List of slide guitarists

Guitarists well-known for using a slide

Slide guitarists are musicians who are well-known for playing guitar with a "slide", a smooth, hard object, held in the fretting hand and placed against the strings to control the pitch.^[1] Beginning with guitarists in the American South and Hawaii in early 20th century,^[2] slide guitar styles have developed in a variety of musical settings, including blues, country, and rock.^[3] Most slide guitarists may also perform with guitars using traditional fretting techniques; additionally, some also play various types of steel guitars.^[4]

List

References

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48. AllMusic 1996, p. 250.
49. Ives, Mike; Nang, Saw (February 17, 2019). "U Tin, Burmese Slide Guitar Master, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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55. Shadwick 2001, p. 443; Ruhlmann, William. "Johnny Winter – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
56. Herzhaft 1992, pp. 387–388.
57. AllMusic 2003, pp. 98–99.

Sources

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• Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-0793540426.
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