[Hajimemashite!!!]

actually make it 15
10 is too few

jerry
trey
brendan bayliss
robert fripp
miles davis
paul simon
kris myers
page mcconnell
billy kreutzmann
bobby
john scofield
phil
jake cinninger
david byrne
bob marley

[Mr.Charlie]

wow, nearly impossible to compile, but here is a list in no particular order...oh, and i'll keep it to the 20th century, and this list isn't necessarily about how well they played their instrument, its about how well they made music.

Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Jerry Garcia
John Medeski
Miles Davis
Charles Mingus
Jimi Hendrix
Billie Holiday
David Byrne
Bob Dylan

[spilly]

mine goes by composition and inovation not ability

in no particular order

john medeski
phil lesh
john coltrain
buddy rich
buddy holly
paul simon
smokey robinson
george clinton
robert johnson
duane allman

[Hunkle]

In my opinion and in no particular order:

Tom Waits
Neil Young
Garcia
Duane Allman
Pete Townshend
Ringo Starr-j/k!
Bob Dylan
Freddie King
Keith Moon
Johnny Cash
Ray Charles

So hard to pick just ten.

[CaptainTrips]

Miles Davis
Jerry Garcia
Lennon/McCartney/George Martin (none of them would stand alone)
Frank Zappa
Roger Waters
George Clinton
John Coltrane
David Bowie
Bob Dylan
John Cash

[Fuzheng]

Not ranked, but..

George Gershwin
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Les Paul
Lennon/McCartney and all those involved
Joni Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix
JG

[Tennessee Jedi]

Jerry
Bob
Stanley Clarke
Jaco
Jimi
Bonham
Ronnie Earl
Jeff Beck
Steve Howe
Phil
Chris Squire
Miles
Zappa
Townsend
Entwistle
Moon

And so many more...

[nicolasalk]

miles
lennon
dylan
duane
jerry
parker
jimi
charly garcia (argentinian musician)
roger waters
robert fripp

[Long Distance Runner]

Jerry Garcia
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
John Bonham
Phil Lesh
Kris Myers
Trey Anastasio
David Gilmour
Les Claypool
Flea
Duane Allman
Jimmy Herring
Warren Haynes
John Paul Jones
Brent Mydland

[Long Distance Runner]

I don't even know if that's right. This is a hard question. There are a million others I could list right now.

[JackORoses]

[quote="Hajimemashite!!!"]brendan bayliss
quote]


wow....

[JackORoses]

jerry garcia
paul simon
frank zappa
phil lesh
bob dylan
trey
gregg allman
peter rowan
tony rice
ryan adams

[Hajimemashite!!!]

brendan bayliss

wow....

i know dude thats what i said too! that guys fucking amazing!

btw half of you need to learn how to read
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[bobbybobbob]

TOP MUSICIANS AND BANDS

-The Grateful Dead
-Phish
-The Band
-early Dave Matthews Band

-Nick Drake
-Bob Dylan
-Paul Simon
-Paul McCarthny
-Bob Marley
-Joni Mitchell
-Michael Hedges

[frankielee]

Not necessarily in any kind of order

Jerry Garcia

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Frank Zappa

Duke Ellington

Count Basie

Garth Brooks

Phil Lesh

Robbie Robertson

George Martin