9. Stevie Ray Vaughan (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Above anything else, Vaughan was an instrumentalist. It was as if the guitar was an extension of his own body. He played with passion and emotion, often visible through his facial expression. Vaughan defined blues rock at the height of his career, one that was cut short by a fatal helicopter crash in 1990. “Cold Shot” is a gem in his legacy.
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