Monuments to the greatest guitarists

The greatest guitarists. Monument to Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001)

Monuments to the greatest guitarists
Chester Burton “Chet” Atkins, creator of the sub-genres of country music – Nashville Sound, a sound engineer and producer. He is in the list of the greatest guitarists of all time. The list of 20 greatest guitarists of all time, according to Telegraph.co.uk includes: Riley B. King, Brian Harold May CBE, Carlos Santana, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, David Jon Gilmour, Django, Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen, Eric Patrick Clapton, Geoffrey Arnold “Jeff” Beck, Jimi Hendrix, James Patrick “Jimmy” Page, Keith Richards, Alonzo “Lonnie” Johnson, Mark Freuder Knopfler, Paco de Lucia, Robert Leroy Johnson, Ryland Peter “Ry” Cooder, Saul Hudson, and Stephen “Stevie” Ray Vaughan.

Monument to Jimi Hendrix. The greatest of the greatest guitarists, the most ingenious virtuoso in rock history, who expanded the possibilities of the guitar and opened the new face of rock of the 20th century

Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925)

Riley B. King or B.B. King, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, No. 17 in Gibson’s Top 50 Guitarists of All Time. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Statue of Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981), Kingston. Nesta Robert “Bob” Marley was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer

The greatest guitarists

A series of monuments to Bob Marley was erected around the world

Monument to Jimi Hendrix

Monument to Elvis Presley – though not the greatest guitarist, but the King of Rock ‘n’ roll

Monument to American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, one of the greatest country music artists of all time

Monument to bass guitarist Philip Parris “Phil” Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986), Irish singer and musician who is best known for being the founding member, principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy

Monument to still live guitarist Chuck Berry, Charles Edward Anderson “Chuck” Berry (born October 18, 1926) – one of the earliest legends of rock and roll (5th place of the list of the greatest guitarists)

Johnny Ramone – the founder of the legendary American punk rock band the Ramones. The 16th place in the list of the greatest guitarists of all time

Monument to John Lennon in Havana, Cuba (one of many)

Statue of Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley

The first monument in Europe of the reggae legend Bob Marley, created by Croatian artist Davor Dukic

Monument to Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), an influential guitarist, who died when his helicopter crashed into the hill. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas