callings of the archive
Guitarist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as guitarist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Hans Zimmer
b. September 12, 1957
German film composer (born 1957)
Modern era
B.B. King
September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
Modern era
Chuck Berry
October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017
American musician (1926–2017)
Modern era
Buddy Holly
September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959
American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)
Modern era
Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003
American country singer (1932–2003)
Modern era
Bob Dylan
b. May 24, 1941
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Modern era
John Lennon
October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980
British musician (1940–1980)
Modern era
Paul McCartney
b. June 18, 1942
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)
Modern era
George Harrison
February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
Modern era
Mick Jagger
b. July 26, 1943
British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones
Modern era
Jimi Hendrix
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
American guitarist (1942–1970)
Modern era
Janis Joplin
January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970
American singer (1943–1970)
Contemporary era
Eric Clapton
b. March 30, 1945
British musician
Contemporary era
David Bowie
January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Contemporary era
Freddie Mercury
September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991
British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
Modern era
Roger Waters
b. September 6, 1943
English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)
Contemporary era
David Gilmour
b. March 6, 1946
English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)
Contemporary era
Syd Barrett
January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006
British musician (1946–2006)
Contemporary era
Bruce Springsteen
b. September 23, 1949
American rock singer (born 1949)
Contemporary era
Bob Marley
February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981
Reggae prophet who carried one love from Kingston to the world
Contemporary era
Dolly Parton
January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
Contemporary era
Kurt Cobain
February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994
American rock musician (1967–1994)
Contemporary era
Amy Winehouse
September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011
English singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
Contemporary era
Shawn Mendes
b. August 8, 1998
Canadian singer
Contemporary era
Salman Ahmad
b. December 12, 1963
Musician, actor
Contemporary era
Aamir Zaki
April 8, 1968 – June 2, 2017
Pakistani musician (1968–2017)
Modern era
Django Reinhardt
January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953
Romani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953)
Modern era
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973
American gospel musician (1915–1973)
Modern era
Muddy Waters
April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983
American blues musician (1913–1983)
Modern era
Ritchie Valens
May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959
American musician (1941–1959)
Modern era
Roy Orbison
April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988
American musician (1936 –1988)
Modern era
Curtis Mayfield
June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999
American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)
Contemporary era
Justin Bieber
b. March 1, 1994
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
Modern era
Antonio Carlos Jobim
January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist (1927–1994)
Modern era
Asha Bhosle
September 8, 1933 – April 12, 2026
Indian playback singer (1933–2026)
Modern era
Woody Guthrie
July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)
Modern era
Joan Baez
b. January 9, 1941
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)