A lot of players on this list couldn't hold a candle to a guitarist from my city, Cork in Ireland, who died some years ago. Rory Gallagher. He could play rock, blues, slide guitar and acoustic better than most of them. BB King is a very limited guitarist. He can't even play chords and his soloes are very "samey". Keith Richards write fantastic riffs, but he's a poor player compared to most of them. My tops would be Hendrix, Clapton, John Renbourn, Arty McGlynn. The latter two are famous folk guitarists on this side of the pond. Look them up on Youtube!
A lot of players on this list couldn't hold a candle to a guitarist from my city, Cork in Ireland, who died some years ago. Rory Gallagher. He could play rock, blues, slide guitar and acoustic better than most of them. BB King is a very limited guitarist. He can't even play chords and his soloes are very "samey". Keith Richards write fantastic riffs, but he's a poor player compared to most of them. My tops would be Hendrix, Clapton, John Renbourn, Arty McGlynn. The latter two are famous folk guitarists on this side of the pond. Look them up on Youtube!