Legendary Guitarists I Quiz

Ok this is the one you've been waiting for. Here is a selection of some of the greatest guitarists ever (note : no Status Quo and definitely no Punk Rock bands, these guys can actually play their instuments !) 1pt for identifying the legend, and bonus points for naming group(s) they are associated with.

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.......and no pic, but identify these for 1pt each from the following clues:

17. A founder of rockabilly music, this artiste wrote Blue Suede Shoes and made it into a million seller. However he was involved in a near-fatal car crash and Elvis Presley also had success with a cover version of Blue Suede Shoes as a follow up to his first hit, "Heartbreak Hotel". Ironically, Elvis only managed to take his version to #20 on the Best Sellers chart.

18. The lead guitarist of British rock group Uriah Heep. He is the only member from the band's founding in 1969 that is still active with the group. He now plays a Gibson Les Paul.

19. The guitarist with Booker T and the MGs, he co-wrote "Knock On Wood" with Eddie Floyd, "In the Midnight Hour" with Wilson Pickett, and "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of the Bay" with Otis Redding.

20. Born in Hull, his last, high profile, live performance was his famed appearance at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. Poignantly, he played on "All The Young Dudes" with David Bowie and Ian Hunter, and "Heroes" and "The Lords Prayer" with Bowie. Died of liver failure on April 29, 1993 at the age of 46.

Finally, 21 - a bonus question for one point. The estranged wife of which of the pictured virtuosos lived in the flat next door to tommo's (in Crawley) in the early 1970's ?

Good luck !

[Sparky]

Might as well have a stab at some of these....but just can't put names to some yet...

2. Chuck Berry
7. Pete Townshend (The Who)
8. George Harrison (The Beatles)
12. Eric Clapton (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Cream)
14. Jimi Hendrix (The JH Experience)
16. Ronnie Wood (??? ,The Rolling Stones)
17. Carl Perkins

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a couple more tries

3. Jimmy Page
4. Carlos Santana

[jel]

1. looks like angus young of ac/dc

Jel, artist and group correct, 2pts.

Sparky, you were 100% okay until the edit. Are you mixing this with the other quiz (part 2) ? 14 pts to you, but 3 and 4 wrong.

Leaderboard:

1. Sparky 14pts
2. Jel 2pts

[CraigC]

13 = the great Frank Zappa, The Mothers on Invention. (saw him live in about 1990ish during his Beer & Titties tour - his band did a fantastic live version of Stairway to Heaven).

20 = Mick Ronson

3 good points there, Craig. And 1pt bonus for details of a Zappa live performance. Frank Zappa is a very important part of Rock history, and has been very prolific in his material. Yet it's a big gap in my own knowledge, and I'm sure I'd like his type of stuff. Any recommendations of an album I could start off with - or maybe there's a good compilation one ?

Leaderboard :
1. Sparky 14pts
2. CraigC 4pts
3. Jel 2pts

[petem]

11 Eddie Cochrane


Update
3 is it Jeff Beck ?
5 Is it a very young Bruce Springsteen ?
9 Ray Davies-The Kinks

8 George Harrison was also in the Travelling Wilburys
16 Ron Wood was also in the Faces

petem said:

11 Eddie Cochrane

Well spotted for 1pt.

Leaderboard :
1. Sparky 14pts
2. CraigC 4pts
3. Jel 2pts
4. Petem 1pt

[CraigC]

tommo said:

3 good points there, Craig. And 1pt bonus for details of a Zappa live performance. Frank Zappa is a very important part of Rock history, and has been very prolific in his material. Yet it's a big gap in my own knowledge, and I'm sure I'd like his type of stuff. Any recommendations of an album I could start off with - or maybe there's a good compilation one ?

There is a compilation album, always a good place to start. There are a number of live albums titled "You Can't do That on Stage", vols 2 & 3 are generally regarded as the best.
Joes Garage is a great studio album, plenty of good humour and music.
For classic early M of I, Hot Rats or Freak Out maybe.

[petem]

Any points from my updated answers tommo ?

petem said:

Update
3 is it Jeff Beck ?
5 Is it a very young Bruce Springsteen ?
9 Ray Davies-The Kinks

8 George Harrison was also in the Travelling Wilburys
16 Ron Wood was also in the Faces

Sorry Pete, but this is a good example when not to go back and edit, as you had to prompt me to look back. The only time to update a previously-submitted answer is while yours is still the most recent entry on there !

Anyway, 1pt for Jeff Beck, 1.5 for Ray Davies of the Kinks despite it being incorrect ! 1pt for Travelling Wilburys and 1pt for the Faces. so 4.5 to be added to your tally. Number 5) definitely not the self-styled The Boss - he can't play the guitar for starters. ;)

Leaderboard:
1. Sparky 14pts
2. Petem 5.5pts
3. CraigC 4pts
4. Jel 2pts

Still to get: 4),5),6),9),10),15),18),19) and 21)

No movement on this for three weeks, so that's enough reason to close. Here's what you didn't get:

4) Keith Richards (Rolling Stones); 5) Peter Frampton (The Herd and Humble Pie); 6) Ry Cooder; 9) was actually Dave Davies; 10) Bo Diddley; 15) Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac); 18) Mick Box; 19) Steve Cropper; 21) Jeff Beck's missus Mary lived next-door to tommo in Springfield Road, Crawley.

Quiz finished:
1. Sparky 14pts
2. Petem 5.5pts
3. CraigC 4pts
4. Jel 2pts

[Colemanator]

Damn i've only just spotted this quiz, i knew them all as well ::)

Ok Ian, I was about to close Legendary Guitarists II round about now, but I'll hold it open a little longer for you.
As an incentive I'll do a points double up on the answer to No.30) by way of a "margo bonus" as he's from her favourite band.