Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell of Damageplan has never had formal guitar lessons, but his style is legendary. In his riffs and leads, he made excellent use of the major third to bring dissonance to his minor key tonalities. He had exceptional picking abilities as well but favored legato phrasing. On December 8, 2004, during a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa nightclub in Ohio, something awful happened. A deranged fan jumped onto the stage during the first set and shot Dimebag Darrell numerous times. The guitar legend was pronounced dead on the scene. He was just 38 years old when he died.
Dimebag Darrell
B.B. King
B.B. King, who was born in 1925, was the first to bring a sophisticated guitar solo style to the world. He pioneered new methods for electric blues by using string bending and vibrato. B.B. (short for Blues Boy) was the undisputed “King” of the blues guitar. He was a lifelong friend of the blues and one of the greats of all time. King died in his sleep in 2015 at the age of 89.
B.B. King
