Famous Scottish Guitarists

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Donovan
(Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, Autobiographer, Writer, Poet, Record producer, Film score composer)
Donovan
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Birthdate: May 10, 1946
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Donovan is a Scottish guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for developing and popularizing a distinctive and eclectic style that blended many genres, such as folk, jazz, pop, calypso, and psychedelic rock. Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

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Stuart Sutcliffe
(Scottish Musician Best Remembered for His Association with the Popular Rock Band 'The Beatles')
Stuart Sutcliffe
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Birthdate: June 23, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: April 10, 1962

Stuart Sutcliffe was a Scottish musician and painter. He is best remembered for his association with the popular rock band the Beatles, where he was the original bass guitarist. Before achieving popularity as a guitarist, Sutcliffe left the Beatles to pursue painting. Along with John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe is credited with coining the name Beetles, which later became the Beatles.

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Scott Hutchison
(Founding Member and Primary Songwriter of Indie Rock Band 'Frightened Rabbit')
Scott Hutchison
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Birthdate: November 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 9, 2018

Scottish singer-songwriter Scott Hutchison is remembered as the founder of the indie rock band Frightened Rabbit. Though he had initially studied illustration, he later switched to his old love for the guitar and stepped into music. He was found dead by Scottish police after going missing for 2 days.

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Jimmy McCulloch
(Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist)
Jimmy McCulloch
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Birthdate: June 4, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dumbarton
Died: September 27, 1979
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Jimmy Bain
(Musician)
Jimmy Bain
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Birthdate: December 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newtonmore, Highland, Scotland
Died: January 23, 2016
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Jim Diamond
(Singer-songwriter)
Jim Diamond
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Birthdate: September 28, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: October 8, 2015
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Bert Jansch
(Musician)
Bert Jansch
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Birthdate: November 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: October 5, 2011
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Brian Robertson
(Scottish Rock Guitarist)
Brian Robertson
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Birthdate: February 12, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clarkston, Scotland
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Mike Scott
(Scottish Singer, Songwriter and Musician)
Mike Scott
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Birthdate: December 14, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edinburgh
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Roddy Frame
(Scottish Singer-Songwriter and Musician)
Roddy Frame
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Birthdate: January 29, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alex Ligertwood
(Scottish Singer, Guitarist and Drummer)
Alex Ligertwood
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Birthdate: December 18, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Gordon Waller
(Singer)
Gordon Waller
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Birthdate: June 4, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
Died: July 17, 2009
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Ian Bairnson
(Scottish Musician and Multi-Instrumentalist)
Ian Bairnson
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Birthdate: August 3, 1953
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland
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King Creosote
(Singer-Songwriter)
King Creosote
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Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: Fife, Scotland
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William Reid
(Musician best known as being lead guitarist, songwriter, co-founder and occasional singer of the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
William Reid
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Birthdate: October 28, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
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Alexander Young
(Singer, Songwriter)
Alexander Young
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Birthdate: December 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: August 4, 1997
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John Cummings
(Musician)
John Cummings
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Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland