Famous Guitarists from Missouri
List of famous guitarists born who were born in Missouri, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Many of these guitar players from Missouri are legends in the music world, each with their own innovative styles of play. If you play guitar, whether acoustic or electric, then these famous Missouri guitar players should be people you look up to. These are some of the best guitarists that have ever picked up the instrument, and whether they play rock, blues, metal or folk, these men and women are considered legends.
This is a list that includes items like Chuck Berry and Pat Metheny.
This list answers the questions, "What guitar players are from Missouri?" and "Who are famous Missouri guitarists?"
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.Born into a middle-class African-American family in St. Louis, Missouri, Berry had an interest in music from an early age and ...more on Wikipedia
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: USA, St. Louis, Missouri
Daniel Gula is a musician in the Independent Rock band Redding. His style of guitar playing is known to be more pedal and effect oriented rather than complex guitar patterns. He currently lives in Swansea, Illinois where he works in the digital media field as well as works as a musician and recording artist. Daniel Gula is also an actor. ...more on Wikipedia
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Belleville, Illinois, United States of America
Guitars Played: Epiphone Thunderbird, Fender Stratocaster
James Thomas Kevin Byrnes OBC (born September 22, 1948) is an American blues musician, guitarist, and actor. ...more on Wikipedia
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: USA, St. Louis, Missouri
Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically and mainly for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms throughout his career. Critics Michael Erlewine and Ron Wynn write, "A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar ... Green's playing is immediately recognizable – perhaps more than any other guitarist." Critic Dave Hunter described his sound as "lithe, loose, slightly bluesy and righteously groovy". He often performed in an organ trio, a small group with an organ and ...more on Wikipedia
Nationality: United States of America
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri