Wha are/were the Greatest Slide Guitar Players: Duane Allman, Robert Johnson, Son House, Ry Cooder, ...?

[AdamCalifornia]

Who do you think are/were the greatest slide guitar players?

Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band

 

[Csericks]

Others to include in a blues/rock vein:
Earl Hooker, J.B. Hutto, Hound Dog Taylor, Lil' Ed, Sonny Landreth & Johnny Winter.

 

[jsaliga]

Lowell George was a pretty good slide player too...as was John Fahey (on acoustic guitar).

--Jerome

 

[Uncle Erik]

Junior Brown isn't half bad, either.

 

[jsaliga]

...and let's not forget Elmore James.

--Jerome

 

[Bryan T]

Sonny Landreth and Derek Trucks come to mind for currently active slide players.

Bryan

 

[R_burke]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan T /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sonny Landreth and Derek Trucks come to mind for currently active slide players. Bryan

I second the emotion and nominate Bonnie Raitt as another great slide guitarist

 

[SR-71Panorama]

Jerry Douglass.

 

[Ingo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif Jerry Douglass.

Yahhhh... the greatest dobro player of all time, IMO.

 

[pdennis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SR-71Panorama /img/forum/go_quote.gif Jerry Douglass.

If he's fair game, then how about Robert Randolph?

Also, Bob Brozman.

 

[mrdeadfolx]

Gotta give it to Duane Allman. As for current (alive) players, Derek Trucks is definitely my fave to listen to.

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Robert Randolph plays pedal steel guitar, so I dunno if I would put him in the same group as Allman, Derek Trucks, Sonny Landreth etc etc.

 

[grawk]

Warren Haynes is the best slide player i've ever seen. If you're going to throw in pedal steel, then it's definitely Buddy Cage.

 

[Dash]

Bonnie Rait for sure. I also think that Ben Harper is pretty damn good as well.

 

[IceClass]

The late great Chris Whitley.

If you didn't know this guy, buy some albums

Chris Whitley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia