British rhythm guitarists

The list British rhythm guitarists includes John Lennon, Chris Martin, Brian Jones, Keith Richards and Barry Gibb. The list consists of 52 members.

1.

John Lennon

British, Musician

Overview: John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and ...

Date of birth: 9 October 1940

Date of death: 8 December 1980

Age: 40 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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English pop keyboardists 7T

English male pianists 83T

English expatriate musicians in the United States 127T
2.

Chris Martin

Musician

Overview: Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and philanthropist. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born ...

Date of birth: 2 March 1977

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Dakota Johnson (Engaged)

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Paltrow family 7T

People educated at Exeter Cathedral School 11T

Vegetarians 377T
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Brian Jones

British musician, founding member of the Rolling Stones (1942–1969)

Overview: Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and composer, best known as the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, Jones went ...

Date of birth: 28 February 1942

Date of death: 3 July 1969

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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20th-century British guitarists 150T

20th-century British male musicians 1,164T

English male guitarists 897T
4.

Keith Richards

English musician

Overview: Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as Keith Richard, is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, se ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Patti Hansen (Married)

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English male guitarists 868T

People from Weston, Connecticut 52T

English male singer-songwriters 639T
5.

Barry Gibb

British, Singer

Overview: Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to worldwide fame as ...

Date of birth: 1 September 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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British male pop singers 5T

British pop guitarists 2T

British expatriate musicians in the United States 34T
6.

Van Morrison

Northern Irish musician (born 1945)

Overview: Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer. His professional career began as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing ...

Date of birth: 31 August 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: Northern Irish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Michelle Rocca (Married)

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Skiffle musicians 18T

Male saxophonists 249T

Rock singers from Northern Ireland 12T
7.

Thom Yorke

English musician (born 1968)

Overview: Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is ...

Date of birth: 7 October 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Dajana Roncione (Dating)

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BT Digital Music Awards winners 35T

Environmental musical artists 22T

Love Da Records artists 29T
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Pete Doherty

English singer-songwriter

Overview: Peter Doherty (born 12 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997 ...

Date of birth: 12 March 1979

Age: 46

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Katia de Vidas (Married)

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British people of French-Jewish descent 3T

21st-century English male writers 486T

21st-century British guitarists 290T
9.

Syd Barrett

English musician

Overview: Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and painter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1946

Date of death: 7 July 2006

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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20th-century English male singers 135T

20th-century British male singers 338T

20th-century British guitarists 176T
10.

Chris Norman

English soft rock singer

Overview: Christopher Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie, an English soft rock band which found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In" ...

Date of birth: 25 October 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century British guitarists 140T

21st-century British guitarists 290T

20th-century male singers 5,297T
11.

Jeff Lynne

English musician (born 1947)

Overview: Jeffrey Lynne OBE (born 30 December 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The group formed in 1970 ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Camelia Kath (Engaged)

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Frontiers Records artists 118T

The Idle Race members 5T

English male guitarists 868T
12.

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

Overview: George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served solely as the ...

Date of birth: 6 September 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Kamilah Chavis (Married)

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English operatic baritones 70T

Male bass guitarists 788T

20th-century atheists 281T
13.

Joe Strummer

British musician (1952–2002)

Overview: John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), better known as Joe Strummer, was a British musician, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and radio host who was best known as the co-founder, ...

Date of birth: 21 August 1952

Date of death: 22 December 2002

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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20th-century British guitarists 140T

British world music musicians 14T

People with congenital heart defects 23T
14.

Graham Nash

British singer

Overview: Graham William Nash OBE (born 2 February 1942) is a British-American singer-songwriter and musician. Nash is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting contributions as a member of the English ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1942

Age: 83

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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English male guitarists 868T

English male singer-songwriters 639T

Male guitarists 1,781T
15.

K.K. Downing

British musician

Overview: Kenneth "K. K." Downing, Jr. (born 27 October 1951) is an English semi-retired Grammy Award winning guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest.

Date of birth: 27 October 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands 177T

Judas Priest members 13T

English heavy metal guitarists 83T
16.

Adrian Smith

British musician

Overview: Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist and pianist, member of Iron Maiden, for whom he writes songs and performs live backing vocals on some tracks.

Date of birth: 27 February 1957

Age: 68

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Nathalie Dufresne (Married)

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21st-century English composers 64T

Castle Communications artists 3T

CMC International artists 12T
17.

Vivian Campbell

Northern Irish guitarist

Overview: Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since ...

Date of birth: 25 August 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: Northern Irish

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Caitlin Phaneuf (Married)

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Rock guitarists from Northern Ireland 17T

Musicians from Belfast 102T

People educated at Rathmore Grammar School 6T
18.

Roy Wood

English singer-songwriter and musician

Overview: Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of The Move, Electric Light Or ...

Date of birth: 8 November 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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The Idle Race members 5T

Male double-bassists 693T

British male saxophonists 179T
19.

Bruce Welch

English musician

Overview: Bruce Welch OBE (born 2 November 1941 as Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a member of the Shadows.

Date of birth: 2 November 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

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Skiffle musicians 18T

English male guitarists 868T

The Shadows members 13T
20.

Ray Davies

English musician

Overview: Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, CBE ( DAY-viz; born 21 June 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the Kinks, which he leads with ...

Date of birth: 21 June 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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LGBT singers from the United Kingdom 170T

English male guitarists 897T

English male singer-songwriters 673T