12 Guitar Players, 10 pianists, 8 singer/songwriters, and 4 accordionists

Hey, it's another facebook meme!

Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen guitarists that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes.

I made a list of 12 guitar players because I can't count, but hopefully that will do.

1. Chuck Berry


2. Ry Cooder


3. Bo Diddley


4. Paul Geremia


5. Mississippi John Hurt


6. Skip James


7. Robert Johnson


8. Freddie King


9. Erin McKeown


10. Les Paul


11. Bonnie Raitt


12. Dave Van Ronk

Oh, let's make some more lists while we're at it. Ten piano players:

1. Marcia Ball


2. Charles Brown


3. Duke Ellington


4. Aretha Franklin


5. Skip James


6. Thelonious Monk


7. Professor Longhair


8. Huey 'Piano' Smith


9. Otis Spann


10. Jimmy Yancey

Eight singer/songwriters, eliminating people I know personally so I don't get into too much trouble:

1. Andy Breckman


2. Bob Dylan


3. Nellie McKay


4. Joni Mitchell


5. Gram Parsons


6. John Prine


7. Smokey Robinson


8. Gillian Welch

Four accordion players:

1. Phil Edmonds


2. John Linnell


3. Alec K. Redfearn


4. 'Weird Al' Yankovic