Top Ten reasons why Eddie Van Halen is NOT the worlds greatest guitar player!

#1 Stanley Jordan

The King of All guitar. Stanley Jordan Studied Music at Princeton University in the 70's and was discovered playing for change on the street-corners of New York City. Initially starting off as a rock guitarist, he switched to playing jazz, after he was bored with the standard progressions and simplicity of rock guitar...even Hendrix, his biggest influence became passe to him.

Stanley plays the guitar much like a piano, in that he plays the rythm and bass lines on one hand while simultaneously hammering out blistering jazz leads with the other. Stanley gained notoriety playing along side the great Dizzy Gillespie. His 1995 album "Magic Touch" went gold upon the release of his infamous version of "Stairway to Heaven". His first exposure to the public, was as a frequent guest on the "Late Night With David Letterman"...one of his more famous performances can be seen HERE.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gHtPLXQOI

He is the first guitarist that I know of to play TWO guitars at the same time..see it here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZY87PDsnQ. Jazz is by all standards the most difficult style of music to play. It takes a mastery of music theory and physical technique that most musicians pull their hair out trying to learn, so the fact that he can take smooth jazz and turn it upside down by playing so well that he needs TWO instruments is nothing short of a miracle. Stanley is the greatest guitar player in the world (that I am aware of), and I am proud to top my list of master players with the Ultimate Master...here he is playing the song that made him a god-among musicians, "Stairway to Heaven"....make sure you listen to and watch the whole thing, or you may miss some of the greatest playing ever recorded...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjXN3OLgoqs...and a duet with the late, great Jeff Healey playing the Hendrix classic, "All Along the Watchtower"..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNE5-MQ1-aY