Criteria: This list is intended for those musicians whose primary instrument throughout their careers has been or is now the acoustic guitar. Artists with vocal accompaniment were considered & included with the main focus on instrumental abilities which included, originality, innovation, technique & influence within this genre. It does Not include the Pioneer's of Blues, Jazz, Classical, or the Latin acoustic based genre's such as Flamenco, or those Modern guitarists who recorded or performed their music in an occasional 'unplugged' setting. As with all lists, this list is a subjective list and makes no claim of an official nature.
1. Aerial Boundries - Michael Hedges 2. 6 & 12 String Guitar - Leo Kottke 3. Beyond Nature - Phil Keaggy 4. The Legend of Blind Joe Death - John Fahey 5. Guitars and Other Cathedrals - Adrian Legg 6. Walkin' The Strings - Merle Travis 7. Only - Tommy Emmanuel 8. Breakfast In The Field - Michael Hedges 9. Guitarist - Laurence Juber 10. Whiskey Before Breakfast - Norman Blake 11. The Lady and The Unicorn - John Renbourn 12. Metal - Preston Reed 13. Intuite - Pierre Bensusan 14. In Search of The Turtles Navel - Will Ackerman 15. E Pluibus Unum - Sandy Bull 16. Passion Session - Don Ross 17. Waiting For a Dancer - Adrian Legg 18. Doc Watson - Doc Watson 19. Quah - Jorma Kaukonen 20. The Bramble Briar - Martin Simpson 21. One World - John Martyn 22. L.J. - Laurence Juber 23. Fingerdance - Billy McLaughlin 24. Fingerstyle Guitar - Doyle Dykes 25. Man About a Horse - Steve Tibbetts 26. Endless Road - Tommy Emmanuel 27. Guitar - Peter Lang 28. My Own House - David Bromberg 29. Manzanita - Tony Rice 30. The Guitar Player - Davy Graham 31. Shine Eyed Mister Zen - Kelly Joe Phelps 32. Luna - Ed Gerhard 33. Handwritten Notes - Preston Reed 34. Oracle - Michael Hedges 35. Shades of Blue - Al Petteway 36. Tender Explorations - Bill Mize 37. Acoustic Sketches - Phil Keaggy 38. Open Strings - Peter Finger 39. Acoustic Highway - Craig Chaquico 40. Black Swan - Bert Jansch 41. Stream - Tim Reynolds 42. Synapse Collapse - Richard Gilewitz 43. Celtic Guitar Solo's - Pat Kirtley 44. Huron Street - Don Ross 45. Everything Under The Sun - Stephen Bennett 46. Death Chants - John Fahey 47. The Water Garden - Alex deGrassi 48. One Guitar, No Vocals - Leo Kottke 49. Fingers and Thumbs - Adrian Legg 50. Flat, Baroque & Berserk - Roy Harper 51. Everybody Loves You - Kaki King 52. Dharma Blues - Peter Lang 53. Solo Guitar Seranade - El McMeen 54. Altiplanos - Pierre Bensusan 55. How Can I Keep From Singing - Gayla Drake Paul 56. Guitar Player - Brooks Williams 57. Alone Again - Doug Smith 58. Southbound - Doc Watson 59. Fingertip Ship - Richard Leo Johnson 60. Acoustic Paintings - D.R. Auten 61. America - John Fahey 62. Backwaters - Tony Rice 63. House of Guitars - Ed Gerhard 64. Yr - Steve Tibbetts 65. Taproot - Michael Hedges 66. Guitar Music - Leo Kottke 67. Leaves of Life - Martin Simpson 68. Freehand - Phil Keaggy 69. Mosaic - Laurence Juber 70. Conferring With The Moon - Will Ackerman 71. Voluntary Solitary - Richard Gilewitz 72. Broken Blues - Gayla Drake Paul 73. Acoustic Planet - Craig Chaquico 74. Solitary Travel - Sam Pacetti 75. Northern Song - Steve Tibbetts 76. Greenhouse - Leo Kottke 77. Slide Rule - Jerry Douglas 78. The Angel's Portion - Steve Baughman 79. Guitar Blues - Kenny Sultan 80. Big Horizon - David Wilcox 81. Venus In Cancer - Robbie Basho 82. Every Step of The Way - Peppino D'Agostino 83. American Guitar - Pat Donahue 84. Peculiar Ponit of Balance - Tracy Moore 85. Ceol More - Tony McManus 86. Guitar Bones - Adrian Legg 87. Pointing Up - Preston Reed 88. Heartstrings - Muriel Anderson 89. A Sense of Place - Eric Tingstad 90. The Devil's Music - Paul Geremia 91. Lost In Destiny - Benjamin Woolman 92. Naked Pop - Peter Huttlinger 93. Gitarre 2000 - Doyle Dykes 94. Turn The Page - Rick Ruskin 95. Acoustic Blues - Dorian Michael 96. Safe Journey - Steve Tibbetts 97. Between Earth and Sky - Robin Bullock 98. Caledon Wood - Al Petteway 99. Let Go - John Fahey 100. Roll My Blues Away - Tony Furtado
1. Standard Brands - Chet Atkins & Lenny Breau 2. The Day The Fingerpickers Took Over The World - Chet Atkins & Tommy Emmanuel 3. Natural Elements - Nick Webb & Greg Carmichael (Acoustic Alchemy) 4. Black Mountain Rag - Doc Watson & Merle Watson 5. Me & Chet, Me & Jerry - Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed 6. Doc and Dawg - Doc Watson & David Grisham 7. Chance Meeting - Chet Atkins & Tal Farlow
Leo Kottke: 'Live'
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Adirian Legg: Cuckoo Shuffle
Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
