Sweden. The festival
is a part of anorganization which is involved in other projects
besides the festival in Borlnge. The concept of the Peace &
Love festival is to spread the message of Diversity, Solidarity and
Understanding. Its about crossing borders andbringing differing
cultures from near and afar together and trying to get people to
change their attitudes towards themselves and others. ThePeace
& Love festival was first held in 1999, as a reaction to the
ongoing violence. The first festival was held at a club in central
Borlnge, withabout 900 attendees. Since then the festival has been
held at different locations i central Borlnge. The Peace & Love
festival is still one ofScandinavias fastest-growing festivals. In
2006 there were 15,000 visitors per day, with over 37,000 people
attending in total. The 10th Peace &Love festival was in 2008
and had a record of 25000 visitors, which made them the second
biggest festival in Sweden. [edit] 2008 From the Latin pax, meaning
"freedom from civil disorder," the English word came into use in
various personal greetings from c.1300 as atranslation of the
Hebrew shalom. Shalom, cognate with the Arabic "salaam", has
multiple meanings:safety, welfare, prosperity, security, fortune,
friendliness. The personalized meaning is reflected in a nonviolent
lifestyle, which also describes arelationship between any people
characterized by respect, justice and goodwill. This later
understanding of peace can also pertain to an individuals sense of
himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with ones own mind attested
inEurope from c.1200. The early English term is also used in the
sense of "quiet", reflecting a calm, serene, and meditative
approach to the family orgroup relationships that avoids quarreling
and seeks tranquility an absence of disturbance or agitation. In
many languages the word for peace is also used a greeting or a
farewell, for example the Hawaiian word Aloha, as well as the
Arabic word Salam. In English the word peace is used as a farewell,
especially for the dead as in Rest In Peace, RIP. Peace of God"
redirects here. For the medieval movement, see Peace and Truce of
God. Gari Melchers, Mural of Peace, 1896. The Peace symbol in 1701
displayed by Pope Clement XI. Religious beliefs often seek to
identify and address the basic problems of human life, including
the conflicts between, among, and within persons. Christians claim
Jesus of Nazareth to be the "Prince of Peace", the Messiah Christ
who established a Kingdom of Peace wherepersons, societies, and all
of creation are to be healed of evil. For persons to enter this
Kingdom and experience peace, Christians believe that onemust
develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who stated:
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give
you rest. Takemy yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and
humble of heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke
is easy, and my burdenlight." (Matthew 11:28-30) Buddhists believe
that peace can be attained once all suffering ends. To eliminate
suffering and achieve this peace, they follow a set of
teachingscalled the Four Noble Truths a central tenet in Buddhist
philosophy. Islam means the way of life to attain peace. The word
"Muslim" means the person who submits to Allah in Peace. The
submission to Allah (theArabic proper noun for "The God", One and
Only) is based on humility. An attitude of humility within ones own
self cannot be accomplishedwithout total rejection of violence and
attitude of alliance towards peace. See also: Catholic peace
traditions and Peace in Islamic philosophy
25. Psychedelic rock was a popish rock thatstarted in the late
1960s It was when every thing was Tie dye One of the first ever
rock styles to emerge It was way before classic rock and British
popwas a huge influence It sparked a revolution for all types of
rockand metal after the woodstock of 69
26. Classic Rock dates back to early 1950s It is said that it
formed from classical music,blues, folk and hard riffs. Most
classic rock bands created their ownstyle by using scales and
chords in their ownrange to make their own music . This kind of
music brought forth leeway toour music today Classic Rock sparked
creativity for all rockstyles beyond their ability
27. British pop also played a big role in rock androll It gave
them a easy melody to use with alltheir music It began in the early
1960s in Britain
28. Instrumental rock was a soothing rock withno lyrics Some of
this type influenced every kind ofgenre and a lot of awesome solos
andshredding It was very popular among everyone becauseeven though
there were no lyrics it hadmeaning
29. Progressive Rock in the 1970s combined allkinds of Rock
Together to form a uniquesound These bands influenced the glam
metal andhair metal and all of the metal of today
30. Glam metal started in the late 1960s early70s Glam metal
was a unique style all on its own This genre was a huge influence
to millions ofbands today because the music was soenergetic and
definitely related to powermetal and European black metal
31. Shock rock is another popular style of rockthat began in
the early 1970s Most of them had unique props when theywere on
stage It was like glam metal but a little different Most of these
bands wore all black and weredressed up Some wore makeup Screamin
Jay Hawkins was one of the firstinfluences to this kind of
rock
32. In the early 1980s Hair metal took its place inrock Hair
metal featured guys with big hair andlots of makeup Hair metal was
energetic and led to powermetal
33. Doom metal is one of the first types of heavymetal it
evolved in the early 1970s It is a dark sounding metal with
distortedsound
34. After The Wars from the 1950s to 1980s theEuropeans played
a tole in a very heavy style ofmetal This type of metal had violent
and disturbinglyrics This music was banned in US because it
wasagainst peoples religions and the lyrics led somepeople to
suicide These bands were so bad and violent they burntchurches in
European countries after touring They do bring influence to some of
the heaviestmetal today
35. Power Metal brought forth the power in rockof today It was
more powerful and energetic than anyother type of Rock This rock
had people air guitaring the riffs It is very popular among teens
and adults foryears The Game Dungeons and dragons wasbelieved to
give these bands ideas of propson stage and for music videos
36. Ballad Rock was the soft touch to rock musicthat many bands
use to remain famous
37. Folk rock combines folk music with rock tomake it creative
Many metal bands are doing this today All the different folk music
instruments makea unique touch to all rock music Folk rock also
lead to a metal style calledViking Metal They also use some celtic
styles in there aswell
38. Folk Metal is a type of metal that originated inEuropean
countries It started in the late 1980s early 90s It was Power metal
that was very heavy with atwist of folk and classical music alot of
the bands sang in all different kinds oflanguages including English
This type of music is also known as Viking metal Most of these
bands dress in plated armor andcarry weapons as props for
performance
39. Indie rock began in the late 80s early 90s Indie rock was a
type of alternative rock thathad a new age style It was cross
between alternative and modernrock It also had some grunge
influence as well
40. In the early 1990S grunge rock began to form It was a style
of rough rock combined withdistorted riffs and down tuned
instruments It first emerged in Seattle Washington The Ramones was
a punk band thatinfluenced this kind of music Grunge is still
popular in forms of music fromthe 1990s and up
41. Nu metal in the 1990s combined Rap withrock to create a new
mix of music It was believed to come from bands likeAnthrax and
Slayer and other forms of thrashmetal It created a direction for
our modern rock oftoday
42. Punk rock has emerged since the early 1970s It plays a huge
tole in the rock of today It created a rowdy kind of music that is
foundin todays metal and rockThe Ramones and mc5 influenced
punkmusic largely
43. Country ,Blues , and Jazz is combined tomake southern Rock
Southern rock began in the early 1970s andmade leeway to all rock
bands of today
44. This movement led to many music acts andled to what we call
reggae rock Reggae rock is a style of reggae Bob Marleystyles and
rock to create a new alternative torock Also known as stoner
rock
45. Electronic Rock is Rock Music that you candance too It was
a genre that came about in the late1970s early 80s It brought forth
Dubstep Metal
46. Pop rock was a popish kind of rock It is a genre that has
been around since the1960s A very popular kind of rock of
today
47. Dubstep metal is a new modern style of rockthat puts rock
and electronic music together
48. 1.Thunderkiss Robot Rock 65( Rob Zombie- Thunderkiss 65 and
Daft Punk-Robot Rock)2.Rock and roll will take you through the
sandstorm ( Skrillex-Rock and roll will take you to themountain and
Darude-Sandstorm)3.Scary Monsters and nice Robot men (
Scorpions-Robot man and Skrillex-Scary monsters andnice
sprites4.Mr.Roboto can feel the beat ( Styx-Mr.Roboto and Darude-I
Can feel the beat5.Icarus on wings of steel one more time-(
Kansas-Icarus borne on wings of steel and Daftpunk-one more
time6.Run to the hills with funk-(Iron maiden run to the hills and
Daftpunk- Da Funk)7.I Cant dance to the music ( Genesis-I cant
dance and Daft punk-Musique)8.Turbo Lover around the world ( Judas
Priest Turbo lover and Daft Punk Around the world9.Party rockin in
the free world (Lmfao Party rock anthem and Neil Young Rockin in
the freeworld)10. Im dio and I know it- Lmfao and dio11. Sorry for
kick starting my heart (Motley crue kickstart my heart and Lmfao
Sorry for partyrocking12. Leave it technologic daft punk and yes13.
Money harder better faster stronger Pink floyd and Daft punk14.
Shake Shake senora theres a bungle in the jungle-Jethro tull and
Pitbull15. Satellites I like them The hooters and Pitbull16. Rio
Rain over me- Duran duran and Pitbull17. Jump And get ready to
rumble-Van halen and Jock jams18. Its the final countdown out of
control-Europe and darude19. Viva la vida if I could fly-Coldplay
and Joe satriani
49. Blues Rock is a style that combines blues androck together
It is another more commonly used rock
50. Mainstream rock was rock that was inbetween progressive and
alternative styles Mainstream rock began in the late 80s early90s
It was a very powerful genre
51. Alternative rock combines many styles ofmusic together with
rock and roll and is on alot of radio stations The most common rock
genre of today
52. Gospel Rock also plays a role in Rock stylestoday Many
classic rock bands wore crosses to showthey were religious so over
religious peoplewouldnt feel offended by their music Black Sabbath
was the first band thatfollowed that movement Gospel is rock that
is religion friendly
53. Pete Townsend of The Who was the first rockartist to start
smashing guitars Ronnie James Dio created the rock and rollhand
symbol Iron Maiden first did the ohwheyohwheyoh!On the stage Kiss
was the first band to dress up incostumes on the stage Little
Richard was the first artist to wearmake up
54. Thrash metal is in between Hard and HeavyMetal It began in
the late 1980s It is a very popular and still modern rock
oftoday
55. Symphonic Metal was a style that has startedin the 1990s It
is still very popular today It is a mixture of classical and folk
and hardrock Most symphonic bands had female singers Some did not
Most came from Europe It combines keyboards and guitars
together
56. Finnish symphonic metal also played a hugepart Similar to
Symphonic metal but way deepersound It was like high end power
metal A very popular genre of rock today It started in late 1990s
and early 2000s
57. New age is a type of instrumental rock withnature sounds It
began in the late 1980s It is a soothing kind of rock with
alternativestyle With a pop style too
58. Neoclassical is instrumental classical music mixedwith
modern rock to make a very unique sound It is very similar to
symphonic rock It is one of the most underrated genres of rock and
roll It also shows some bits of blues and folk in this style aswell
It began in European Countries Uli Jon Roth started this genre when
he started his skyorchestra project Trans Siberian orchestra from
Russia followed after
59. Girl bands began in the late 1970s to 1980s They were rock
bands of all girls Just as popular as the guy bands
60. Soft Rock is a soft Rock created from soul,blues , and
classical music Soft rock is very popular in alternative musictoday
It began as early as the late 60s to 1970s
61. Arena Rock is the most energetic kind of rockout there
Arena rock is usually performed in hugearenas It began in the late
1980s and is still verypopular in todays world of rock and metal It
is another type of hair metal
62. Modern rock is our present day kind of rockwith a mix
between heavy and soft rock andclassical rock It is the most
popular rock genre played onthe radio today The modern metal is
metal that is a mixtureof all types of metal and most of it is
deathmetal or folk metal
63. These are album covers that got banned dueto content and
were replaced with bandpictures It was due to government laws Some
of these were banned from stores untilthe cover was changed It was
all part of making better content eventhough the bands thought the
covers werenot offensive
64. American Rock is Rock that originated inAmerica It is the
most common type of rock musicheard on the radio today
65. Canadian Rock is a genre of Rock thatoriginated in Canada
Some of the most popular new and old bandsmade very good music from
Canada Canadian Rock was a mixture of all kinds ofrock genres in
French and English
66. British metal is a type of genre that is hairmetal or power
metal that came from Britain It started in early 1970s and still
populartoday
67. German Hard rock was a type of hard rockthat originated in
Germany and the lyricswere in German It was a unique genre although
some of thesebands sing in English as well as German andother
languages Scorpions was one of the very first Germanhard rock bands
they began in 1965 andRudolf Schenker was their founder
68. The Scorpions are a rock band from Hannover, Germany formed
in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the bands only
constantmember.[9][10][11] They are known for their 1980s rock
anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No
One Like You", "Send Mean Angel", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of
Change". The band was ranked #46 on VH1s Greatest Artists of Hard
Rock program.[12] "Rock You Like aHurricane" is also #18 on VH1s
list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.[13] On January 24, 2010,
after 46 years of performing, the band announcedthat they will be
retiring after touring in support of their new album Sting in the
Tail.[14][15] The band sold over 100 million albums worldwide.[16]
Rudolf Schenker, the bands rhythm guitarist launched the band in
1965. At first, the band had beatinfluences and Schenker himself
did the vocals. Things began to come together in 1970 when
Schenkersyounger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine joined
the band. In 1972, the group recorded andreleased their debut album
Lonesome Crow, with Lothar Heimberg on bass and Wolfgang Dziony
ondrums. During the Lonesome Crow tour, Scorpions opened for
upcoming British band UFO. Near the endof the tour, the members of
UFO offered guitarist Michael Schenker the lead guitar job, an
offer whichhe soon accepted. Uli Roth, a friend of the Schenker
brothers, was then called in temporarily to finish offthe tour. The
departure of Michael Schenker led to the breakup of the band. In
1973, Uli Roth, who had helpedScorpions complete the Lonesome Crow
tour, was offered the role as lead guitarist, but turned the
banddown, preferring instead to remain in the band Dawn Road.
Rudolf Schenker eventually decided that hewanted to work with Roth,
but did not want to resurrect the last Scorpions lineup. He
attended some ofDawn Roads rehearsals and ultimately decided to
join the band, which consisted of Roth, FrancisBuchholz (bass),
Achim Kirschning (keyboards) and Jrgen Rosenthal (drums). Roth and
Buchholzpersuaded Rudolf Schenker to invite Klaus Meine to join on
vocals, which he soon did. While there weremore members of Dawn
Road than Scorpions in the band, they decided to use the Scorpions
namebecause it was well known in the German hard rock scene and an
album had been released under thatname.[
69. Some of these bands grew tired of not havingenough fans so
they start having realityshows about their life It soon draws more
attention to their fans They do it so that people can see what
theirlife is like and support them for why they putthemselves on
television with their families orif they are looking for friends
there are a lot ofreasons behind it
70. Jazz Rock was a beginning style of rock thatincorporated
jazz with rock It began as early as the 1950s Lou Armstrong was one
of the big influencesof this type of rock
71. Latin Rock was a form of rock and latin musictogether to
make a unique sound
72. Many rock and Roll Artists appeared inmovies That also
brought by to their fame They were very famous in hollywood
73. Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960) is anAmerican
guitarist, songwriter and producer Vai began playing guitar in
1973, at the age ofwho has sold over 15 million albums.
Afterstarting his career as a music transcriptionist for 13.[2] In
1974, he took guitar lessons fromFrank Zappa, Vai recorded and
toured in guitarist Joe Satriani and played in localZappas band for
two years, from 1980 to 1982.The guitarist began a solo career in
1983, hasbands, one of which was called "The Stevereleased eight
solo albums and won threeVais". He was influenced by
guitaristsGrammy Awards. Vai has also recorded andtoured with
Public Image Ltd., Alcatrazz, David including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff
Beck, BrianLee Roth and Whitesnake. Vai has been a May, Jimmy Page,
Glen Buxton,[3] and jazzregular touring member of the G3 Concert
Tourwhich began in 1996. In 1999 Vai started his ownfusion
guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Vai attendedrecord label Favored
Nations, intending tothe Berklee College of Music,
afterwardsshowcase as he describes, "...artists that have recording
a promotional piece for them inattained the highestwhich he spoke
about auditioning for Frankperformance level on theirZappa at age
20.chosen instruments."[1]Steve Vai also designed the ibanez
universea seven string jem
74. Many guitarists had their own designs Some had personalized
parts and strings ontheir guitars They had 6 or more strings or
multiple pickups
75. If you want to learn some cool facts about some of themost
influential guitarists watch these next few slides If you can care
less about skip to the end of thePowerPoint it would be cool if you
did watch it Ill even throw in some cool videos on youtube and
aguitar solos quiz The videos on youtube are of Uli jon roth These
guitarists are some of the greatest ones inhistory and some even
designed their own uniqueinstruments to take the quiz at the end of
thepowerpoint some questions about these guitarists arein there
Enter at your own Riff!!!!!!!!!
76. Ulrich Roth was born December 18 1954 in Dusseldorf West
Germany He is commonly known as Uli Jon Roth He is a very famous
German guitarist It was believed that uli s influences came from
classical artists blues ,and Jimi hendrix style guitar playing He
was one of the first musicians and songwriters to begin the genre
known as neo classical metal He first appeared as a guitarist for
his first band Dawn Road in 1973 Shortly after since scorpions
guitarist Michael Schenker left scorpions uli and dawn road became
part of Scorpions After Scorpions album Tokyo tapes in 1978 Uli
left the band to form his own cool band known as Electric Sun that
had 3albums and featured him on lead guitar and vocals in 1979 The
first electric sun album in 1979 Earthquake was dedicated to jimi
hendrix Fire wind in 1981 the second album was dedicated to Anwar
el sedat an assassinated Egyptian president that tried tomake peace
in the middle east Beyond the astral skies the third Electric Sun
in 1985 was dedicated to Martin Luther King Uli has always used a
Stratocaster when he was with Dawn Road,Scorpions,and Electric Sun
In the 1980s, Roth commissioned construction of custom guitars with
additional frets from master luthier AndreasDemetriou. Andreas
developed the concept adding many unique specifications. Uli Jon
Roth has had five of these "Sky"guitars handcrafted by the British
luthier. To be able to emulate the high notes of a violin, all of
the Sky Guitars containextra frets. The first Sky Guitar (used on
the album Beyond the Astral Skies) has 30 frets. Later versions of
the Sky Guitarovercame the problem of the higher register frets
becoming too narrow by widening the frets by whole steps for
thehighest notes. In an April 2001 Guitar Player Magazine
interview, Roth reports that the guitars are either fretless above
the30th fret or have whole step fret spacing above the 27th fret,
with 35 effective (half step) frets. All of the Sky guitars
withfrets have extensive fretboard scalloping as is favored by
Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen (who was influenced greatlyby
Roth) and many neoclassical metal guitarists. The Sky guitars
pickups are custom 4-coil humbuckers made by JohnOram, with one
guitar having an Oram pickup hidden under the 24th fret.[3] The
guitars named Mighty Wing and Destinyhave 7 strings and the others
have 6 strings. The 7th string is a low B.[4] Roth preferred
amplifier is currently the FramusDragon, and he uses a stalk
mounted Vibesware guitar resonator (sustainer) to introduce
infinite sustain during solos[5]both live, and on the song
"Benediction" from "Under a Dark Sky.
77. Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth
inHannover Germany after his departure from the Scorpionsin 1978.
They recorded three albums between 1979 and1985. he played a fender
Stratocaster at this timeThe first album, Earthquake, was released
in 1979 andfeatures guitarist/vocalist Roth, bassist Ule Ritgen
anddrummer Clive Edwards. Edwards departed quickly afterrecording
the first album.Fire Wind came next in 1981, featuring new
drummerSidhatta Gautama. The band toured for a few yearsafterwards.
While the first two albums were a trioformat, the third album was
more of an ensemble project.Veteran drummer Clive Bunker, formerly
of JethroTull, appeared, as did Ritgen, vocalist Michael Flexig
(have alook below) and guest vocalist Nicky Moore, as well as
anarray of additional various singers and orchestral
musicians.Another feature of the album was the invention of
RothsSky Guitar.The name Electric Sun was retired in 1986, and Uli
Jon Rothcontinued to pursue his classical-inspired rock under
hisown name, as well as focus on other artistic area
78. Uli Jon Roth created his own orchestra with him onthe sky
guitar called the sky orchestra They covered a lot of classical
pieces in a neoclassicalway this began in the early 1980s He also
did some experimental things with the albumtranscendental sky
guitar Metamorphosis of Vivaldis four seasons was one ofhis most
popular sky orchestra albums Sky of Avalon appeared in his newest
albums under adark sky and Prologue to symphonic legends He mainly
used his famous sky guitar the might ywing for these albums
79. The sky guitar was designed by ex scorpions German
guitarist UliJon Roth aka Ulrich Roth he has been playing for over
50 years anddoes a lot of neoclassical and blues rock It might have
been one of the first 7 strings out there It had 34 frets and lots
of octave and pentatonic ability It had a unique body and was a
very versatile instrument he canplay anything with it it had a tone
cross between a violin,mandolin,and guitar and every fret on it was
spaced out byoctaves so that he can reach higher notes easier than
his strat He had 5 of them for different songs His favorite was
known as the Mighty Wing and Dolphin was thevery first one that was
seen he designed it in the early 1980s andstarted the sky orchestra
with his 7 string sky guitar within the last20 years Uli started
having Dean Guitars make models of it for 10to 12,000 Dollars in 6
or 7 string models they call it the Uli Roth Skythere were only 50
of these special guitars to be sold
80. Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960) is an American
guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million
albums. Afterstarting his career as a music transcriptionist for
Frank Zappa, Vai recorded and toured in Zappas band for two years,
from 1980 to1982. The guitarist began a solo career in 1983, has
released eight solo albums and won three Grammy Awards. Vai has
also recordedand toured with Public Image Ltd., Alcatrazz, David
Lee Roth and Whitesnake. Vai has been a regular touring member of
the G3Concert Tour which began in 1996. In 1999 Vai started his own
record label Favored Nations, intending to showcase as hedescribes,
"...artists that have attained the highest performance level on
their chosen instruments Vai mailed Frank Zappa a transcription of
Zappas "The Black Page", an instrumental for drums, along with a
tape of Vais guitarplaying. Zappa was so impressed that in 1979, he
hired him to transcribe a number of his guitar solos, including
some on the JoesGarage album and the Shut Up n Play Yer Guitar
series. These transcriptions were published in 1982 in The Frank
Zappa Guitar Book.After being hired as a transcriber, Vai did
overdubs on many of the guitar parts for Zappas album You Are What
You Is. He became afull-fledged band member, going on his first
tour with Zappa in the autumn of 1980. One of those early shows
with Vai on guitar, recorded in Buffalo, was released in 2007.
While touring with Zappas band, Vaisometimes asked audience members
to bring musical scores and see if he could sight-read them on the
spot. Zappa referred to Vaias his "little Italian virtuoso" and
listed him in the liner notes as performing "stunt guitar" or
"impossible guitar parts". Vai was afeatured artist on the 1993
recording Zappas Universe. In 2006 he returned to Frank Zappa as a
special guest on Dweezil ZappasZappa Plays Zappa tour, alongside
friends from his early years with Zappa. After leaving Zappa in
1982 he moved to California, where he recorded his first album
Flex-Able, in 1983 (released January 1984) andperformed in a couple
of bands. In 1985 he replaced Yngwie Malmsteen as lead guitarist in
Graham Bonnets Alcatrazz, with whomhe recorded the album Disturbing
the Peace. Later in 1985, he joined former Van Halen front man
David Lee Roths group to recordthe albums Eat Em and Smile
(released July 1986) and Skyscraper (released 1988). In 1986, Vai
played with John Lydons Public ImageLtd on their album Album. In
1989, Vai joined Whitesnake, replacing Vivian Campbell. When Adrian
Vandenberg injured his wristshortly before recording was to begin
for the album Slip of the Tongue, Vai played all the guitar parts.
Vai played on the Alice Cooperalbum Hey Stoopid, along with Joe
Satriani on the song "Feed my Frankenstein." Vai continues to tour
regularly, with his own group and with his one-time teacher and
fellow guitar instrumentalist friend Joe Satrianion the G3 series
of tours. Former David Lee Roth and Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan
joined him for a world tour. In 1990, Vai releasedhis critically
acclaimed solo album Passion and Warfare. The song "For the Love of
God" was voted #29 in a readers poll of the 100greatest guitar
solos of all time in Guitar World magazine. In 1994, Vai began
writing and recording with Ozzy Osbourne. One trackfrom these
sessions, "My Little Man", was released on the Ozzmosis album.
Despite Vai penning the track, he does not appear on thealbum, with
his guitar parts replaced by Zakk Wylde. Another track, "Dyin Day",
appeared as an instrumental on Vais Fire Gardenalbum. Vais band
members in the 90s included drummer Mike Mangini, guitarist Mike
Keneally, and bassist Philip Bynoe. In 1994 Vaireceived a Grammy
Award for his performance on the Frank Zappa song Sofa from the
album Zappas Universe.
81. Steven J. "Steve" Morse (born 28 July 1954) is an American
guitarist and composer, best known as the founder of theDixie
Dregs, and the guitar player in Deep Purple since 1994. Morses
career has encompassedrock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and
fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo
career, he enjoyed abrief stint with Kansas in the mid 80s. Morses
father was a minister and his mother a classically trained pianist;
both were also psychologists. The family movedto Tennessee, then
Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Morse spent his childhood. Although
familiar with piano and clarinet, Morseultimately became interested
in guitar after seeing a gentleman finger picking a Dixie melody at
a county fair.[citation needed]Morse worked briefly with his
brother Dave in a band called The Plague until the family moved to
Augusta, Georgia. In thelate 60s, he played in a band called
Threenamed on the day of a local battle of the bands (and finishing
2nd)-- with hisolder brother; and 12 yr. old keyboardist William
Gerald (Jerry) Wooten, a student at the same junior high as, though
1grade earlier than, the 13 yr. old guitarist. Wooten, at Morses
suggestion (after a tryoutwith tentative pointers of thesolo- and
bass-key style on the Doors "Light My Fire", at the home of the
young Morse) added bass keys (as well asmelodic blues scales
learned from Steve) to the bandand was known casually as "Steves
Little Brother", by schoolmatesand denizens of a local psychedelic
youth club, "The Green Onion" wherealong with Legion Halls and
church functionsthe early band performed. Enrolled in the Academy
of Richmond County, he met bassist Andy West and, together,
theyformed the nucleus of the Dixie Grit, adding keyboardist Johnny
Carr, guitarist and vocalist Frank Brittingham with DaveMorse
drumming. However, this effort was short lived, since covering Led
Zeppelin, Cream and the like limited their abilityto get
higher-paying jobs at local dance halls. West and Morse continued
to play as a duet billed as the Dixie Dregs untilMorses expulsion
from school in the 10th grade (for refusing to cut his hair)
enabled his enrolment at the esteemedUniversity of Miami School of
Music. During the 1970s, the University of Miami played host to a
number of futureinfluential musicians, including Bruce Hornsby, Pat
Metheny, Chuck Schuldiner, Jaco Pastorius and others. Andy West
alsoenrolled at the University of Miami and, with Morse, drummer
Bart Yarnall, keyboardist Frank Josephs and violinist AllenSloan,
collaborated in a lab project entitled Rock Ensemble II. Rehearsing
and performing Morses compositions at theUniversity of Miami
brought some attention to his credibility as a composer and player.
The group compiled a recordingused for promotional efforts in 1975.
This recording was eventually released as The Great Spectacular in
1997.
82. Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952[1] 6 February
2011), was a Northern Irish musician, most widely recognised as a
bluessinger and guitarist. In a career dating back to the 1960s,
Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey
during his teens, leading himto memberships with the Irish bands
Skid Row and Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions. Moore shared
the stage with such bluesand rock luminaries as B.B. King, Albert
King, Colosseum II, George Harrison and Greg Lake, as well as
having a successful solocareer. He guested on a number of albums
recorded by high profile musicians, including a cameo appearance
playing the lead guitarsolo on "Shes My Baby" from Traveling
Wilburys Vol. 3. Moore died in his sleep of a heart attack[2] in
his hotel room while on holiday in Estepona, Spain, in February
2011. Moore started performing at a young age, having picked up a
battered acoustic guitar at the age of eight. He got his first
qualityguitar at the age of 14, learning to play the right-handed
instrument in the standard way despite being left-handed. He moved
toDublin in 1968 at the age of 16. His early musical influences
were artists such as Albert King, Elvis Presley, The Shadows and
TheBeatles. Later, having seen Jimi Hendrix and John Mayalls
Bluesbreakers in his home town of Belfast, his own style was
developinginto a blues-rock sound that would be the dominant form
of his career in music. Moores greatest influence in the early days
was guitarist Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac who was a mentor to
Moore whenperforming in Dublin. Greens continued influence on Moore
was later repaid as a tribute to Green on his 1995 album Blues for
Greeny,an album consisting entirely of Green compositions. On this
tribute album, Moore played Greens 1959 Les Paul Standard
guitarwhich Green had lent to Moore after leaving Fleetwood Mac.
Moore ultimately purchased the guitar, at Greens request, so that
"itwould have a good home".[5] Moore performing at the Manchester
Apollo, 1985 While less popular in the US, Moores work "brought
substantial acclaim and commercial success in most other parts of
the world especially in Europe".[6] Throughout his career, Moore
was recognised as an influence by many notable guitarists including
VivianCampbell,[7] Patrick Rondat,[8] John Norum, Paul Gilbert,[9]
Gus G, Slash, Orianthi, Joe Bonamassa, Adrian Smith, Doug Aldrich,
ZakkWylde,[10] Randy Rhoads, John Sykes and Kirk Hammett[11] He
collaborated with a broad range of artists including Phil Lynott,
George Harrison, Trilok Gurtu, Dr. Strangely Strange, ColosseumII,
Travelling Wilburys, Albert Collins, Jimmy Nail, Mo Foster, Ginger
Baker, Jack Bruce, Jim Capaldi, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, VickiBrown,
Cozy Powell, Rod Argent, the Beach Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul
Rodgers, Keith Emerson, Roger Daltrey, Albert King andtogether with
Colosseum II with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the composers Variations
album in 1978. He experimented with manymusical genres, including
rock, jazz, blues, country, electric blues, hard rock and heavy
metal.[12] In 1968, aged 16, Moore moved to Dublin to join the
group Skid Row with Noel Bridgeman and Brendan "Brush" Shiels. It
was withthis group that he earned a reputation in the music
industry, and his association with Phil Lynott began.[3]3][4][
83. Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969.
Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass
guitarist/vocalist PhilLynott met while still in school. Lynott
assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their
recording career of twelve studio albums.Thin Lizzy are best known
for their songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are
Back in Town", all major international hits still playedregularly
on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynotts death
in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the
yearsbased around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though
Sykes left the band in 2009. Lynott, Thin Lizzys de facto leader,
was composer or co-composer of almost all of the bands songs, and
the first black Irishman to achievecommercial success in the field
of hard rock music. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically
acclaimed guitarists throughout theirhistory, with Downey and
Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well
as being multiracial, the band drew their membersnot only from both
sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and
Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflectsa
wide range of influences, including country music, psychedelic
rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified
as hard rock orsometimes heavy metal. Rolling Stone magazine
describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the
braying mid-70s metal pack".[1] Allmusic critic John Dougan has
written that "As the bands creative force, Lynott was a more
insightful and intelligent writer than many of hisilk, preferring
slice-of-life working-class dramas of love and hate influenced by
Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, and virtually all of
theIrish literary tradition."[2] Van Morrison, Jeff Beck and Jimi
Hendrix were major influences during the early days of the band,
and later influencesincluded American artists Little Feat and Bob
Seger. Contents [hide] Thin Lizzy were founded one night in late
December 1969 in Dublin, Ireland, when Belfast guitarist Eric Bell
met up with organist Eric Wrixon in apub and found that they shared
an ambition to form a group. Both musicians had previously played
with Them, fronted by Van Morrison.[3] Thesame night, they went to
see the band Orphanage, which featured vocalist Phil Lynott and
drummer Brian Downey. Bell and Wrixon introducedthemselves after
the gig and suggested the four of them form a band together. Lynott
and Downey were aware of Bells good musicalreputation,[4] and
agreed with the condition that Lynott play bass guitar as well as
sing, and that they perform some of his own compositions. [3] In
July 1970, Thin Lizzy released a single, "The Farmer"/"I Need You",
on EMI with the B-side written by John Dardis, who owned Trend
Studioswhere the single was recorded. The single only sold 283
copies and is now a collectors item. [3] Wrixon left the band
before the singlesrelease, meaning there was a greater share of
income for the three remaining members. [4] He moved to Europe
before returning toBelfast, rejoining his old band, Them.[5] By the
end of the year, Thin Lizzy were signed to Decca Records and they
travelled to London in January1971 to record their debut album,
Thin Lizzy. The album sold moderately well but did not chart in the
UK despite airplay and support frominfluential DJs John Peel and
Kid Jensen.[3] Around March 1971, the band permanently relocated to
London, before the release of the unsuccessful "New Day" EP in
August.[5] Despite poorsales, Decca agreed to finance the bands
second album Shades of a Blue Orphanage, released in March 1972.
Like the previous LP, the songs werefilled with Lynotts personal
anecdotes and references to his life in Dublin and the people he
knew there. Musically the style was Celtic, with littlewarning of
the hard rock direction that the band were to take in the future.
[3] Again, the album did not chart in the UK. In mid-1972, Thin
Lizzy were asked to record an album of Deep Purple covers, which
was released under the title Funky Junction Play a Tribute toDeep
Purple. No mention was made of Thin Lizzy on the record. Vocals and
keyboards were handled by members of another band, Elmer Fudd, anda
few instrumental tracks composed by the band were also included on
the album. [4] The album was released in January 1973. [edit]
"Whiskey in the Jar"
84. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 August 9, 1995)
was an Americanmusician who was best known for his lead guitar
work, singing and songwriting withthe band the Grateful Dead.[1][2]
Though he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed bymany as the
leader or "spokesman" of the group.[1][2][3][4] One of its
founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire
three-decade career (19651995). Garcia also founded and
participated in a variety of sideprojects, including the
Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend MerlSaunders), Jerry
Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acousticduo,
Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia
co-foundedwith John Dawson and David Nelson).[1] He also released
several solo albums, andcontributed to a number of albums by other
artists over the years as a sessionmusician. He was well known by
many for his distinctive guitar playing and wasranked 13th in
Rolling Stones "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover
story.[5] Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his
unstable weight, and in 1986went into a diabetic coma that nearly
cost him his life. Although his overall healthimproved somewhat
after that, he also struggled with heroin and
cocaineaddictions,[3][4] and was staying in a California drug
rehabilitation facility when he diedof a heart attack in August
1995.[
85. Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a
Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record
producer and film scorecomposer. He is best known as the lead
guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire
Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. AfterDire Straits disbanded
in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce six solo albums,
including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia(2000), and
Get Lucky (2009). He has composed and produced film scores for
eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), and The
PrincessBride (1987).[1] In addition to his work with Dire Straits
and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has recorded and
performed with manyprominent musical artists, including Phil
Lynott, Chet Atkins, The Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan,
Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, SonnyLandreth, and Van Morrison. He
has produced albums for such artists as Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and
Randy Newman. Knopfler is one of the most respected fingerstyle
guitarists of the modern rock era, and was ranked 27th on Rolling
Stone magazines list of 100Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[2]
Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums
to date.[3][4] A four-time Grammy Awardwinner, Knopfler is the
recipient of the Edison Award and the Steiger Award, and holds
three honorary doctorate degrees in music fromuniversities in the
United Kingdom. Mark Freuder Knopfler was born on 12 August 1949 in
Glasgow, Scotland, to an English mother and Hungarian Jewish
fatheran architect whoseanti-fascist sympathies forced him to flee
from his native Hungary.[7] The family settled in Knopflers mothers
home town ofBlyth, Northumberland in North East England when he was
7 years old. He and his younger brother David attended Gosforth
Grammar School.Inspired by his uncle Kingsleys harmonica and
boogie-woogie piano playing, he wanted to buy an expensive Fiesta
Red Fender Stratocaster justlike Hank Marvins, but had to settle
for a 50 twin-pick-up Hfner Super Solid.[8] During the 1960s, he
formed and joined schoolboy bands andlistened to singers like Elvis
Presley and guitarists Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, B.B King, Django
Reinhardt, Hank Marvin, and James Burton. At16, he made a local TV
appearance as part of a harmony duo, with his classmate Sue
Hercombe.[8] In 1968, after studying journalism for a year at
Harlow Technical College,[8][9] Knopfler was hired as a junior
reporter in Leeds for the YorkshireEvening Post.[10] Two years
later, he decided to further his studies, and went on to graduate
with a degree in English at the University of Leeds.[11]In April
1970, while living in Leeds, Knopfler recorded a demo disk of an
original song hed written, "Summers Coming My Way". The
recordingincluded Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), Steve Phillips
(second guitar), Dave Johnson (bass), and Paul Granger
(percussion).Johnson, Granger, and vocalist Mick Dewhirst played
with Mark in the band Silverheels. Upon graduation in 1973,
Knopfler moved to London and joined a High Wycombe-based band
called Brewers Droop, appearing on the album TheBooze Brothers. One
night while spending some time with friends, the only guitar
available was an old acoustic with a badly warped neck that hadbeen
strung with extra-light strings to make it playable. Even so, he
found it impossible to play unless he finger-picked it. He said in
a laterinterview, "That was where I found my voice on guitar."
After a brief stint with Brewers Droop, Knopfler took a job as a
lecturer at LoughtonCollege in Essexa position he held for three
years. Throughout this time, he continued performing with local pub
bands, including the CafRacers.[12] He also formed a duo with
long-time associate bluesman Steve Phillips called The Duolian
String Pickers. By the mid-1970s, Knopfler devoted much of his
musical energies to his group, the Caf Racers. His brother David
moved to London, where heshared a flat with John Illsleya guitarist
who changed over to bass guitar. In April 1977, Mark gave up his
flat in Buckhurst Hill and moved in withDavid and John. The three
began playing music together, and soon Mark invited John to join
the Caf Racers. [13] [5][6]
86. Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage
name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and
singer-songwriter. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on
its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.[1] According
to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticatedstyle of
soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that
would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that
followed."[2] King wasinducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 1987 King was born in a small cabin on a cotton plantation
outside of Berclair, Mississippi, to Albert King and Nora Ella Farr
on September 16, 1925. In 1930, when King was four years old, his
father abandoned the family, and his mother married another man.
Because Nora Ella was too poor toraise her son, King was raised by
his maternal grandmother Elnora Farr in Kilmichael, Mississippi.[3]
Over the years, King has developed one of theworlds most
identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson,
T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and
complexvocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of
which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists
vocabulary. Hiseconomy and phrasing has been a model for thousands
of players, from Eric Clapton and George Harrison to Jeff Beck.
King has mixed traditionalblues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and
jump into a unique sound. In Kings words, "When I sing, I play in
my mind; the minute I stop singing orally,I start to sing by
playing Lucille." King grew up singing in the gospel choir at
Elkhorn Baptist Church in Kilmichael. At age 12, he purchased his
firstguitar for $15.00[3] although another reference indicates he
was given his first guitar by his cousin, Bukka White. In 1943,
King left Kilmichael towork as a tractor driver and play guitar
with the Famous St. Johns Quartet of Inverness, Mississippi,
performing at area churches and on WGRM inGreenwood,
Mississippi.[4][5] In 1946, King followed his cousin Bukka White to
Memphis, Tennessee. White took him in for the next ten months.[3]
However, King shortlyreturned to Mississippi, where he decided to
prepare himself better for the next visit, and returned to West
Memphis, Arkansas, two years later in1948. He performed on Sonny
Boy Williamsons radio program on KWEM in West Memphis, Arkansas
where he began to develop a local audiencefor his sound. Kings
appearances led to steady engagements at the Sixteenth Avenue Grill
in West Memphis and later to a ten-minute spot on thelegendary
Memphis radio station WDIA. Kings Spot, became so popular, it was
expanded and became the Sepia Swing Club. Initially he worked at
the local R&B radio station WDIA as a singer and disc jockey,
where he gained the nickname Beale Street Blues Boy, latershortened
to Blues Boy and finally to B.B.[6][7] It was there that he first
met T-Bone Walker. "Once Id heard him for the first time, I knew Id
have tohave [an electric guitar] myself. Had to have one, short of
stealing!", he said.[8 In 1949, King began recording songs under
contract with Los Angeles-based RPM Records. Many of Kings early
recordings were produced by Sam Phillips, who later founded
SunRecords. Before his RPM contract, King had debuted on Bullet
Records by issuing the single "Miss Martha King" (1949), which did
not chart well. "My very first recordings [in 1949]were for a
company out of Nashville called Bullet, the Bullet Record
Transcription company," King recalls. "I had horns that very first
session. I had Phineas Newborn on piano; hisfather played drums,
and his brother, Calvin, played guitar with me. I had Tuff Green on
bass, Ben Branch on tenor sax, his brother, Thomas Branch, on
trumpet, and a lady tromboneplayer. The Newborn family were the
house band at the famous Plantation Inn in West Memphis." [9]
Performing with his famous guitar, Lucille King assembled his own
band; the B.B. King Review, under the leadership of Millard Lee.
The band initially consisted of Calvin Owens and Kenneth Sands
(trumpet), Lawrence Burdin(alto saxophone), George Coleman (tenor
saxophone),[10] Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone), Millard Lee
(piano), George Joyner (bass) and Earl Forest and Ted Curry
(drums). OnzieHorne was a trained musician elicited as an arranger
to assist King with his compositions. By his own admission, he
cannot play chords well[11] and always relies on improvisation.
Thiswas followed by tours across the USA with performances in major
theaters in cities such as Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles,
Detroit and St. Louis, as well as numerous gigs insmall clubs and
juke joints of the southern US states. In the winter of 1949, King
played at a dance hall in Twist, Arkansas. In order to heat the
hall, a barrel half-filled with kerosene was lit, a fairly common
practice at the time. During aperformance, two men began to fight,
knocking over the burning barrel and sending burning fuel across
the floor. The hall burst into flames, which triggered an
evacuation. Onceoutside, King realized that he had left his guitar
inside the burning building. He entered the blaze to retrieve his
beloved guitar, a Gibson semi-hollow electric. Two people died in
thefire. The next day, King learned that the two men were fighting
over a woman named Lucille. King named that first guitar Lucille,
as well as every one he owned since that near-fatalexperience, as a
reminder never again to do something as stupid as run into a
burning building or fight over women.
87. Richard Williams (born February 1, 1950) is the guitarist
for the rockband Kansas, and has been with them since their 1974
self-titled debutalbum. Williams lost his right eye in a childhood
fireworks accident. Hewore a prosthetic eye for many years, but now
wears an eye patchinstead. In the beginning, Williams shared guitar
duties with keyboardist/guitaristKerry Livgren. In the late 1980s,
he shared the stage with guitar virtuosoSteve Morse instead. Years
later, after some personnel changes inKansas, Williams found
himself as the only guitar player. While Livgrenssound could be
described as virtuosic and bright, Williams style was wellbalanced
with his melodic and mellow sound. Williams and Phil Ehart arethe
only two members of Kansas who have never left the band, and
havebeen present for all Kansas albums to date. Among the songs he
co-wrote with the band are "Can I Tell You", "NoRoom for a
Stranger", and the hit "Play the Game Tonight".
88. The Ibanez Jem was played by Steve Vai Steve Vai
experimented with guitars for years His Favorite was his 7 string
Jem He had them in many colors including boraxswirl He even named
his guitars He has a bunch of them The parts and sustain on the Jem
gave himlots of Tonality in His Playing and they arefamous for the
cutaway
89. The fender strat is another very famousguitar it is played
by millions of musiciansworldwide Eric Johnson was one of the
coolest artists toplay stratocasters for his lifetime He plays a
unique style of music with hisstrats Since the late 1950s strats
have been one ofthe number one solid body electric guitars They
were designed by Leo Fender
90. Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender (August 10, 1909 March 21,
1991) was an American inventor who founded FenderElectric
Instrument Manufacturing Company, or "Fender" for short. He left
the company in the late 1960s, and laterfounded two other musical
instrument companies, MusicMan and G&L Musical Instruments. The
guitars, bass guitars, and amplifiers he designed from the 1940s on
are still relevant: the Fender Telecaster (1949) wasthe first
mass-produced electric guitar; the Fender Stratocaster (1954) is
among the worlds most iconic electric guitars;the Fender Precision
Bass (1951) set the standard for electric bass guitars; and the
Fender Bassman amplifier, popularenough in its own right, became
the basis for later amplifiers (notably by Marshall and Mesa
Boogie) that dominated rockand roll music. Clarence Leonidas Fender
("Leo") was born on August 10, 1909, to Clarence Monte Fender and
Harriet ElviraWood, owners of a successful orange grove located
between Anaheim and Fullerton, California. From an early age,
Fender showed an interest in tinkering with electronics. When he
was 13 years old, hisuncle, who ran an automotive-electric shop,
sent him a box filled with discarded car radio parts, and a
battery.The following year, Leo visited his uncles shop in Santa
Maria, California, and was fascinated by a radio his unclehad built
from spare parts and placed on display in the front of the shop.
Leo later claimed that the loud musiccoming from the speaker of
that radio made a lasting impression on him. Soon thereafter, Leo
began repairingradios in a small shop in his parents home. In the
spring of 1928, Fender graduated from Fullerton Union High School,
and entered Fullerton Junior Collegethat fall, as an accounting
major. While he was studying to be an accountant, he continued to
teach himselfelectronics, and tinker with radios and other
electrical items but never took any kind of electronics course.
After college, Fender took a job as a deliveryman for Consolidated
Ice and Cold Storage Company inAnaheim, where he later was made the
bookkeeper. It was around this time that a local band leader
approachedLeo, asking him if he could build a public address system
for use by the band at dances in Hollywood. Fender wascontracted to
build six of these PA systems. In 1933, Fender met Esther Klosky,
and they were married in 1934. About that time, he took a job as
anaccountant for the California Highway Department in San Luis
Obispo. In a depression government change-up, his job was
eliminated, and he then took a job in the accounting department of
a tire company. After workingthere six months, Leo lost his job
along with the other accountants in the company.
91. Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an Americanmusician,
songwriter, and vocalist from Austin, Texas. Best knownfor his
electric guitar skills, Johnson is also a highly
proficientacoustic, lap steel, resonator, and bass guitarist as
well as anaccomplished pianist and vocalist. Johnson has mastered a
wide array of musical genres evidencedby the many different styles
incorporated in both his studio andlive performances includingrock,
blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, New Age, classical, and countryand
western.[1] Guitar Player magazine has called Johnson "one of the
mostrespected guitarists on the planet".[2] Johnsons stylistic
diversityand technical proficiency with the guitar have been
praised by BillHicks.[3] His 1990 platinum-selling, full-length
album, Ah ViaMusicom, produced the single, "Cliffs Of Dover", for
which Johnsonwon the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Rock
InstrumentalPerformance.[4
92. Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (English pronunciation: / ve
mlmstin / ING-vay MAHLM-steen, born June 30, 1963) is a
Swedishguitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader.
Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing style in
heavymetal. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that, "Yngwie Malmsteen
is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist
toemerge during the 80s."[1] Yngwie malmsteen was born Lars Yngwie
Lannerback in Stockholm,Sweden Ritchie Blackmore and Uli Jon Roth
were huge influences to him He started guitar when he was 10 years
old He has been playing for over 50 years He plays fender
stratocasters his favorite one is called the duck because it is a
blonde1972 strat that has donald duck stickers on the back. It is a
normal single coil with seymour duncan pickups Malmsteen has stated
that he prefers Stratocasters from the period of 1968-1972;
heclaims that the bigger headstock on these generates more sustain.
Malmsteencustomizes his guitars by fitting a brass nut, removing
the middle string tree andscalloping the fretboard. Malmsteen
previously disconnected the tone controls on hisguitars but has
said that he no longer does this. Malmsteen has previously
usedDiMarzio pickups - most notably the HS3 and the HS4 (Formerly
known as the YJM).Malmsteen would use an HS3 in the bridge and the
HS4 in the middle and neckpositions. He now uses his signature
Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups which havebeen out for the past
couple of years or so. In his earlier recordings, Malmsteen usedan
HS3 in the neck and bridge positions and a disconnected stock
fender in themiddle. Malmsteen had also use a Fender Telecaster in
a tour when in England, 1997.
93. Blackmore was born at Allandale Nursing Home,
Weston-super-Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14Mare,
Somerset, South WestApril 1945) is a British guitarist and England,
but moved to Heston, Middlesex (now Greatersongwriter, who is known
as one of the first London) at the age of two.guitarists to fuse
classical music elements with Although the surname Blackmore is
thought to be of Englishblues rock.[1] He began his professional
careerorigin, his father was of Welshas a studio session musician
and was ancestry and his mother of English.[2] He was 11 when he
gotsubsequently a member of Deep Purple, afterhis first guitar. His
father bought itwhich Blackmore established a successful for him on
certain conditions, including learning howcareer fronting his own
band Rainbow, andto play properly, so he tooklater progressed to
the traditional folk rockclassical guitar lessons for a year.[3]
While at school he did well atproject Blackmores Night. sports
including the javelin. Blackmore left school at age 15 and started
work as an apprentice radio mechanic at nearby Heathrow Airport. He
was given guitar lessons by Big Jim Sullivan.
94. Matthias Jabs (born October 25, 1955) is a German guitarist
and songwriter. He is one of the guitar players for the heavy metal
bandScorpions Before joining the Scorpions, Jabs played for the
bands Lady, Fargo and Deadlock. Jabs was hired to join the
Scorpions upon thedeparture of guitarist Ulrich Roth in August
1978. Jabs was discovered by Francis Buchholz, who helped him learn
mathematics.[1]However Michael Schenker, younger brother of
Scorpions rhythm guitarist/songwriter Rudolf Schenker had made the
decision toleave his own band UFO, and expressed interest at
re-joining the Scorpions as lead guitarist. Michael Schenker had
already been amember of the Scorpions and left the band after the
recording of their first album Lonesome Crow in 1972. As a result,
Jabs wasdismissed very shortly after joining the band. However,
Michael Schenker proved to be very unreliable during this time
period and would frequently be absent from the bands liveshows.
This caused the Scorpions to contact Jabs at the last minute to
fill in for Michael. After too many absences, Michael Schenkerleft
and Jabs was permanently reinstated as lead guitarist for the
Scorpions, which he has been ever since. This is why the
Scorpions1979 album Lovedrive featured guitar tracks recorded by
both Jabs and Michael Schenker. Jabs playing style was a large part
ofLovedrives fresher, newer, heavier sound. This "Van
Halen-like"[2] sound would become the bands signature as it would
propel theminto superstardom in the 1980s. In the year 2000, he was
awarded the city of Hanover plaque. During the 1980s, he had a
1963-64 black Fender Stratocaster, called his "trouble guitar". It
had had a Floyd Rose floating bridge anda Bill Lawrence L90 pickup.
The guitar was featured on many tracks that needed a tremolo,
including "Blackout". A copy of this guitar(with a black Gibson
humbucker) is seen on the Make a Difference Foundation video filmed
in Russia. This event had other guestsincluding Ozzy Osbourne and
Gorky Park. Jabs favours Gibson Explorer guitars, he even designed
a model for them, called the Explorer 90 (due to the body being 90%
the sizeof a regular Explorer) in the late 1980s. He also has a
signature Fender Stratocaster dubbed the "Jabocaster". Nowadays,
Jabs and therest of the Scorpions play the German-made Dommenget
brand of guitars. All of the bands signature models made by them.
Hismost recent signature guitar is his "Mastercaster" which was
used mostly on stage and on their Humanity - Hour 1 album. Jabs is
alsonotable for using a Talk box on some songs (such as "The Zoo"
on Animal Magnetism, "To Be No. 1" on Eye II Eye, "Money and
Fame"(Crazy World), "Can You Feel It" (Unbreakable), and "Media
Overkill" (Savage Amusement) ). Jabs replaces the Marshall
amplification logo on his amplifier cabinets with his own name, in
the same font style as the Marshall logo.Besides Marshall, Matthias
also uses Wizard cabinets, Hiwatt, Engl, Fender Prosonic and
Soldano amplifiers and cabinets, Kitty Hawkpreamps, Dunlop picks,
and Seymour Duncan JB pickups. Back in the 1980s, he used marshall
JCM 800 2210 amplifiers which youcan see on the World Wide Live
DVD. Jabs also currently uses Ovation 6 and 12 string acoustic
guitars, Daddario strings (which aretuned to E-flat and D), and
talk boxes from Heil. In 2010, Cort Guitars collaborated with
Matthias to develop his own signature line ofelectric guitars
called the Garage 1 and Garage 2.
95. David Jon Gilmour,[1] CBE, D.M. (born 6 March 1946) is an
Englishrock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as
theguitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in
theprogressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is estimated that as
of2011, the group has sold over 230 million albumsworldwide,
including 74.5 million units sold in the United States.[2] In
addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as
aproducer for a variety of artists, and has enjoyed a
successfulcareer as a solo artist. Gilmour has been actively
involved withmany charities over the course of his caree