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Rhythm guitar

The Pirates, when they established themselves in 1962-64 and again from 1976 onwards as a separate, power trio entity from Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, were pioneers of the technique of playing guitar solos with a thick chordal rhythm-guitar-like style, which was later popularised by Wilko Johnson of Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.


Dressin' Up

Vocoder and vocal effects were carried out by Thrall, who also played the rhythm guitar.

Jennifer Batten

Batten played lead and rhythm guitar on Michael Jackson's Bad (1987–1989), Dangerous (1992–1993) and HIStory (1996–1997) world tours, and on his 1993 Super Bowl half-time performance, which was aired to 1.5 billion people in 80 nations (the largest audience in television history).

John Zwetsloot

Mattias Johansson, their current rhythm guitarist was just a session player at the time and wasn't dedicated to the band.

Ndombe Opetum

Contemporary band members at the time included vocalists: Wuta Mayi, Michel Boyibanda, Josky Kiambukuta and Youlou Mabiala, and rhythm guitarist Simaro Lutumba and solo guitarist Franco himself.

Rob Beckley

Robert Benjamin Beckley is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Christian rock band Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in CCM Magazine's 2006 Reader's Choice Awards.

Rock Will Never Die

Derek St. Holmes - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "I'm Gonna Make You Mine"

Shadows Fall

Although the band has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career Shadows Fall has been composed of Brian Fair (vocals), Jonathan Donais (lead guitar), Matt Bachand (rhythm guitar), Paul Romanko (bass), and Jason Bittner (drums).

The BillyBones

Based in Los Angeles, California, the band features Steven William "Billy Bones" Fortuna, formerly of The Skulls (U.S. Band), guitarist Alex Mack, drummer Alex Gomez, formerly of U.S. Bombs tenor saxophone Bad Otis Link, (visual artist) Bass Easy Lou Jones, Rhythm Guitar Dustin "Damone" Snodgrass

The Grease Band

Bassist Alan Spenner and rhythm guitarist Neil Hubbard would go on to play in the UK white soul band Kokomo; following this, Spenner would extensively work in support of the late 1970s/early 1980s incarnation of Roxy Music.

The Roulettes

Norman Stracey - Rhythm Guitar, also Keyboard (born 1941, Ware, Hertfordshire) (replaced Jones in the band when a saxophone player was no longer required)


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Be-Bop-A-Lula

Cliff Gallup (lead guitar), "Wee" Willie Williams (rhythm guitar), "Jumpin'" Jack Neal (string bass), and Dickie "Be Bop" Harrell (drums) comprised the band.

Biréli Lagrène

Along with his usual cohorts Diego Imbert (double bass) and Hono Winterstein (rhythm guitar), the latter session featured Henri Salvador and Thomas Dutronc (son of legendary French pop pair Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc).

Bobby Z.

In junior high school, he formed a small touring band in the Minneapolis area that included future Chicago Bears football coach Marc Trestman on rhythm guitar.

Brian Casser

Casser then formed a new group with David Coleman (lead guitar), Roger Cook (rhythm guitar), Jim Rodford (bass) and Peter Richards (drums).

Cash on the Barrelhead

The album was produced by Julian Dawson and included backup vocals and rhythm guitar by Barry and Holly Tashian and this version of the song included a noticeably spectacular rockabilly backing guitar part by Steuart Smith who has worked extensively with the Eagles (band).

Count Five

John "Sean" Byrne (1947-2008, born Dublin, Ireland) played rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Kenn Ellner played tambourine and harmonica while sharing lead vocals and Craig "Butch" Atkinson (1947-1998, born San Jose, California) played drums.

Dan Sealey

The 2004 Ronnie Lane memorial gig was the first to feature Sealey on bass and Andy Bennett on rhythm guitar, Sealey toured with Ocean Colour Scene throughout 2004 and features on the 2004 live album One for the Road but not on the 2005 studio album A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad.

Daron Malakian

In 2003, Daron Malakian (lead guitar and vocals), Greg Kelso (rhythm guitar), Casey Chaos (vocals), and Zach Hill (drums) recorded a demo tape entitled "Ghetto Blaster Rehearsals" credited to the name Scars on Broadway.

Dele Sosimi

Afrobeat is given a virtuoso treatment by a core combination of Femi Elias (bass), Kunle Olofinjana (drums), Phil Dawson (rhythm guitar), Maurizio Ravalico (percussion), Justin Thurgur (trombone), Tom Allan (trumpet) and Eric Rohner (tenor saxophone).

Driven by You

Shortly before releasing it as single, May played it on the Guitar Legends concert in October 1991, having a super-group backing him: Cozy Powell on drums, Neil Murray on bass, Steve Vai on rhythm guitar, Rick Wakeman and Mike Moran on keyboards, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris Thompson on backing vocals.

Expresso II

Hansford Rowe - bass, rhythm guitar (2, possibly also at the end of track 3)

Figures of Light

Figures of Light is an American proto-punk band formed in 1970 by Wheeler Winston Dixon (lead vocals, slide guitar) and Michael Downey (rhythm guitar, backing vocals).

Frehley's Comet

Tod Howarth – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards (1986-1988)

Good 2B Alive

Miljenko Matijevic - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "LOL" and "Underground"

Heart Burns

Laura Jane Grace - lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums

Heat of the Night

Bryan Adams: rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals

I Need My Girl

Aaron Dessner - rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vibraphone

Jake Burns

As of 2013, Burns plays lead and rhythm guitar, and lead vocals, Ian McCallum plays guitar and does backing vocals, Ali McMordie plays bass guitar and Steve Grantley plays drums, and is also on backing vocals.

Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live

Fernando Saunders - bass, rhythm guitar on "She's A Woman" and vocal harmony.

Jon Sousa

He is also a Celtic tenor banjoist, a Celtic-rhythm guitar accompanist, as well as an accomplished Sabar drummer.

Kokan Popović

The lineup featured Belgrade musicians living in Johannesburg: Popović on rhythm guitar and vocals and Marka Benini on drums, with musicians from South Africa Derrick Skihippers (lead guitar) and Kahlan Merchant (bass guitar).

Lee Curtis and the All-Stars

Curtis formed a new version of the All-Stars in 1963, with Paul Pilnick (lead guitar), George "Porky" Peckham (rhythm guitar - in later years a renowned record cutting engineer), Dave "Mushy" Cooper (bass), and Don Alcyd (drums).

Les Chaussettes Noires

It was originally composed of Claude Moine, aka Eddy Mitchell (vocals), William Benaïm (guitar solo), Tony D'Arpa (rhythm guitar), Aldo Martinez (bass guitar), and Jean-Pierre Chichportich (drums)

Modern Day Zero

They approached Scott Gertken while he was singing and playing rhythm guitar for a Foristell, Missouri-based band called Trailer.

New Sensations

Fernando Saunders - electric & string bass, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "My Red Joystick" and "My Friend George"

Oracular Spectacular

Ben Goldwasser – vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, percussion, synths and samples

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

The lineup on the album included David Lowery on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Jonathan Segel on violin, mandolin, keyboards, guitar and backing vocals, Victor Krummenacher on bass and backing vocals, Greg Lisher on lead guitar, and Chris Pedersen on drums.

Parthenon Huxley

His touring career began as a member of the Chapel Hill, NC rock band The Blazers, which consisted of Huxley (credited under his original name Rick Miller), Sherman Tate (lead & harmony vocals, rhythm guitar), Ronnie Taylor (drums & percussion) and Lee Gildersleeve (bass).

Paul Doucette

Whilst touring, Doucette plays rhythm guitar on stage (as well as occasionally playing the drums) while most drum parts are played by a touring drummer, with the current being Stacy Jones.

Paul Mirkovich

Jim McGorman (rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Nate Morton (drums, percussion) were hired from the other auditioning bands.

Rare Cuts

Bruno Ravel: bass guitar on all songs, lead guitar on 5, rhythm guitar on 2 and 5, keyboards on 11, backing vocals on all songs

Roger Clyne

Roger Meade Clyne (born January 13, 1968) is the lead singer, songwriter, rhythm guitar player, kazoo-ist, and harmonica-ist for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

Roger Clyne – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, kazoo (1998–present)

Ruth Ruth

RCA paid American for the unreleased masters and they resurfaced in 1998 on RCA with Are You My Friend? with the addition of Michael Kotch of the band Eve's Plum on rhythm guitar.

Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors

Lead vocals, rhythm guitar and piano were provided by Tom Smith, lead guitar and synth by Chris Urbanowicz, bass guitar by Russell Leetch and percussion by Ed Lay.

Steelheart

Miljenko Matijevic - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano (1990–1992, 1996, 2006–present)

Stray Cat Blues

Miller's production of the song is very representative of his style, featuring a very prominent hi hat beat, droning piano performed by Nicky Hopkins, a mellotron and a slide guitar are performed by Brian Jones, the rhythm guitar is performed by Richards and vocals from Jagger kept even in the mix.

Sweet Pain

Members are: David Riordan (rhythm guitar, vocals), J.C. Phillips (marimba, vocals), Frank Demme (bass, vocals), Carl Johnson (guitar), Bob Spalding (guitar) and Marty Foltz (drums, percussion)

Tainted Love

The track's Motown-influenced sound (featuring a fast tempo, horns, electric rhythm guitar and female backing vocals) fit in perfectly with the music favoured by those involved in the UK's Northern Soul club scene of the early 1970s, and Searling popularised the song at the Northern Soul club Va Va’s in Bolton, and later, at Wigan Casino.

Takeshi Terauchi

Terauchi started his career playing rhythm guitar for a country and Western act "Jimmy Tokita and The Mountain Playboys", which had bassist Chosuke Ikariya.

The Ardells

In the fall of 1962, Steve lived in a rooming house on Frances St. in Madison and also pledged the Chi Psi fraternity on fraternity row near Langdon St. Steve taught another fellow student, Jos Davidson, to play rhythm guitar and then bass, and formed a campus band: Steve Miller and the Ardells.

The Monterays

At this point Landry and Forrest departed (both joined the military) and were replaced by Dan Elliott (née Rubado) (lead vocals)and Dave Moziak (rhythm guitar) (ex-The Dimensions) and drummer Dave Usiatynski (Tommy Forrest took up the lead vocal duties for another popular Syracuse band The Saint and the Sinners also featuring guitarist Ron Lauback).

They're Only Chasing Safety

It is also the first record to feature bassist Grant Brandell, who replaced William Nottke shortly after the release of The Changing of Times, and James Smith, who replaced Octavio Fernandez on rhythm guitar.

Turrentine Jones

Turrentine Jones are an English rock band formed in Manchester in July 2010, consisting of Julian Neville (lead vocals, lead/rhythm guitar), Thomas Scotson (Hammond organ) and Rich Watts (drums).

Twinkle Brothers

The Twinkle Brothers were formed in 1962 by brothers Norman (vocals, drums) and Ralston Grant (vocals, rhythm guitar) from Falmouth, Jamaica.

Vital Information

Jay Oliver – keyboards, rhythm guitar programming, computer programming, synth programming