# Speaking of under appreciated guitarists...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 31, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502 "2018-03-31T01:20:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/1 "2018-03-31T01:20:54Z")
I pulled out a DVD of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers for tonight’s entertainment and was reminded that Buddy Whittington is a monster player. He has a lot of stuff on YT, check him out. He was with Mayall for quite a while and John knows how to pick guitar players. Blues oriented for sure. May have missed guitar hero status because he doesn’t look the part.
[Buddy Whittington Denmark 2012](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g2MDskgOE)
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/2 "2018-03-31T01:24:14Z")
[Here’s another](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI7cpytT1KQ)
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/3 "2018-03-31T01:28:18Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#):
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> I pulled out a DVD of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers for tonight’s entertainment and was reminded that Buddy Whittington is a monster player. He has a lot of stuff on YT, check him out. He was with Mayall for quite a while and John knows how to pick guitar players. Blues oriented for sure. **May have missed guitar hero status because he doesn’t look the part.**
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> [Buddy Whittington Denmark 2012](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g2MDskgOE)
Well, that and there aren’t really any guitar heroes anymore in that EVH/Vai/Satriani/Malmsteen mode.
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/4 "2018-03-31T01:44:58Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Well, that and there aren’t really any guitar heroes anymore in that EVH/Vai/Satriani/Malmsteen mode.
Yes, that’s true.
[Buddy with Gary Moore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bIT5IBrDY)
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/5 "2018-03-31T02:18:33Z")
[Toe to Toe (well, not literally) with Mick Taylor.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCYK37Ieb1E)
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/6 "2018-03-31T02:50:09Z")
The whole John Mayall 70th Birthday concert (2003) doesn’t appear to be available in one chunk on YT but much of it is there in pieces. Mick Taylor, Buddy and Eric Clapton. Well worth a watch for blues fans.
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/7 "2018-03-31T03:01:43Z")
[Bluesbreakers at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayall_%26_the_Bluesbreakers)
Yes, I’m drinking and geeking out on blues music. Forgive me.
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/8 "2018-03-31T03:25:34Z")
Oh God, I can’t stop! Here’s Buddy with Clapton.
[Buddy and Eric](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SYct1sAj4)
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### Author:  [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/9 "2018-03-31T09:45:50Z")
He’s a great blues player. Really controls every note. I honestly know very little about him, but yeah, I am sure he fell victim to the Ian Stewart rule. Stu was relegated from member to road manager of the Stones because of his look. Sad part of the business.
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/10 "2018-03-31T13:11:09Z")
> [@WordMan](#):
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> He’s a great blues player. Really controls every note. I honestly know very little about him, but yeah, I am sure he fell victim to the Ian Stewart rule. Stu was relegated from member to road manager of the Stones because of his look. Sad part of the business.
Heh, by that measure, Keef should have been a roadie!
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### Author:  [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-under-appreciated-guitarists/811502/11 "2018-03-31T21:50:41Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> Heh, by that measure, Keef should have been a roadie!
Back in the day Keith did fine.