The best guitarists in the world have contributed to C.F. Martin & Company’s legacy.
Martin Guitar owners:
Trey Anastasio, Ian Anderson, Gene Autry, Kevin Bacon, Joan Baez, Beck, Joe Beck, Jimmy Buffett, James Cagney, David Carradine, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Harry Chapin, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Roy Clark, Kurt Cobain, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Elvis Costello, Jim Croce, David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows, Ray Davies (Kinks), John Denver, Neil Diamond, Dion, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Kenny Edmonds (Babyface), Dan Fogelberg, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Vince Gill, David Gilmour, David Gray, Andy Griffith, Nanci Griffith, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Buddy Guy, Merle Haggard, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, George Harrison, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe (Yes), Indigo Girls, Eric Johnson, George Jones, Mark Knopfler, Avril Lavigne, John Lennon, Gordon Lightfoot, Country Joe MacDonald, Bob Marley, George Martin, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Roger McGuinn, Don McLean, Freddie Mercury, Steve Miller, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Graham Nash, Rick Nelson, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Page, Dolly Parton, Tom Petty, Joaquin Phoenix, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Roy Rogers, Richie Sambora, Steven Segal, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Squier, Richard Starkey, Stephen Stills, Sting, Andy Summers, Terry Sylvester (The Hollies), Tiny Tim, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Hank Williams Sr., Nancy Wilson, Ron Wood, Dwight Yoakam, Thom York (Radiohead), Neil Young, Barry Zito
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And my husband. :-)
Looks as if they’ve done their marketing pretty well...
I’m surprised that Martin didn’t include Chet Atkins in that list. Although “Mister Guitar” is more commonly associated with Gibson and Gretsch instruments, he definitely owned and played a number of Martin acoustics.
“The best guitarists in the world...”
How about Tony Rice? He’s the best I have ever heard.