What, no mention of Pete yet? Not surprising, really–he’s not a virtuoso by any means. But I’ll put him up there with anyone in the category of pure visceral stage presence.
Given the “obscurity” of Chet Atkins to some in this thread, I may be reaching here, but anyone else a fan of Bucky Pizzarelli?
I’ll second Larry Carlton and Steve Hacket as two of my other favorites…