And for fellow guitarists, here are some who will NEVER be remembered, but ought to be appreciated now:
Joe Satriani
Tony MacAlpine
Vinnie Moore
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
And of course few know of the most groundbreaking guitarist from the last 25 years. The one and only.
Allan Holdsworth. He is a giant amongst guitarists.
I met Holdsworth at The Bottom Line in NYC in '98. He was at the bar after the show, and my friends pushed me toward him like 12 year old girls pushing a friend toward a Backstreet Boy.
I thanked him for a great show, and I shook his hand (he's too humble). His hand just enveloped mine.