Black Guitarists besides Jimi Hendrix!

[NoirDynosaur]

This list is a compilation of black guitarists/bassists besides Jimi Hendrix who contributed heavily to popular music!!!

Wes Montgomery (Jazz - the inventor of Octaves!)


Nile Rodgers et Bassist Bernard Edwards (Chic) (The architects of Disco Funk)


James Jamerson (Bassist who created the Motown sound!)


Tony Maiden (Rufus w/ Chaka Khan)


Jimmy Nolan (James Brown - inventor of Chicken Scratch sound - most sampled guitarist in Hip Hop!)


George Benson (Jazz)


Bo Diddley (Rock and Roll)


BB King (Blues)


Albert King (Blues)


John Lee Hooker (Blues)


Prince Rogers Nelson (Pop/Funk)


Chuck Berry (Rock and Roll)


Eddie Hazel (Funk - Parliament)


Sister Rosetta Tharpe (The godmother of Rock and Roll)


Elizabeth Cotten (inventor of cotten picking)


Charlie Christian (Jazz)


Muddy Waters (Blues)


Robert Johnson (Blues)

 

[Reptile]

Colin Wolfe.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Grant green


Spanky alford/Raphael saadiq


Tom morello

 

[Warren Peace]

TI son

 

[Sbp]

Ernie Isley

Slash

Tom Morello

Lenny Kravitz

Miguel

Rick James(Bass)

Vernon Reid

 

[BaggerofTea]

 

[Sleepy Floyd]

Kingfish Ingram



Victor Wooten



Abraham Laboriel

 

[cheek100]

Prince should be top 3 easy

 

[Warren Peace]

but on some real shyt






Not sure if bassists count, but Phil Lynott, founder of Thin Lizzy

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Junie "da gawd" morrison

 

[Travellin' Man]

Roosevelt Booba Barnes

 

[Samori Toure]

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Harold beane


Shuggie otis


Willie hutch


Dr. Know


Roger troutman

 

[Samori Toure]

John "Pop" Clark



Ernie Isley

 

[Sbp]

Forgot Tito Jackson damn.