Rock of Ages (45 to 70)
‘YESTERDAY we brought you news of the latest list of the best TV programmes of all time.
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Today, the Independent brings us the best guitarists in history, courtesy of a well-known American rock journal.
Bet you cant guess them. At number ten, its Manuel Manirez, a sixteenth century minstrel from Valencia. At nine, its Tony Blair, the front man of Oxfords legendary Ugly Rumours
Oh, well, we can dream.
In fact, the list is entirely drawn from the 20th century blues-rock tradition, and will be familiar to readers of Q, Mojo, Uncut, Classic Rock,Rock Gold, Senior Rock Musician, Mature Music Fan, Guitar Weekly, Noodlers Digest, Machine Head Monthly, Rock Bore, Blues Bore, RhythmnSnooze, and other like-minded titles, too numerous to list here.
And, to put you out of your suspense, the winner is
Well, youll just have to buy this months Rolling Stone. (Clue: its NOT Eric Clapton!)’
Posted: 28th, August 2003 | In: Broadsheets Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
