8. Carlos Santana (Santana)
The king of the Latin-influenced, rock sound, Santana is a player first and foremost. He was experimental thanks to a number of influences, most notably jazz and the blues. He fused both, along with some heavy African beats and plenty of soul, to form a sound that was groundbreaking in the late 1960s and into the ‘70s. The popular “Black Magic Woman” and “Soul Sacrifice” are two of Santana’s greatest guitar achievements.
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