Dino Ladki
6 min readOct 26, 2023

Rolling Stone’s 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, 2023 — Easy-To-Read Text List:

250 — Andy Summers (The Police)
249 — Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes)
248 — Robbie Kreiger (The Doors)
247 — Ricky Wilson (The B-52s)
246 — Paul Simon
245 — Leslie West (Mountain)
244 — Edilio Paredes
243 — Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner (The National)
242 — Lindsey Jordan (Snail Mail)
241 — Keith Urban
240 — Erin Smith (Bratmobile)
239 — Duane Eddy
238 — Doug Gillard
237 — Jennifer Batten
236 — Greg Sage (The Wipers)
235 — Laura Marling
234 — John McGeoch
233 — H.E.R.
232 — David Williams
231 — Etta Baker
230 — Gustavo Cerati (Soda Stereo)
229 — Barbara Lynn
228 — Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
227 — Glenn Branca
226 — El Kempner (Palehound)
225 — Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith and Wayne Kramer (MC5)
224 — Marv Tarplin (Smokey Robinson)
223 — Joseph Spence (from The Bahamas)
222 — Molly Tuttle
221 — James Blood Ulmer
220 — Courtney Barnett
219 — Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
218 — Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
217 — Thomas McClary (The Commodores)
216 — Steve Hackett (Genesis)
215 — Kurt Vile
214 — Keiji Haino
213 — Lucy Dacus
212 — José Feliciano
211 — Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
210 — Kaki King
209 — Gary Clark Jr.
208 — Amadou Bagayoko
207 — Justin Broadrick (Godflesh)
206 — Hugh McCracken (Steely Dan)
205 — Eric Johnson
204 — Lynn Taitt
203 — Grant Green
202 — Vince Gill
201 — Garry ‘Diaper Man’ Shider (Parliament)
200 — Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram
199 — Bombino (from Niger)
198 — Jerry Reed
197 — Nuno Bettencourt
196 — James Taylor
195 — Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
194 — Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)
193 — David Lindley
192 — Lita Ford
191 — Chalmers Edward ‘Spanky’ Alford
190 — Lightnin’ Hopkins
189 — Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains)
188 — Marnie Stern
187 — Marc Ribot
186 — Steve Lukather
185 — Peggy Jones
184 — Eldon Shamblin (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys)
183 — Roy Buchanan
182 — Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith (Bob Marley)
181 — Larissa Strickland (Laughing Hyenas)
180 — Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
179 — Ernest Ranglin
178 — Skip James
177 — Rodrigo y Gabriela
176 — Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz)
175 — Rory Gallagher
174 — Marty Stuart
173 — Paul McCartney
172 — Chrissie Hynde
171 — D. Boon (The Minutemen)
170 — Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music)
169 — Jessie Mae Hemphill
168 — John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
167 — James Williamson (Iggy & The Stooges)
166 — Johnny Winter
165 — Rokia Traoré (from Mali)
164 — Dave Davies (The Kinks)
163 — Wah Wah Watson
162 — Rosinha de Valença (from Brazil)
161 — Tim Henson (Polyphia)
160 — Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
159 — John Lennon
158 — Johnny Thunders
157 — Pat Metheny
156 — Carl Perkins
155 — Yvette Young (Covet)
154 — Bill Frisell
153 — Otis Rush
152 — Ani DiFranco
151 — Pete Cosey (Miles Davis)
150 — Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females, Noun)
149 — Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
148 — Ike Turner
147 — Memphis Minnie
146 — Mike Bloomfield
145 — Dickey Betts
144 — Odetta
143 — Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo)
142 — João Gilberto
141 — Fredrik Thordendal (Meshugga)
140 — Stephen Stills
139 — Susan Tedeschi
138 — Teenie Hodges (Al Green)
137 — Liz Phair
136 — Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
135 — Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
134 — Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü)
133 — Robert Cray
132 — Nils Lofgren
131 — Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
130 — Joe Walsh
129 — Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper)
128 — Bob Stinson (The Replacements)
127 — Steve Vai
126 — Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
125 — Viv Albertine (The Slits)
124 — Mike McCready and Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
123 — Steve Howe (Yes, Asia)
122 — King Sunny Ade
121 — Dick Dale
120 — Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule)
119 — Donita Sparks (L7)
118 — Adrian Belew
117 — Albert Collins
116 — Ana da Silva
115 — Nels Cline
114 — Robert Quine
113 — Allen Collins and Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
112 — Rowland S. Howard
111 — Kelley Johnson (Girlschool)
110 — Lindsey Buckingham
109 — Mick Ronson (David Bowie)
108 — Merle Travis
107 — Clarence White (The Byrds)
106 — Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
105 — Slash
104 — Ali Farka Touré (from Mali)
103 — Nancy Wilson (Heart)
102 — Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
101 — John Fogerty
100 — Kerry King (Slayer)
99 — Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
98 — Link Wray
97 — Stephen Malkmus (Pavement)
96 — Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
95 — Mary Timony (Helium)
94 — Joe Satriani
93 — Leo Nocentelli (The Meters)
92 — Wata (Boris)
91 — Cat Coore (Third World)
90 — Mdou Moctar (from Niger)
89 — Lou Reed
88 — Kurt Cobain
87 — Poison Ivy (The Cramps)
86 — Sonny Sharrock
85 — Larry Carlton
84 — Muddy Waters
83 — Adrian Smith and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
82 — Wes Montgomery
81 — Bert Jansch
80 — Derek Trucks (Tedeshi-Trucks Band/Allman Brothers)
79 — Ernie Isley (Isley Brothers)
78 — Charlie Christian
77 — Willie Nelson
76 — Joan Jett
75 — Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/Rainbow)
74 — J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
73 — Hubert Sumlin (Howlin’ Wolf)
72 — John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
71 — Franco Luambo
70 — Django Reinhardt
69 — Robbie Robertson
68 — Les Paul
67 — Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
66 — Ry Cooder
65 — T-Bone Walker
64 — Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney)
63 — Richard Thompson
62 — Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
61 — John Mayer
60 — Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley)
59 — Robert Fripp
58 — Alex Lifeson (Rush)
57 — Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
56 — Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
55 — Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones)
54 — Bonnie Raitt
53 — Trey Anastasio (Phish)
52 — John Lee Hooker
51 — Tom Verlaine (Television/solo)
50 — Elmore James
49 — PJ Harvey
48 — Curtis Mayfield
47 — The Edge
46 — Frank Zappa
45 — Steve Cropper
44 — Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
43 — Jonny Greenwood and Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
42 — Vernon Reid (Living Color)
41 — Bo Diddley
40 — John Fahey
39 — Chet Atkins
38 — Angus Young and Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
37 — Pete Townshend
36 — Elizabeth Cotten
35 — Eric Clapton
34 — Jerry Garcia
33 — Brian May
32 — Jack White
31 — George Harrison
30 — Neil Young
29 — Eddie Hazel (Parliament)
28 — David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
27 — Buddy Guy
26 — St. Vincent
25 — John Frusciante
24 — James Burton
23 — James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
22 — Albert King
21 — Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne/Quiet Riot)
20 — Stevie Ray Vaughan
19 — Freddy King
18 — Tom Morello
17 — Mother Maybelle Carter
16 — Robert Johnson
15 — Keith Richards
14 — Prince
13 — Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
12 — Jimmy Nolen (James Brown)
11 — Carlos Santana
10 — Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)
9 — Joni Mitchell
8 — B.B. King
7 — Nile Rodgers
6 — Sister Rosetta Tharpe
5 — Jeff Beck
4 — Eddie Van Halen
3 — Jimmy Page
2 — Chuck Berry
1 — Jimi Hendrix

They seemed to have forgotten: Brian Setzer, Peter Frampton, Yngwie Malmsteen, Buckethead, Jeff Buckley, Jeff Healey, Zakk Wylde and George Benson.

Dino Ladki
Dino Ladki

Written by Dino Ladki

Acting Coach, Self-Taping Expert, Former Casting Director

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