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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)
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)