Favorite ROCK & ROLL GUITARIST (pre-Beatles)?

[NightTrain]

[ronzo]

1. Link or Dickie...

I went with Link Wray. :toast:

[GreenArrow]

2. Luther Perkins

but not Carl? C'mon!

Tie between Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins.

[NightTrain]

3. I always manage to forget somebody worthwhile, don't I?

OK. On edit, I added Carl Perkins and removed Paul Burlison (of Johnny Burnette's Rock & Roll Trio). Nothing against Paul, mind you, but I think most folks are more familiar with Carl's name! :-)

[GreenArrow]

5. I tried to vote for Carl but it said I'd already voted!

so chalk one vote up for Mr. Carl Perkins. The list is pretty good one; you only get so many spaces. Paul Burlison is bad! Link Wray is extra bad! Bo Diddley is a bad mutha. I could have voted for about 4 or 5 of them. They're not my favorites, but Cliff Gallup and James Burton are two others that could legitimately make the list.

[Bossy Monkey]

4. I think I'm going to have to declare Chet Atkins a rock&roller

although I won't vote "Other" until I get an official ruling.

[NightTrain]

6. I thought about including Chet Atkins...

...but didn't want to start a flame war over whether Atkins was country or rock 'n' roll.

Whatever the case, ol' Chet was one hell of a musician, wasn't he?

[ronzo]

7. Yeah, Les Paul would be iffy, too.

I think you made a pretty solid list. FWIW

[stimbox]

9. Les Paul

A true innovator.
Effects, multi-tracking, he was the pioneer.
All rock guitarists owe a debt of gratitude to him.

[ZoCrowes]

8. Buddy Holly

EOM

[Old and In the Way]

12. Second that.....Bo Diddley a close 2nd.

[Zuni]

10. Chuck Berry

even though he is a sick fuck in real life, his music is immortal. Riding around in my Automobile, Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B. Goode---these are songs that set the standard for all rock guitar that came afterword.
Music would be very different without Berry.

[mitchum]

11. Mister Berry...

but Mickey Baker is pretty damn cool

[flamingyouth]

13. Eddie Cochran

No, he's not my favorite, but just wanted to throw his name out there.

[kid shelleen]

14. I'm gonna say...

Bob Bogle.

[NightTrain]

15. Bob Bogle? Of the Ventures, right?

Christ, how could I have forgotten about them?! I guess when ya hit yer 30s, the memory is the first thing that goes.

Well, in my case, it was the hairline, but that's another story. :P

[kid shelleen]

16. Not to worry

I had to check to be sure myself.;-) Yes, the Ventures it was. That boy did the Mosrite Git Co. proud.

[montana_hazeleyes]

17. The first thought that came to my mind the second

I saw the title of this thread was Chuck Berry. Got my vote.

[Digger]

18. That's a tough one

but I had to go with Chuck Berry. When Keith Richards was starting out, he studied Berry and copied many of his riffs.

[guitar man]

19. James Burton

One of my all time favorites.:)