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1. This cat was an amazing songwriter, but most folks tend to forget what a wonderful guitar player he was (even though he's often shown with his guitar). Who is the soulful guitarist who had such hits as "Move On Up" and "Future Shock"?
2. This Louisiana-born guitarist made his name in the City of Big Shoulders -- Chicago. Playing with blues artists such as Junior Wells, what is the name of the guitarist who drinks TNT, smokes dynamite and recorded "Damn Right, I've Got The Blues"?
3. Born at the end of the nineteenth century, what guitarist is sometimes called the "founder of the delta blues"? Here's a hint: It is not Robert Johnson.
4. Alright, time to mix it up a little bit. What singer/guitarist was the front man, and creative mastermind, behind the UK outfit called The Jam?
5. Okay, time for an easy one. What guitarist/singer wrote and recorded such hits as "Pop Life", "Cream" and "Controversy"?
6. What guitarist, who was a crucial component of Booker T. & The MGs, co-wrote such funky soulful hits as "Green Onions" and "In The Midnight Hour"?
7. What guitar player, who has played with a variety of artists ranging from Tom Waits to Elvis Costello, formed Los Cubanos Postizos in the 1990s to record Cuban music by the likes of Arsenio Rodriguez?
8. Time for a change of pace. This guitarist, who was born in Paraguay, went on to compose a number of masterful pieces for classical guitar -- including "La Catedral" and "Villancico de Navidad". What is his name?
9. Which well-known guitarist is fascinated by various international musical styles, recording with Mali-based guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Toure and playing guitar with the now famous Buena Vista Social Club?
10. This guitar virtuoso, who died in a jail cell in Reston, VA in 1988, was a guitarist who was famous primarily among other guitarists. He recorded an entire album with Charlie Daniels that was eventually scrapped (though great recordings from those sessions still exist), and wrote the beautiful guitar-song "The Messiah Will Come Again". Who was he?
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