Name your favorite 'underrated' rock, blues, or jazz guitarist

For rock, my perennial nominee is Andrew Latimer of Camel.
For jazz, Phil Upchurch.
For blues, maybe Snooks Eaglin...although I could think of others...

Yours?...

 

Anyone?.....

 

Thumbs Carllile.

 

Bill Nelson

 

frank vignola

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIU8Uspfkl0

 

Alex Chilton. His acoustic jazz/standards album Cliches has some incredible guitar playing.

 

Philip "Snakefinger" Lithman!

 

I'll throw a vote in for Steve Tibbets and Terje Rypdal.

 

Peter Green. Respected, but you rarely hear his name mentioned alongside many of his contemporaries.

 

Rock = Gary Lucas
Jazz = Rez Abbasi
Blues = Junior Kimbrough

 

Peter Green is a good choice - absolutely killer in his prime, but not as well known or respected as his contemporaries.

While I could be wrong 'cause I'm fairly new to jazz, it seems like one my favourite sax players doesn't get quite the love he deserves: Eddie Harris.

 

Nigel Mooney

 

I second Terje Rypdal and George Kooymans (Golden Earring).

 

Scott Gorham - Thin Lizzy

"Warriors"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7LLuUJRIE

 

Ollie Halsall.

And if I had to choose a runner-up, Ollie Halsall.

 

Jack Pearson replaced Warren Haynes in the Allman Brothers Band
for a few years. He is, IMO, a very underrated guitarist. And he
handles rock, blues and jazz with equal aplomb.

 

I'll second both Bill Nelson and Ollie Halsall

 

Marshall Crenshaw
Dave Edmunds

 

Rory Gallagher

 

Vini Reilly of Durutti Column.
Great experimental/rock guitar player.

 

1. Rory Gallagher. He is a legend, but he should be a household name too.
2. Bill Nelson

 

Danny Methric

 

Have to say those are a couple of solid nominations. I think Rypdal is a true original, and of course the Earring had hits but you never here people talking about George as a guitar player. That guy plays some really, really cool stuff.

Good picks!

 

Bill Kirchen
Sonny Landreth