Best Slide Guitarists of All Time

The Top Ten
1 Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician, and co-founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band until his death in a motorcycle crash in 1971, when he was 24 years old.

Just listen the solo on Layla and you'll hear how his sliding outperforms great Eric Clapton

The best ever, the sound, the range, the melody, the touch

Thank God he didn't see this list.

2 Derek Trucks Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999.
3 Elmore James Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.
4 Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson died in 1938 at the age of 27. The exact circumstances of his death are still unclear today. His death makes him one of the earliest members of the so-called "Club 27".

Nevermind slide, he's the greatest guitarist in general.

5 Ry Cooder
6 Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

He should have been at top 20 at least.his guitar is connected to his soul

7 Sonny Landreth
8 Brian Jones Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones was an English musician, the founder and the original leader of the Rolling Stones.
9 Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III, known as Johnny Winter, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.
10 Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country.
The Contenders
11 Warren Haynes Warren Haynes is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule.
12 George Harrison George Harrison (1943 - 2001) was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

Why is he always understated in his post Beatles career

I don't understand why George is always forgotten...

13 David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He joined the progressive rock band Pink Floyd as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968.

Gilmour and Muddy Waters should be higher than Page. Page is good but they are better.

14 Son House
15 Rory Gallagher William Rory Gallagher was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader.

Not really a slide guitarists like other here, but he used to play a lot of songs with a tube.

16 Mick Taylor Michael Kevin Taylor is an English musician, best known as a former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Rolling Stones.

Should be in at #1

17 Jimmy Page James Patrick Page is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
18 Rod Price

Played slide guitar for Foghat. He was amazing. Listen to Slow Ride (the long version), Terraplane Blues, Sweet Home Chicago, Drivin' Wheel, Stone Blue, or Louisiana Blues.

In his later years he played with raw emotion! He technically was good not great but was a true bluesman!

19 Lowell George
20 Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield, known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".
21 Blind Willie Johnson
22 Luther Allison
23 Mike Campbell
24 George Thorogood
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