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 ncho on June 8, 2011 at 8:36pm: the only names i'd add to @redwayne list is Meshell Ndegeocello and Booty Collins.....no one said we couldn't include bass players, right?

Comment by Carl Nichols on June 8, 2011 at 8:16pm: lenny kravitz and slash? i disagree. where are charlie christian, tony macalpine, robert johnson... so many better and more important guitarists. nonsense

Comment by ABZyrd on June 8, 2011 at 7:52pm: Wow Redwayne you hit all the branches on the "dope as hell" tree. Need to find a way to get Kendall Jones in there somewhere.