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Guitar Heroes

A friend (writer Brian Q. Newcomb) on Facebook posted the following note:
Guitar Heros

The rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen guitarist that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what guitarists my friends choose.

My list is as follows (so many to choose from, but here you go):
The Edge
Phil Keaggy
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Derri Daugherty (The Choir)
Andy Summers (The Police)
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Roe (The 77's)
Michael Pritzl (Violet Burning)
Andrew Pricket (The Prayer Chain, Cush)
Aaron Sprinkle (Poor Old Lu, Fair)
Jack White
Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Don Peris (Innocence Mission)
Brian Doidge (L.S.U.)
Marc Byrd (Common Children, Hammock)

BQC had two lists:
List 1:
Duane Allman/Dickie Betts
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Todd Rundgren
Steve Howe (Yes)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Kerry Livgren
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty)
Edge (U2)
Sonny Landreth
Robert Randolph
Mike Roe (The 77's)
Carlos Santana
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)

List 2:
Johnny Marr (Smiths)
Dave Alvin (Blasters, X & solo)
Nels Cline (Wilco)
Brian Henneman (Bottle Rockets)
...Derri Daugherty (The Choir)
Jerry Chamberlain (Danierl Amos)
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
Robbie Robertson (The Band)
Stepehen Stills
Neil Young
Adrian Belew
Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
Buddy Guy
Pete Townshend

What would yours be?
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