Black Music History Month: Top 10 Black Guitarists?

Not sure if you're aware of this, but US President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2011 'Black Music History Month', and even mentioned rock in the official proclamation: "The artistic depth of soul, rock and roll, and hip-hop not only bring together people across our Nation, but also energize and shape the creativity of artists around the world", it reads. In honor of this, popular/mainstream Black news website thegrio.com published a list of their 'Top 10 Black Guitarists': Lenny Kravitz, Tom Morrello (Rage Against The Machine), Dr. Know (Bad Brains), Buddy Guy, Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), B.B. King, Slash (Guns N' Roses), Chuck Berry, Prince and number 1: Jimi Hendrix. Sooo... What do you all think? Who's on YOUR list? Let us know in the comments.

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Comment by Dwayne on June 9, 2011 at 12:48pm: there is only one number 1 , the rest follows like this ...

jimi hendrix

t. bone walker

elmore james

vernon reid

eddie hazel

lenny kravitz

buddy guy

freddie king / albert king / b.b. king

prince [yes ]

muddy waters

bootsy collins / johnny "guitar" watson / larry gram /

{ i could go on for days]

Comment by t3amBrian on June 9, 2011 at 10:06am: /sign-in
Hendrix
/logout

Comment by AngryClown24 on June 9, 2011 at 6:40am: Slash is black? Reeeeally!?!

Comment by Jeremy Shatan on June 9, 2011 at 6:22am: This is not in any order - except for Hendrix. He's always #1.

Hendrix

Albert King

Hubert Sumlin

Eddie Hazel

Gary Shider

Chuck Berry

Pete Cosey

Grant Green

Robert Johnson

Sister Rosetta Tharp

Comment by luis on June 9, 2011 at 3:15am: Prince?? give me a break.... And where is Vernon Reid???

Comment by Newsoul on June 8, 2011 at 11:02pm: Well let me have a go at it my top 10 'Black Guitarists

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Sonny Sharrock

3. Jesse Johnson

4. Eddie Hazel

5. Tony Maiden ( Rufus)

6. Prince

7. Ernie Isley

8. Chuck Berry (created the Rock-n- Roll songbook )

9. Dr. Know

10. Vernon Reid

honorable mention

1. Jimmy Nolen (created the Funk Riff as we know it)

2. Drac ( Slave)

3. Freddie Stone

4. Dez Dickerson

5. Gary Shider, Mike Hampton, Black Byrd Mc Knight

6.Eddie Martinez

7. John -Paul Bourelly

8. Buddy Guy

9. Tony Maclapine

10. Victor Johnson ( Bus Boys, Total Eclipse)

11. Spacey T ( Sound Barrier, Fishbone)

12. Kendall Jones ( Fishbone)

hope that was enough

Comment by AfroCuban on June 8, 2011 at 9:21pm: I don't know crap about Slash being Black. For some reason I thought he was part pilipino.

Comment by AfroCuban on June 8, 2011 at 9:21pm: @Mosley, no, June is Black MUSIC history month, not Black History month. The President snuck in a second Black History month, so now there are TWO. Heh heh.