# List of slide guitarists

Slide guitarists are musicians who are well-known for playing guitar with a "slide", a smooth, hard object, held in the fretting hand and placed against the strings to control the pitch. Beginning with guitarists in the American South and Hawaii in early 20th century, slide guitar styles have developed in a variety of musical settings, including blues, country, and rock. Most slide guitarists may also perform with guitars using traditional fretting techniques; additionally, some also play various types of steel guitars.

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List of slide guitarists, showing name, birth year, death year, origin, primary genre, and reference(s) :
| Name | Birth year | Death year | Origin | Primary genre |
| Duane Allman | 1946 | 1971 | Tennessee | Southern rock |
| Kokomo Arnold | 1901* | 1968 | Georgia | Acoustic blues |
| Barbecue Bob | 1902 | 1931 | Georgia | Acoustic blues |
| Jeff Beck | 1944 | 2023 | England | Rock |
| Elvin Bishop | 1942 | | California | Rock |
| Black Ace | 1905 | 1972 | Texas | Country blues |
| Mike Bloomfield | 1943 | 1981 | Illinois | Electric blues |
| Willie Brown | 1900 | 1952 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| R. L. Burnside | 1926 | 2005 | Mississippi | Hill country blues |
| Joe Carter | 1927 | 2001 | Georgia | Chicago blues |
| George Cassidy | 1936 | 2023 | Belfast | Jazz |
| Sam Collins | 1887 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues |
| Ry Cooder | 1947 | | California | Americana |
| CeDell Davis | 1926 | 2017 | Arkansas | Delta blues |
| David "Honeyboy" Edwards | 1915 | 2011 | Mississippi | Electric blues |
| John Fahey | 1939 | 2001 | Washington, D.C. | Folk |
| Frank Ferera | 1885 | 1951 | Hawaii | Hawaiian music |
| Rory Gallagher | 1948 | 1995 | Ireland | Blues rock |
| Billy Gibbons | 1949 | | Texas | Blues rock |
| Peter Green | 1946 | 2020 | England | Electric blues |
| John P. Hammond | 1942 | | New York | Electric blues |
| George Harrison | 1943 | 2001 | England | Rock |
| Earl Hooker | 1930 | 1970 | Mississippi | Chicago blues |
| Son House | 1902 | 1988 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| J. B. Hutto | 1926 | 1983 | South Carolina | Chicago blues |
| Bo Weavil Jackson | Unknown | Unknown | U.S. | Country blues |
| Elmore James | 1918 | 1963 | Mississippi | Chicago blues |
| Blind Lemon Jefferson | 1893 | 1929 | Texas | Country blues |
| Blind Willie Johnson | 1897 | 1945 | Texas | Gospel blues |
| Robert Johnson | 1911 | 1938 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| Brian Jones | 1942 | 1969 | England | Blues rock |
| Joseph Kekuku | 1874 | 1932 | Hawaii | Hawaiian music |
| Alexis Korner | 1928 | 1984 | France | Electric blues |
| Leo Kottke | 1945 | | Georgia | Folk |
| Lead Belly | 1889 | 1949 | Louisiana | Country blues |
| Furry Lewis | 1893* | 1981 | Mississippi | Country blues |
| John Littlejohn | 1931 | 1994 | Mississippi | Chicago blues |
| Robert Lockwood, Jr. | 1915 | 2006 | Arkansas | Delta blues |
| John Mayall | 1933 | 2024 | England | Electric blues |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | 1904 | 1972 | Tennessee | Delta blues |
| Blind Willie McTell | 1901* | 1959 | Georgia | Country blues |
| Steve Miller | 1943 | | Wisconsin | Rock |
| Muddy Waters | 1913 | 1983 | Mississippi | Chicago blues |
| Hambone Willie Newbern | 1901 | 1965 | Tennessee | Country blues |
| Robert Nighthawk | 1909 | 1967 | Arkansas | Chicago blues |
| Jimmy Page | 1944 | | England | Rock |
| Charlie Patton | 1891 | 1934 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| Dan Pickett | 1907 | 1967 | Alabama | Country blues |
| Rod Price | 1947 | 2005 | England | Rock |
| Keith Richards | 1943 | | England | Rock |
| Johnny Shines | 1915 | 1992 | Tennessee | Chicago blues |
| Jeremy Spencer | 1948 | | England | Electric blues |
| Houston Stackhouse | 1910 | 1980 | Mississippi | Country blues |
| Tampa Red | 1904 | 1981 | Georgia | Urban blues |
| Eddie Taylor | 1923 | 1985 | Mississippi | Chicago blues |
| Hound Dog Taylor | 1917* | 1975 | Mississippi | Electric blues |
| Mick Taylor | 1949 | | England | Blues rock |
| Ramblin' Thomas | Unknown | Unknown | Louisiana | Country blues |
| U Tin | 1931 | 2019 | Myanmar | Burmese classical, folk |
| Joe Walsh | 1947 | | Kansas | Rock |
| Sylvester Weaver | 1897* | 1960 | Kentucky | Country blues |
| Casey Bill Weldon | 1909 | Unknown | Arkansas | Country blues |
| Bukka White | 1909 | 1977 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| Big Joe Williams | 1903 | 1982 | Mississippi | Delta blues |
| Alan Wilson | 1943 | 1970 | Massachusetts | Electric blues |
| Johnny Winter | 1944 | 2014 | Texas | Electric blues |
| Oscar "Buddy" Woods | c.1890* | 1950* | Louisiana | Urban blues |
| Zoot Horn Rollo | 1949 | | California | Rock |
| An asterisk (*) denotes that other sources give different dates, origin, or style. ||||||