Robbie Robertson has said he used the playing of Pops Staples as his model for his playing in The Band. Robbie’s guitar "song parts" (as apposed to solos, the abilities at which being how most people access guitarists abilities) are supremely musical. A few more great rhythm/lead players are Steve Cropper (Booker T & The MG’s), James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley), and Albert Lee (The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris), all Telecaster players (as was Robbie on The Band’s first two albums).
Though commonly considered Hard Rock, I see AC/DC as a pure Rock 'n' Roll Band, the ultimate realization of Chuck Berry. It speaks to the teenager in me, even at 67!
