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The results are in! Who's the greatest of them all?
Chris Vinnicombe, Tue 27 Jul 2010, 10:20 am BST
The Ice Man from Texas is one of the undisputed legends of the Telecaster. Informed by Texas, Chicago and Mississippi blues styles, Collins influenced the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Gary Moore and after toiling in relative obscurity for many years, found fame, and Grammy Awards, in the 1980s.
Collins' stinging fingerstyle and capo'd open F-minor tuning is just part of the story; there's real art in the breathing spaces between those licks.
"Albert Collins really deserves a mention in your list - outstanding player." (Thanks, Graham)