100 Greatest Guitarists (Rolling Stone)

[CaptHayfever]

Voted on by a panel of musicians, producers, & a scant 3 RS staffers, all of whom are listed on this start page.
Since the list is done in the ever-annoying one-person-per-page style, I've compiled them all here:

100) Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
99) Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
98) Alex Lifeson (Rush)
97) Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
96) Bruce Springsteen
95) Roger McGuinn (Byrds)
94) Peter Buck (REM)
93) Paul Simon
92) Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
91) Dave Davies (Kinks)
90) Tom Verlaine (Television)
89) Bonnie Raitt
88) Carl Perkins
87) James Hetfield (Metallica)
86) J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
85) Andy Summers (Police)
84) Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
83) Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
82) Nels Cline (Wilco)
81) Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
80) Buddy Holly
79) Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
78) John Fahey
77) Willie Nelson
76) Robby Krieger (Doors)
75) Joni Mitchell
74) Dick Dale (Del-Tones)
73) Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
72) John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
71) Robert Johnson
70) Jack White (White Stripes)
69) Richard Thompson (Fairpoint Convention)
68) John McLaughlin (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra)
67) T-Bone Walker
66) Leslie West (Vagrants, Mountain)
65) Slash (Guns n' Roses)
64) Duane Eddy
63) Johnny Winter
62) Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
61) Dickey Betts (Allman Bros)
60) Ron Asheton (Stooges)
59) Robbie Robertson (Bob Dylan, The Band)
58) Peter Green (Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac)
57) Rory Gallagher
56) Albert Collins
55) John Lennon (Beatles, no mention of solo work)
54) Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)
53) Otis Rush
52) Clarence White (Kentucky Colonels, Byrds)
51) Johnny Marr (Smiths)
50) Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)
49) Muddy Waters
48) Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
47) Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y)
46) Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
45) Link Wray
44) Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
43) Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf)
42) Mike Bloomfield (Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan)
41) Mick Ronson (Davie Bowie)
40) Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
39) Steve Cropper (Mar-Keys, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T, Blues Brothers,...)
38) The Edge (U2)
37) Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones)
36) Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
35) John Lee Hooker
34) Curtis Mayfield (Impressions)
33) Prince
32) Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
31) Ry Cooder (Captain Beefheart)
30) Elmore James
29) Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley)
28) Johnny Ramone (Ramones)
27) Bo Diddley
26) Brian May (Queen)
25) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
24) Angus Young (AC/DC)
23) Buddy Guy
22) Frank Zappa
21) Chet Atkins
20) Carlos Santana
19) James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley,...)
18) Les Paul
17) Neil Young (Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, CSNY)
16) Derek Trucks (Allman Bros)
15) Freddy King
14) David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
13) Albert King
12) Stevie Ray Vaughn
11) George Harrison (Beatles, Traveling Wilburys)
10) Pete Townshend (Who)
9) Duane Allman (um...Allman Bros)
8) Eddie Van Halen (um...Van Halen)
7) Chuck Berry
6) B.B. King
5) Jeff Beck (Yardbirds)
4) Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)
3) Jimmy Page (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin)
2) Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, Cream)
1) Jimi Hendrix

It's rather disappointing that some mediocre players like Cobain made the list when total masters like Jim West were left off, but that's how the votes fell. Also disappointing that only 2 women are on the list, & neither of them is Nancy Wilson.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Bomby]

Kevin Shields is absent = list is wrong.

[Panfan]

^ Well asking for someone like Kevin Shields on the list is pushing it, I mean it is Rolling Stone. I remember seeing RS' "Top 50 Guitar Songs" ever and "Only Shallow" was on it, and being really surprised.

[Cosmonautical]

Originally Posted by CaptHayfever

It's rather disappointing that some mediocre players like Cobain made the list when total masters like Jim West were left off, but that's how the votes fell. Also disappointing that only 2 women are on the list, & neither of them is Nancy Wilson.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Heh, I think it's pretty apparent when they let people who have no idea what makes a guitarist talented vote on this crap.

No Slayer, no KMFDM, etc. Wot tha hell.

[Loot]

Chuck Berry? THAT high? Legend of rock and roll, yes, but number seven?!

Joe Walsh deserves no spot on that list

[Cosmonautical]

Joe Walsh is an awesome guitarist, whether or not you like his music.

[Loot]

The Eagles made music? That's news to me.

[Panfan]

^ I like to pretend that they didn't.

Though sidenote: As much as I've always disliked "Hotel California", it's less annoying than the Spanish cover of it by the Gipsy Kings. Mostly because stoner douches decide to have it on their mixes because it was in the Big Lebowski.