On the same day Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead's lead guitarist, suffered a fatal heart attack.
Alone, Duane quickly made a name for himself as an in-demand slide and lead guitarist.
"John called me over to his apartment in June 1962, " recalled Mr. Flick, who was the John Barry Seven's lead guitarist.
Founded in San Francisco in 1965, the Grateful Dead officially ceased to exist after lead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia died in 1995.
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Slash was the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses from 1985 - 1996, leaving after a feud with lead singer Axl Rose, who is the only original member remaining with the band.
He falls into an intense admiration of the good-looking lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who is ambiguously friendly, and receives gentle treatment from a trio of groupies, the Band-Aids (led by Kate Hudson).
But as it became clear that there was no amplification, he and lead guitarist Stevie Van Zandt played what looked to be a brief a cappella goodnight for the benefit of the front rows, shrugged, and left the stage.
Some of this group posed as star athletes or musicians such as lead Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti.
"He's legitimately great on guitar, " Black Keys' lead singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach told CNN backstage after the performance.
The lead singer and guitarist of the 1980s rock band the Del Fuegos, Zanes brings those same rock roots (and rock hair) to his kids' music.
But then the former lead singer and guitarist with the White Stripes is a man who thrives on contradictions, all the more so in his new life as a solo artist.
Jared Leto, famous for roles in movies like Requiem for a Dream and Lord of War, is also the lead singer and guitarist for popular rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.
Smets opens a door to find Keyshawn Johnson (professional football player), Kerry King (lead and rhythm guitarist of Slayer), Freddie Roach (boxing coach and former professional boxer), Mike Lingerfelt (front tire charger and pit crew champion), Mister Cartoon (tattoo and graffiti artist), and Nathan Fletcher (surf champion) at a mysterious round table.
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But it's a different story in the otherwise more enlightened world of pop, says All About Eve bass guitarist and lead singer Julianne Regan, where gender stereotyping still holds sway.
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