Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has been ranked No. 4 in a Rolling Stone magazine 2011 survey naming the greatest guitarists in history. Music experts and famous professional musicians (such as Eddie Van Halen, Lenny Kravitz and Brian May) participated in the survey.
Rolling Stone magazine will commemorate the survey in an issue (on sale on November 25, 2011) with four different covers featuring guitarists Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.
Here are the Top 10 guitarists ranked in the survey:
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Eric Clapton
3. Jimmy Page
4. Keith Richards
5. Jeff Beck
6. B.B. King
7. Chuck Berry
8. Eddie Van Halen
9. Duane Allman
10. Pete Townshend
Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light"
Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light"