Leonard Ware (December 28, 1909 – March 30, 1974) was one of the first jazz guitarists to play electric guitar.
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Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Teddy Bunn
American musician
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Buddy Guy
American blues guitarist and singer
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Django Reinhardt
Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer
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Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer
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Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Everett Barksdale
American jazz guitarist
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Eddie Durham
American musician
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Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter
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Bob Dunn
American musician
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Harry Carney
American jazz musician
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Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
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Bernard Addison
American jazz guitarist
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George Barnes
American musician
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Pete Cosey
American guitarist
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Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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Wesley Wilson
American blues, jazz, and vaudeville singer and songwriter (1893-1958)
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Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Lenny Breau
Canadian musician
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Cliff Jackson
American pianist
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Danny Barker
American jazz musician
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Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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Coot Grant
American classic female blues and vaudeville singer and songwriter
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Charlie Byrd
American guitarist
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John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Mary Osborne
American musician
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Art Hodes
American musician
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Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Kaiser Marshall
American musician
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Howard Roberts
American guitarist
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Muddy Waters
American blues singer and guitarist
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Jeff Beck
English rock guitarist
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Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Oscar Woods
American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Guitar Slim
American blues musician
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
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Hank Garland
American musician
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Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
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Buddy Emmons
American guitarist
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Bunk Johnson
American musician
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Jimmy Page
Guitarist for Led Zeppelin
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Floyd Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Danny Gatton
American musician