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Recent Examples of guitarist
His debut on the annual awards program’s main stage featured a live guitarist amplifying the atmospheric vibe of the flirtatious song.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 June 2026
Singer and guitarist Corin Tucker reunites with her punk band, Heavens to Betsy, for their first show in 32 years in Portland, Oregon, on June 25.
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People Staff,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Electra was previously married to NBA star Dennis Rodman, and later, to Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and bottleneck guitar master Derek Trucks, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is a welcome anomaly with its lineup of three guitarists, two drummers, two singing percussionists, a keyboardist, a bassist and a three-piece brass section.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Goldstein’s relationship with the band featuring singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash began around the time the group was promoting its debut album, 1987’s Appetite for Destruction.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
For songwriter, guitarist and music scholar Jon Spencer, live performance remains a crucial outlet.
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Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Joining the verbose frontman in the lineup are guitarist Matt Douglas and drummer Jon Wurster, as expected, but not Peter Hughes, who left the band in 2024 after 30 years.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Drummer Marshall Vore, guitarist Harrison Whitford, string master Rob Moose, and Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott also contributed.
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 June 2026
Singer and guitarist Corin Tucker reunites with her punk band, Heavens to Betsy, for their first show in 32 years in Portland, Oregon, on June 25.
—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Electra was previously married to NBA star Dennis Rodman, and later, to Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and bottleneck guitar master Derek Trucks, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is a welcome anomaly with its lineup of three guitarists, two drummers, two singing percussionists, a keyboardist, a bassist and a three-piece brass section.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Goldstein’s relationship with the band featuring singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash began around the time the group was promoting its debut album, 1987’s Appetite for Destruction.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
For songwriter, guitarist and music scholar Jon Spencer, live performance remains a crucial outlet.
—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Joining the verbose frontman in the lineup are guitarist Matt Douglas and drummer Jon Wurster, as expected, but not Peter Hughes, who left the band in 2024 after 30 years.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Drummer Marshall Vore, guitarist Harrison Whitford, string master Rob Moose, and Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott also contributed.
—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guitarist
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Bassist Dominic DiGesu and drummer Max Bassin make up a top-notch rhythm section, while guitarist Emily Green constantly solos, sometimes doubling Winter’s playing, other times providing melodic riffs.
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Joined by collaborators old—Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Shahzad Ismaily—and new—Nick Hakim, the Smile drummer Tom Skinner—Orton knits an infinity scarf of wicker-weir folk, jazzy ambiance, and blue-eyed soul.
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The Fremont software engineer and entrepreneur has carved out a bustling career as a jazz pianist, a realm where children of the Great Depression share the bandstand with Gen Z teenagers.
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Kelly's Quinn is a pianist who returns to Ransom Canyon to run Gracie's.
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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Ray McMillian is a talented Black classical violinist who defies systemic racism and his family’s discouragement to achieve musical success.
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The upbeat song in which Jagger envisions the end of the world also features Winwood on piano and organ, Watt on synths and background vocals, saxophonist James King, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
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Some 40 minutes later, Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Dino Soldo returned to address the audience and thanked the audience for their patience.
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Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and bottleneck guitar master Derek Trucks, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is a welcome anomaly with its lineup of three guitarists, two drummers, two singing percussionists, a keyboardist, a bassist and a three-piece brass section.
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Guitarist Terry Kath, bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera, and keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm were the key creative forces in Chicago.
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The group’s first album in 16 years reunites Reilly, who survived a stroke in 2011, with longtime percussionist Bruce Mitchell and player-producer Keir Stewart.
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Chinese percussionist Xu Yang told his social media followers the form and style of the drums used on the Great Wall appeared more like a Japanese Taiko performance.
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Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.
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That’s because longtime White Sox organist Nancy Faust played it first.
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
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The following year they were joined by trumpeter Hugh Masekela, trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, and saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi to form the Jazz Epistles.
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“Guitarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guitarist. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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