Top 10 Female Guitarists of All Time

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Talented, innovative or just plain entertaining, these six-stringers of the female variety know how to get the party rolling. Join www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 female guitarists of all time. Check us out at / watchmojo , / watchmojo and / watchmojo . Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :)
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@ecneb 3 года назад

Thank you for recognizing Mabelle Carter and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Their contributions to music has been long overlooked.

@riannarobinson6727 3 года назад

Came here to say that very thing.

@tjwash5118 3 года назад

For people to start calling your playing style using your name (Carter scratch) you know you’ve excelled. She influenced the way a whole generation played guitar, I think she deserved a #1 ranking for that reason alone.

@catherinewooldridge9981 3 года назад

@@tjwash5118 well said. She opened the door for rockers today.

@pennyfarmer1423 3 года назад

I'm glad they where in the pick also

@John_Henry83 2 года назад

Kids today do no know who they are, Just like they will never know who Rev, Gary Davis was.

@kennethsizer6217 3 года назад

Joan Jett: Why do we all know her name? Because, after being shown the door by TWENTY-THREE record companies, she DID NOT GIVE UP.

@rockahbilly76 2 года назад

Over-rated skank. Couldn't play or sing her way out of Biden's soiled Depends.

@georgeorwell126 2 года назад

@@rockahbilly76 If you were male in the 80s and did not want to bang Joan, you were gay as folk.

@Karl-Benny 2 года назад

@@rockahbilly76 well rolling stones rated her as top 100 but obviously you will show your credentials here to show why you are right

@newmexrob99 2 года назад

Agree to disagree, Nancy Wilson will always be one of the greatest guitar players of all time , male or female. Seriously under rated . She never needed a stage gimmick to enhance her music. She just let it rip...

@DJ7mph 2 года назад

Couldn’t agree more. Seen Nancy live a few times. She brought it every time from start to finish. I flip her and Leta.

@kennethschwartz9351 Год назад

Isn't female and guitarist a contradiction?

@lala9407 Год назад

@@kennethschwartz9351 wdym

@jimlandreth6740 Год назад

Umm to think Nancy compares to the best guitarists is stupid. She’s just as good as Jimi or Eddie or Nuno…just ridiculous

@Brando_Magnifico 10 месяцев назад

You my friend are ignorant

@diegobarros758 2 года назад

It’s amazing how Michael Jackson had a good taste for guitarists. Jennifer Batten, Orianthi…a true legend.

@subraxas 2 года назад

Jackson had also hired Steve Stevens, Slash or Eddie Van Halen, among others.

@dharmaofdog7676 Год назад

Agree and I think Quincy Jones might have had a little something to do with that ;)

@rhysfielding8171 Месяц назад

then he casually just had eddie van halen do beat it entirely for free

@thomaslombardo3401 5 лет назад

No one plays like Nancy Wilson. She should be at the top of the list.

@eileengallagher5931 5 лет назад

I agree with you

@leecowell8165 2 месяца назад

Tina S.. guitar GOD. She ain't even a Prodigy she's a Savant! Don't believe it? Watch the first 15 SECONDS of her cover of Beetoveen's 3rd Moonlight Sonata. Just the first 15 seconds never mind about the next 5:45 seconds that she rips off over 7 notes per SECOND without missing a single one!

@briangoad803 3 года назад

Nancy' Wilson's intro to crazy on you is the best ever.

@lunatik9696 3 года назад

Dog and butterfly was sweet acoustic too

@jorgeb9715 3 года назад

You meant to say Ann Wilson? Nancy is the vocalist

@blader45bc 3 года назад

@@jorgeb9715 nope

@ryanshultzmusic117 3 года назад

@@jorgeb9715 Ann is the vocalist lol

@milosmilos441 3 года назад

Ana Popovic is best!

@marshaflorom4220 2 года назад

Nancy Wilson gets my vote ! What a musician!!

@thicksteve1761 3 года назад

Sister Rosseta Thorpe was so badass. Adds to why i love my SG so much!!

@haroldfridkis3536 3 года назад

The original female guitar player.

@maureennolan2784 5 лет назад

Sister Rosetta Tharpe--Wow! Blending folk, blues and gospel before rock 'n roll! Her music and voice and presentation are soooooo good.

@stevenmac9158 5 лет назад

Totally agree! She was the godmother of rock 'n roll.

@Mulder25j 5 лет назад

This is the first time I've heard of her.

@juliaraymond2407 5 лет назад

IKR? how culture has silenced the greats. I have never heard of her, and am very dissapointed of that fact, she was great! She was doin it before doin it was doin it!

@PanglossDr 5 лет назад

Why was she not No 1?

@dkpqzm 5 лет назад

Agreed! Just watching her skip to the beat in those high heels and the donning that coat makes her ultimate punk!! She must have blown 1940's American minds and triggered the "Rock n Roll is dangerous" movement.

@TormentorRain 4 года назад

Nancy Wilson all day for top female guitarist ever

@ryansmurda1552 5 месяцев назад

No question. Definitely #1

@leecowell8165 2 месяца назад

Tina S... the guitar GOD on this rock from the day she was born... Gifted ain't even the word she's not even a Prodigy shes a Savant. Nobody (male or female) touches Tina's guitar playing world she plays in her own league. Oh, you think not? Try searching her her on YT she's all over this place. Then see what the reactors say about her don't take MY word for it.. this girl IS a fucken GOD! I forewarn you though... she is NOT a "showy" type. Many think she's not very emotional or even seems to be "detached" from reality. Better think again!

@ryansmurda1552 2 месяца назад

@leecowell8165 I watched her videos. She's an amazingly talented guitar player. No question about it. But who's ever even heard of her? Ive been listening to rock music my entire life and never heard of her until a few hours ago. Best guitarist of all time !? Male or female !? ......Come on! There's more to greatest guitarist than technical ability.

@duchovny2 3 года назад

I imagine if Rosetta were around today, she’d be blowing everyone’s minds

@jtoland2333 2 года назад

Loved this. I am surprised that Melissa Etheridge, Chrissie Hynde or Dolly Parton weren't at least on the list as honorable mention. Dolly has never really been recognized for her skills as a guitar player. At any rate, enjoyed it. Thanks.

@Dragondude2525 2 года назад

Same here. Also surprised they didn’t get a single mention. Also kinda annoyed there was no mention of Charo.

@hestheMaster 5 лет назад

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a legend before Rock and Roll was ever thought of.

@oscarfernandez387 5 лет назад

She should be #2 behind Nancy Wilson

@neetrab 4 года назад

@@oscarfernandez387 uh, she should be #1. Exactly!! I was actually shocked she wasn't #1 and felt completely disrespected for her that she wasnt even in the top 5. Smh she should be #1 just for her massive influence alone! And how do they not put her performance of "up above my head" on here?? Gigantic *FAIL* .

@wandafoxx3097 4 года назад

Agree. Rosetta broke the Mold. She opened up the Levee for Rock and Roll

@MasonBarge 4 года назад

With you on that. Rosetta could have given lessons to Chuck Berry . . . Well, maybe she did.

@BBoardman81 4 года назад

Theres ZERO EXCUSE to have Nancy Wilson at 2 and not 1. I dont care what the parameters for the video are. Nancy is number 1. Period.

@Excitable101 4 года назад

Also, no Lita Ford.

@chefpegleg1 4 года назад

The only excuse to have Nancy at number 2 is if Bonnie Raitt is number 1. If it's My list Bonnie and Nancy are number 1a and 1b. I couldn't choose which one to put above the other.

@bogus696996 4 года назад

your personal preference

@bogus696996 4 года назад

@@Excitable101 she was #1

@thomashickey3195 3 года назад

Nancy Wilson is a good guitarist but no one rocks like Lita she makes that guitar talk.

@johnstadelman4022 2 года назад

I saw Heart play Texas Jam one year and Nancy Wilson took my breath away!

@tomsmith5216 2 года назад

I'll go with Nancy Wilson as #1. She's incredible

@Renew_laptop_imphal Год назад

Same

@krjourneyfan78 4 года назад

Another vote for Nancy Wilson in the number 1 slot.

@Gratefulman1965 4 года назад

Nancy Wilson is # 1 no matter what any list says.

@BonnChnd Год назад

I have listened to them all for most of my 62 years and for many reasons Nancy is # 1. If we could all sit down, smoke a bowl and listen to these ladies jam I could talk about those reasons. Lastly, I think if Annie Clark became more mainstream she could play a true killer rock guitar. She makes it look so easy, but I don’t think she will change her style. Nancy # 1!

@markhalstead2386 Год назад

Nancy Wilson is my favorite female guitarist of all time. She definitely deserves number 1.

@bmh2004 7 лет назад

Nancy Wilson #1

@EricRoberts2112 4 года назад

While a huge fan of Lita Ford, I would have put her at #2 and Put Nancy Wilson at #1 as Nancy was a pioneer of rock guitar goddesses and paved the way those that came later...even the Runaways...

@chrispetritsch4959 4 года назад

Lita Ford has been passed by loads of other female guitarists and she was never all that good anyway.

@ashleybower8600 4 года назад

Agreed. I am a big fan of Lita’s, but absolutely would have been okay with her not being number 1. Personally, I’m just happy to see her included at all, since so often people tend to forget her entirely in favor of Joan.

@nigel8649 4 года назад

Nancy Didn't play guitar

@mekrabj2901 3 года назад

I loved this list. How ever I'll take Bonnie Raitt as my number one. A kick ass woman playing slide guitar with a glass bottle neck? Come on. She can sing hard beat songs as well as ballads.

@milesofentertainment Год назад

Samantha Fish. She rocks, kills a soft ballad, can play the blues with anybody. Great live show. We're all about guitar and she's been at the top of our playlists for several years and has her own "Best of" playlist on our channel. That's guitar God country with players like Duane Allman, Prince, Frank Zappa, Mick Taylor and a handful of others. For those not familiar think of the resulting child of a Janis Joplin and Stevie Ray union. She's just an incredible talent-singer, songwriter and guitarist. That being said, we like everybody on your list and would recommend viewers check out more of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She's a truly historic figure in music and an extremely influential guitar player. Way ahead of her time.

@bradfordskelley Год назад

Agreed!

@michaelcraig9449 6 месяцев назад

Samantha Fish is great, so is her sister. Amanda. Check out Ally Venable band, she really rocks.

@citywide2932 4 года назад

Nancy Wilson should have been 1st. Saw Heart in the late 70's. We were really close to the stage. During the intro to Crazy on You, before the final strumming, she stopped, threw the pick into the audience, and strummed with her fingers. That's Rock and Roll!

@Obamafan6861 4 года назад

Also saw them in the late 70's/early 80's, multiple times. Nancy is phenomenal. Crazy on You intro is the best ever. Everyone pretty much holds their breath anticipating that first electric downstroke. They were so damn good.

@nigel8649 4 года назад

@@Obamafan6861 Nancy didn't play guitar

@Obamafan6861 4 года назад

@@nigel8649 What?

@kevinshiley9061 4 года назад

@Nigel you better check your facts before opening the pie hole!!!

@justcuz9837 4 года назад

Nancy IS and forever the best! Sister Rosetta Tharp is bad ass too!

@cynsini9211 2 года назад

I love Kaki King's sound. And Prince once told wannabe guitarists to listen to Joni to learn their "colors".

@kristygiles2241 2 года назад

Saw Lita Ford in concert last month, she was amazing live!

@melakiesimrak2758 9 лет назад

Nothing is more fucking awesome than a female playing guitar. Especially when she's better than most famous male guitarists. Pretty much giving mysoginists the middle finger :)

@SeanORaigh 9 лет назад

Considering that the famous male guitarists that are known for skill are so much better than anyone on this list, there are no middle fingers being given.

@Candela115 9 лет назад

Sean O'Reilly not really, a lot of these girls are very innovative akd creative whereas a lot of famous guitarists are just good at playing very fast solos, creativity is better than technicality.

@YorickReturns 9 лет назад

What a weird comment. I've never heard anyone criticize a woman for playing guitar.

@nathanielhellman6952 9 лет назад

Take a look at the guitarists of King Crimson, Genesis, Dream Theater, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, and pretty much all Progressive Rock/Metal Guitarists before you make a statement like that.

@TotesMagee 9 лет назад

Anonymous asdfg Jack White is a good example of this =)

@rixpix2957 4 года назад

Sister Tharpe stroking that SG just makes me smile!

@briancandeland2113 3 года назад

The 'Didn't it Rain' clip was filmed less than a mile from where I live. The station is long gone but I often walk past the spot

@jamesoconnor8044 3 года назад

Loved your choice of Lita Ford, I painted graphics on many of her B.C. Rich guitars back in the 80s. However you missed one of the greatest Flamenco guitarists of all time, Charro !

@kevinb3812 2 года назад

Oh yeah! She’s a Great!!!!

@danaleestephens1686 2 года назад

Nancy Wilson hands down! She still rocking!

@MasterChief-sl9ro 5 лет назад

Rosetta Tharpe was light years ahead of anybody....

@wesloroff646 5 лет назад

In your *cough* humble opinion. NO ONE beats Nancy Wilson! PERIOD

@wasslic 5 лет назад

@@wesloroff646 Nancy Wilson and many of Rocks biggest ever names may never have happened if it wasn't for Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The woman is due her kudos

@arisromero7052 5 лет назад

She's a badass!

@crayhead 5 лет назад

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the winner here...hands down

@gordonjackson9243 5 лет назад

Yes, I couldn't believe it when I first heard her music, I think she may be the founder of Rock and Roll! She is most underrated

@jeremytandrews9577 5 лет назад

I love Lita Ford, thought she might be #1.....but after seeing the list, I am amazed at some of the other women. But truly Nancy Wilson should be the top pick.( Lita would agree)🤙

@content4502 4 года назад

Rosetta Tharp invented rnr

@jamescoleman8954 4 года назад

Jeremyt Andrews I agree 100% Ann Wilson is better than Lita

@lawrencetaylor4101 2 года назад

Good list, though I don't know some of the newer guitarists. However, I would have put June Millington of Fanny on the list, and not as an honorable mention. Those ladies rocked.

@cree8vision 2 года назад

My list most of whom were pioneers: Carol Kaye, June Millington(Fanny), Annie Clark, Gretchen Mann, Mary Ford, Poison Ivy, Liona Boyd, Nita Strauss

@kevinb3812 2 года назад

Nice list! I like your taste. Carol Kaye! Yes.

@joeg3763 8 лет назад

Lita Ford can jam, but I'm thinking Nancy Wilson brings more technical prowess.

@yaboi2500 8 лет назад

Nancy brings speed and technicality.

@johnvanwijngaarden4632 8 лет назад

I don't see Lita Ford in the Rock & Roll HALL of Fame, where the Wilson sisters definitely are. At their inauguration the announcer specifically stated Nancy being able to out-play many males in the business.... in short MoJo just slapped a list together without having a clue as to what they're saying.

@superjbailey1 8 лет назад

Agreed!

@martinkuliza 7 лет назад

as they usually do, so.. why are you suprised. i think the entire internet knows that MOJO Lists are a load of bullshit and usually contain little to no research, but aim at ratings and subs

@stevemtc1 7 лет назад

Joe G correct

@vanessajazp6341 5 лет назад

Seems Nancy is the big winner in the unofficial fan poll here. I think Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Nancy Wilson are definitely 1 & 2.

@jeremytandrews9577 5 лет назад

Vanessa P yup🤙, good call

@neetrab 4 года назад

@Patrick Names exactly. I feel disrespected for her!

@JFG46 3 года назад

I was surprised not to see Allison Robertson of The Donnas not on this list. More of a traditional straight rock guitar player but she holds up for me in the same vein as a Malcolm / Angus Young combo. If I was putting together a rock band today she would be at the top of my list to recruit.

@markcampbell7554 2 года назад

Excellent choice! I LOVE Allison Robertson! She is very talented and very underrated. Some of the choices on this list are really not known as great guitarists and they left out many that deserve to be on the list.

@mimimonster Год назад

I watched this to make sure Nancy Wilson was on the list 😊

@williamhoward7121 5 лет назад

Anyone who has seen Nancy Wilson up close and live (I worked stage security during Hearts heyday) Knows she is the best overall guitar player period!

@stephenpaxman1208 5 лет назад

LOSER

@davidyj9013 5 лет назад

Absolutely!

@bobs_coasterexperience3025 3 года назад

Best overall guitar player period? I assume you mean WOMEN. I can name 40 better guitarists overall as far as guys, ok maybe not 40 but you know what I mean. 20 at least though. With that said for women you definitely have an argument.

@LuckyTown77 2 года назад

Well, we can all love who we love. Nancy stole the heart of anyone who stood close to her, live, in the mid 70's. I'm still there.

@MichaelPop72 2 года назад

Yeah, sure you did. 🤣

@joycesreed140 3 года назад

Looooooove Nancy Wilson...... her riffs are CRAZY!

@carlmanthey7287 2 года назад

Leona Boyd should be somewhere on the list. Incredibly technical and precise. Another different genre with classical music, but the lady is phenomenal.

@dolphindan59 2 года назад

Mary Ford was a great guitarist...She could pick right along side Les Paul...That says alot...

@Dafuqusay 3 года назад

I love Lita Ford but I'd certainly give the nod to Nancy for #1. If bass guitarists were allowed in this list, Suzie Quatro belongs as well.

@kakhabergulisashvili3971 3 года назад

How about Ida Nielsen?! She is best from bass guitar players! N:1! Rhonda Smith also is bass guitar player of world-сlass!.. And why author shouldn't have included bass players in this list is also unclear.

@awakeandalive4248 3 года назад

Yeah agree but Lita ford easily the hottest female guitarist, sexiest and the prettiest female guitarist ever.

@TheKrazysexykool 3 года назад

I concur. Nancy Wilson should have been #1

@angiegordin1018 2 года назад

@@awakeandalive4248 she sure is! I’m on team Lita! Best guitar hero!

@cashflownpv 4 года назад

Absolutely Nancy Wilson #1 without question.

@miked7212 3 года назад

I agree

@marykrueger6039 3 года назад

Nancy Wilson. No 1 for sure. Not even a question. Been doing it for over 40+ years.

@pamelalynndonovan923 9 месяцев назад

Lita Ford, Joan Jett and Nancy Wilson are my top favs , and loved this video! Thanks for sharing!

@yeahbee8237 9 лет назад

nancy should have been number one

@GoldTopSlinger 9 лет назад

Yeah Bee Couldn't agree more. It's a strong list, to be sure, but most of these players were dealing with one genre. Nancy rocked as hard as anyone on some tracks, but listen to stuff like Soul of the Sea, White Lightning and Wine, Heartless, Straight On, Mistral Wind, etc, and you realize she had unbeleveable range. And never discount how monumental a task replacing Roger Fisher's guitar work was. He's one of the unsung greats of guitar. She handled the change like it was no big deal.

@stringbender11672 9 лет назад

GoldTopSlinger right on GoldTop...you know your shizz. Good comment!!! Howard Leese is a bad mofo on guitar too!!!

@yeahbee8237 9 лет назад

nancy is not just a great female guitarist, she is a great guitarist period, Heart isn't just a good "girl"-rockband, but a great rock band period.

@vldreck1 9 лет назад

Yeah Bee some of the truest words on all of RU-vid. Have my like.

@rachelleghanem5381 9 лет назад

Yeah Bee word

@rocketreindeer 3 года назад

All great, but Nancy Wilson is literally my hero. Her Crazy On You intro among other things is unshakably epic. Adding to her mojo is her genuinely unassuming personality. Even though she's not a self-promoter, t's really hard to forget her.

@larrycoker8093 2 года назад

I agree with you Rocket and yeah, her intro on "Crazy On You" is absolutely great. I might be dumb for asking you this, but have you ever heard her acoustic playing on "Love Alive" from their "Little Queen" album from 1977? You know, she can hold her own on electric guitar, but she really shines on acoustic!

@aliceinwonderland887 2 года назад

Yes that piece at the beginning will be legendary 100 years from now like Bach or Beethoven, for real.

@kaypowell407 Год назад

Crazy on You intro gives me goose bumps

@pshattuck1 2 года назад

An up and coming talent that certainly deserves Honorable Mention, is Maddy Rice. She’s played in Stay Human and is currently in the Saturday Night Live house band. Stay tuned, as this talented Guitarist continues her rise to fame!

@tcconnection 3 года назад

I admire Rosetta, and Orianthi totally rocks. When I hear electric with Heart, the guys were credited. Yep, Orianthi for me.

@timjohnson8230 6 лет назад

Nancy Wilson should have #1 slot

@georgehogart461 5 лет назад

Why?

@marshallcollins8634 5 лет назад

Lita is good but for me it's Nancy Wilson

@johnmartins94 2 года назад

I would swap #1 & #2. Nancy is amazing!

@LK-zf2hd 2 года назад

HOW can Nancy Wilson NOT be NUMBER ONE!?!? Her range, her style.... Miss Mojo, ya missed this one :(

@Rollin_L 4 года назад

Having just seen Heart this week, with Joan Jett opening, the timing is good for a comment. Jett is amazing. I've not seen the others on this list perform live, but I was in high school when the Wilson sisters were tearing up the radio in their 20s, and now they are tearing down venues still in their 60s. No question in my mind. Nancy Wilson is No 1.

@vipelviramotd 2 года назад

That was a truly great concert. Both girls know their guitars.

@rebeccabenger8772 4 года назад

I'm sorry, I love Lita Ford but Nancy Wilson is the GREATEST of all time!!!

@vickiehenry1650 3 года назад

I totally agree. She is amazing!

@brianpalmer7289 3 года назад

I love Lita as well but Nancy is number 1!

@wndowpayne 3 года назад

better singer also

@joycesreed140 3 года назад

Yes! 100%

@ryancooper1416 3 года назад

The Crazy on You intro is one of the greatest intros of of all time

@jonnyrox116 3 года назад

You missed the mark. BIG TIME! Charo didn't even make your honorable mention list. She meets and surpasses all of your criteria and is, without doubt, the greatest female guitarist of all time! A star pupil of the master himself, Andres Segovia!

@mikefarrell734 2 года назад

But high regard for her talent Amazing!

@mikefarrell734 2 года назад

Absolutely! Saw her on Carson once I was expecting her to do her hoocie choocie act but she came out with a guitar and did an absolutely amazing flamencio number that blew me away after that I had nothing but great respect for her talent Amazing!

@scottmurphy650 2 года назад

She didn't make it for good reason, she cannot cut the mustard compared to the likes of Nancy Wilson and Lita Ford.

@mikefarrell734 2 года назад

@@scottmurphy650 if you ever saw her play you might have a different opinion and Ford and Wilson are hardly the same in comparison totally different kind of music

@jonnyrox116 2 года назад

@@scottmurphy650 you've obviously never seen her perform

@sherrijohnson2685 2 года назад

Wow! These women are all amazing. I didn't realize there were so many mind-blowing talented women. However, they forgot to mention my favorite...Samantha Fish!

@alleahsasseville 4 года назад

Nancy Wilson should have been #1, when you hear any Heart song... you think of HER guitar playing automatically. (Sorry Lita)

@deadendkid1968 3 года назад

I think of Howard Lease...but I know who plays in the band...

@raysmith5338 3 года назад

I agree, should have been Nancy then Joan then Lita.

@tacbear 3 года назад

She was and IS Epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@deadendkid1968 3 года назад

@@raysmith5338 Joan was a poser...she only plays 3 barre chords...I love her stuff...but the guitar playing was not her...it was Ricky Byrd...and it was Lita in the Runaways...she is like Keith Richards...people give him the recognition they should give to Ronnie Wood...

@johnwillard6198 2 года назад

She didn’t play much lead guitar in Heart

@scott37040 4 года назад

No offense to Lita Ford but NANCY WILSON is #1 in my book! She paved the way for women guitarists in rock. And she's still performing!

@stephaniesayer7191 2 года назад

Y'all had me on the edge of my seat thinking for sure you'd forget about Lita. Great list, great artists!

@ricko2486 2 года назад

Sister Rosetta was rock and roll before rock and roll existed and DESERVES more recognition for that fact. Since these lists are just somebody's opinion Nancy Wilson is #1 on my list (that's my opinion and I'm sticking with it).

@AnnieJohnsonRock 5 лет назад

Nancy Wilson should be #1. She's had a consistently creative career for DECADES. She's great on acoustic AND electric. She's still out there playing. All the others are influential and great guitarists in their own right, but Nancy is #1.

@content4502 4 года назад

Carol Kaye

@7JANEWAY 4 года назад

@@content4502 Carol Kaye, as one of the Wrecking Crew, certainly deserves a spot on this list, for she opened the door for those who followed her. However--though she played guitar, she was best known for playing bass, which could be one reason she's not on this list.

@courtneywhite8470 4 года назад

Not only guitarist, mandolin, piano, and an amazing vocalist in her own right!!!

@7JANEWAY 4 года назад

Courtney White Are you talking about Carol Kaye, because I don’t think she sang?

@courtneywhite8470 4 года назад

@@7JANEWAY nope. Same thing everyone's talking about. Nancy Wilson

@JamieAndersonMusic 4 года назад

I heard Jennifer Batten in a small venue once. I watched her roam around the audience, playing her guitar while talking with everyone. Her warm-ups would make you dizzy and she did it all while talking with everyone. Incredible.

@randallwilfordweaver810 3 года назад

Honestly I’ve never known Kaki King, Annie Clark, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Lita Ford until now I’ve heard their music but didn’t know names

@kja427 2 года назад

You should have included Wendy Melvoin of PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION! She's the only woman who could keep up with PRINCE!

@robertschultz7108 6 лет назад

With all do respect, the top 10 are well deserving , but Nancy Wilson is hands down #1

@Skydog71355 6 лет назад

the guitarist in Heart is ANN Wilson, Nancy is the SINGER

@trevinmorgan345 5 лет назад

No, Ann Wilson is the singer.

@kermsroomy 5 лет назад

' due ' respect

@MrRubin29 5 лет назад

I would also put Orianthi or Nita Strauss above Lita. JMHO

@frankpitochelli6786 5 лет назад

....ABSOLUTELY.!!

@kdailey4315 5 лет назад

Bonnie has to be number 2 behind Nancy Wilson. Bonnie is not only one of the best female guitarists ever she's one of the best slide guitar players ever period.

@tyrssen1 2 года назад

Saw Heart in Detroit when their first album came out. Absolutely fantastic!

@btchhopperou812 3 года назад

I GOTTA agree with Rebecca Benger(comment also in this stack)... Nancy Wilson just ROCKS 'em all. Check her out playing with Jerry Cantrell and the rest of AIC with Gretchen Wilson doin' vocals on a chuggy-AIC-ish version of BARRACUDA!! It's here on YT- worth the watch! Love ya Lita, but Nan has got the edge by a razor thin margin IMHO

@connievaquita 8 лет назад

Nancy Wilson should've been first place!

@4133EWvianen 8 лет назад

+Constanza Becerra Yáñez Together with Vulva Lips

@glensmith654 8 лет назад

+Constanza Becerra Yáñez Couldn't agree more

@glensmith654 8 лет назад

+Constanza Becerra Yáñez Couldn't agree more

@michaelmcculloch9566 8 лет назад

+Constanza Becerra Yáñez I agree!

@TerryGeary 8 лет назад

+Constanza Becerra Yáñez .have to agree with this

@TXLeppard 4 года назад

Can't argue with the Top 3, but Nancy Wilson hands down is THE GOAT

@jimhardy8686 Год назад

Vicki Peterson deserves a mention. I dunno exactly where I'd rank her, but very sharp and very musical player. Excellent.

@jussitikkuri6991 2 года назад

I like all the above mentioned but Nancy Wilson from heart has my heart.

@billf7816 5 лет назад

Nancy Wilson is the best!!! The quality of her songs blows the others away!

@chrisb1953 8 лет назад

It was good to see Sister Rosetta Tharpe on the list, a true trailblazer. I'm sure guys such as Chuck Berry and Billy Gibbons have a lot to thank her for.

@guyfroml 8 лет назад

Absolutely!

@joseaquino8773 8 лет назад

I think Berry has a lot more to thank for to Muddy Waters and his idol, T-Bone Walker and C&W white players that inspired him. Dunno if she has any influence on him at all.

@LincolnFStern 8 лет назад

Except for the small fact that he explicitly listed her as an inspiration. But what does Chuck Berry know eh?

@iamnumfive 7 лет назад

I never heard of her till now and I am definitly a convert. Would have loved to have seen Sister Rosetta and Bonnie Raitt jam together.

@leslawrence3865 7 лет назад

Am I in the minority or majority when I say Bonnie Raitt is very very sexy. VERY.

@melvalle6862 2 года назад

Orianthi should be #1, Slash couldn't hit that EVH solo while Orianthi was like pulling a tribute to EVH

@branon6565 2 года назад

Agreed, Orianthi is the best on this list by a whole bunch....

@cliffordjones4262 2 года назад

This list is awesome... seeing some of the old school gals was enlightening... you should do a list of vocalists... I'd love to see that

@mandyfarmer588 5 лет назад

NANCY #2?? Yeah, I think NOT!! Nancy plays some of the most excellent and tricky changes I might add! NO ONE can play like her!! And she kills it on the electric and a plethora of other instruments and sings like an Angel!! NANCY WILSON IS #1 IN MY BOOK!!!

@toetag4 5 лет назад

Mandy Farmer after just watching her rip through her solo on crazy on you I put her at number one

@tam2000k2 5 лет назад

Also, the only person that I have seen move while playing as well as she does, is Jimi Hendrix. That on it's own should make Nancy #1

@okolopierre4514 5 лет назад

She's s bad ass rock god for sure. She is CRIMINALLY underrated..

@ms.felonystrutter2472 5 лет назад

YOUR BELOVED NANCY COULD ONLY DREAM TO PLAY LIKE BRIT....LET ALONE LITA. WATCH THIS, EAT SHIT ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d6tXOAKGu8c.html AND ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UztvWlG9nsU.html

@TJBall-go3gv 4 года назад

@@ms.felonystrutter2472 Damn!!! Did you snort something before you wrote that! Ground and pound.

@robertbritting1158 5 лет назад

Nancy Wilson....hands down is #1

@amykinyvr 5 лет назад

Robert Britting she’s my hero...

@mq42 2 года назад

This is a tough list but there are a few popular guitarists here who could be bumped down (or off) to make way for some more skilled ones. Shawn Colvin, Suzy Tedeschi, Nita Strauss...

@kevinb3812 2 года назад

You did pretty good here! I also like Patty Larkin and Rory Block. Both can get after it. Rory is acoustic blues and Patty has incandescent solos on acoustic and she’s a singer-songwriter.

@PatrickCervantez 9 лет назад

Although I like that Lita Ford was on the list, I feel that Nancy Wilson should have taken the top. Just saying.

@leoprozczinski 9 лет назад

Joan Jett in my opinion.

@mattbonk5813 9 лет назад

I think they shoulda switched, but the rest was good

@zcadwresx 9 лет назад

I'm suprised Liz Phair didn't get any mention looking at some of the others on the list.

@Frankincensedjb123 9 лет назад

There ya go. No argument. She's like the Jimmy Page of chick guitarists.

@davidperalta9584 7 лет назад

PatrickCervantez I was pretty good I guess not but this is the funniest lately for a whil

@celticwitan 7 лет назад

Nancy wilson is the best.. soo underated

@transientclassic6698 7 лет назад

Nancy is easily #1. Way better than any other woman on this list. 👍🏻

@roberthill8564 7 лет назад

Listen to Crazy On You from start to finish and you will hear Nancy cranking out her Virtuososity { I just know I spelled that wrong}, her dexterity and Songwriting ability not to mention she's cute as all get out too!

@WHEELSBRANUM 7 лет назад

James Hightower word

@MrGoodtogo55 6 лет назад

A lot of the Lead in their Songs are Played by the guy..

@rahulsircar8766 6 лет назад

James Hightower absolutely

@tamarasokolosky5799 2 года назад

Nancy Wilson #1 hands down without a doubt!

@billh.1940 Год назад

The problem with top 10 lists is that sometimes it needs to be 11 or 50. These women are amazing musicians.

@RayVision3D 7 лет назад

I would have swapped Nancy Wilson's and Lita Ford's positions on the charts, but that's just my opinion.

@deadharddrive 7 лет назад

I would have to swap Jennifer Batten and Lita Ford, personally. But Mojo is all about who's most popular, not who's actually best. Jennifer Batten has played with SO many people and developed curriculum for guitar for numerous music schools. Lita's always been popular because she's the pretty blonde...but with most people in this list, well...she shouldn't even BE on this list.

@stoatlord1976 7 лет назад

Agreed. I own all of Lita's work, and she uses the same solo melodies repeatedly. When she is good, she is GOOD. But I find her work repetitive and she really doesn't have great songwriting ability. Jennifer Batten is a whole order of magnitude better in almost every single respect. Nancy Wilson would have been my top choice, too, but I am a huge Bonnie Raitt fan, and it is great to see some artists from the early history of rock and pop guitar getting some much deserved acclaim. But what lists like this seem to overlook is that fact that rock/metal are actually not the only genres out there. Some jazz would be nice to see included occasionally. And while it is great to see the earlier generations represented, and acoustic love to the likes of Nancy Wilson and Joni Mitchell's earlier recordings, it'd be great to see some classical guitarists rated... because believe me, some of them could leave the metal shredders standing in clouds of dust.

@Darkkat07 6 лет назад

i have a very difficult time deciding between Lita or Nancy, but damn both are amazing

@cdreid99999 6 лет назад

youve apparently never actually heard lita ford play..

@madalinewhite9649 6 лет назад

Nancy Wilson for.my top choice. Saw Heart. In concert moons ago San Antonio, Texas. They Rocked. Good concert

@joeymccullough2716 4 года назад

Glad you included Mary Ford in this list. She helped Les Paul change the guitar world. She’s probably the MOST underrated guitar player of any gender

@jimwalsh2001 2 года назад

She was a better player than Les.

@branon6565 2 года назад

*EITHER gender, as there are only two....

@billh.1940 Год назад

Mary Ford was a great singer, her guitar playing gets over looked.

@keithaustinragsdale8182 2 года назад

Should've thrown an honorable mention to Jan B from Vixen for her infectious glam rock grooves & Jen Batten who rocked out with MJ all throughout the late 80's should've been a top 10. Outside of that, solid list. Orianthi is definitely the Steve Vai of female guitarists! Side note: glad to see you're spotlighting him in an upcoming episode, his storied career is more than enough proof that he's 100% in the top 3 of all time behind EVH & Hendrix, not to steal the spotlight from all these amazing ladies.

@paulthompson1988 Год назад

Would have put Bonnie Rait as #1 and Orianthi as #2, but overall a good selection that was not limited to genre. Bit hard to compare generations too, because Rosa Tharpe was a brilliant trail-blazer and probably acknowledged by every other guitarist on that list as breaking the Glass Ceiling. Good list. 👌👌👍👍👍👍

@dieselrotor 5 лет назад

Yea, I'm going with Nancy ! I was right on with this vid until it completely and utterly went off the tracks at the end. Read the comments, Yea I'm right !

@suzannelove3063 4 года назад

Yeah, they blew it, Nancy Wilson is definately #1

@nigel8649 4 года назад

Nancy didn't play guitar. WOW?

@brucewilson1958 2 года назад

My friend Mac Hayden taught Bonnie how to play slide. He was in the influential bands Barefoot Jerry and Area Code 615, which is the area code of Nashville. About 1970 Guitar Player described Mac as the Jimmy Hendrix of the Slide Guitar.

@davidalexander3320 3 года назад

I swear they only put Nancy at number 2 so everyone would comment that she belongs at the top and they would get more engagement on the video. Because come on now.

@michaelstockmaster4192 6 лет назад

Nancy Wilson is and always will be the best female guitarist, hands down.

@twilightzonezone7638 3 года назад

Lita Ford kicks butt! And looks great too!

@stephenking149 2 года назад

How about no not only no but hell no, she mostly played a few intros. She couldn't tune the guitars for some of the female rock guitarists today.

@kathyandarien1303 2 года назад

@@stephenking149 she’s the best

@steventhomas6180 2 года назад

Wrong Poison ivy is the greatest

@lydiapawlak4229 6 лет назад

Nancy Wilson of Heart, is the BEST PERIOD!!! Muti-talented; Played Mandolin, Guitars, Good Keyboard player as well!!!!!

@acrovader 5 лет назад

Heart sucks ass.

@shaunmichaels60 5 лет назад

Barracuda is the only good song they did. 80's fluff. the 80's have a lot to answer for, just show ponies

@dennispierson5607 4 года назад

Nancy Wilson is most excellent. :)

@mag2469 4 года назад

shaun michaels u don't shit about heart because if u did u would know that barracuda is not the only good song they did.You obviously never heard devils delight,little queen,heartless,sing child,cook with fire,mistral wind,be be le strange ,I could go on forever.I do agree tho that the 80s heart wasn't that great.Go and check these songs out and im sure u will have a change of HEART.

@bettyrose959 4 года назад

Nancy wasn't even the #1 guitarist in her band. But that doesn't mean she sucked. The issue with anything like this is there is no best. there's no way to possibly prove it. Everyone's opinion is just that, their opinion. Nancy is very talented, there is no doubt, but a statement of best is just an opinion. Is Malcolm better than Angus Young in AC/DC? Could be to some, that's my point.

@georgej.dorner3262 2 года назад

Talented video, with a very savvy narrator. I must confess, I had never previously heard of about two-thirds of these guitarists, but didn't hear a one to complain about. I enjoyed listening to them all. But what happened to Suzi Quatro?