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	<title>Tunesmate &#187; Top 40 Countdown</title>
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	<description>What would life be without the tunes, mate!</description>
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		<title>I Want To Know What Love Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=loWXMtjUZWM Charting in November of 1984, Foreigner&#8217;s only #1 only hit is I Want To Know What Love Is. Recently covered by Mariah Carey, this tune is still constantly played on mainstream adult contemporary radio. Is this tune of the best slow jams of all-time?]]></description>
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<p>Charting in November of 1984, Foreigner&#8217;s only #1 only hit is I Want To Know What Love Is. Recently covered by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EzMDhzQMLI" target="_blank">Mariah Carey</a>, this tune is still constantly played on mainstream adult contemporary radio. Is this tune of the best slow jams of all-time?</p>
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		<title>10 Hot Songs of Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/10-hot-songs-of-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tunes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment Weekly just posted there &#8220;10 Hot Songs of Summer&#8221;. Included are new singles from seasoned veterans Maroon 5, Dierks Bentley, The Roots and Robyn. Also are newcomers Sally Seltmann, Lena, and Ariel Pink&#8217;s Haunted Graffiti. A few songs stuck out, but I didn&#8217;t hear any that would make the top 40 summer tunes list. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Entertainment Weekly just posted there &#8220;10 Hot Songs of Summer&#8221;. Included are new singles from seasoned veterans Maroon 5, Dierks Bentley, The Roots and Robyn. Also are newcomers Sally Seltmann, Lena, and Ariel Pink&#8217;s Haunted Graffiti. A few songs stuck out, but I didn&#8217;t hear any that would make the top <a href="http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-best-summer-tunes/">40 summer tunes</a> list.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20355856_20399192_01,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20355856_20399192_01,00.html</a></p>
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		<title>Most Recognizable Guitar Solo</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/most-recognizable-guitar-solo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[michael jackson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfyI5VkyPVU Could the guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen from Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;Beat It&#8221; be the most recognizable guitar solo ever? What do you think is the most recognizable guitar solo ever?]]></description>
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<p>Could the guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen from Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;Beat It&#8221; be the most recognizable guitar solo ever? What do you think is the most recognizable guitar solo ever?</p>
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		<title>Top 40 Halloween Songs</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-halloween-songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 40 Countdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is here, sprinkle your party with spooky tunes. 1. Monster Mash &#8211; Boris Pickett 2. Ghostbusters &#8211; Ray Parker Jr. 3. Thriller &#8211; Michael Jackson 4. She Wolf &#8211; Shakira 5. Twilight Zone Theme &#8211; Neil Norman 6. Twilight Zone  &#8211; Golden Earring 7. Twilight Zone &#8211; 2 Unlimited 8. Running With The Devil [...]]]></description>
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<p>Halloween is here, sprinkle your party with spooky tunes.</p>
<p>1. Monster Mash &#8211; Boris Pickett<br />
2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uxIo4t7xM" target="_blank">Ghostbusters</a> &#8211; Ray Parker Jr.<br />
3. Thriller &#8211; Michael Jackson<br />
4. She Wolf &#8211; Shakira<br />
5. Twilight Zone Theme &#8211; Neil Norman<br />
6. Twilight Zone  &#8211; Golden Earring<br />
7. Twilight Zone &#8211; 2 Unlimited<br />
8. Running With The Devil &#8211; Van Halen<br />
9. Zombie &#8211; Cranberries<br />
10. Zombie Stomp &#8211; Ozzy Osbourne<br />
11. Spider Webs &#8211; No Doubt<br />
12. Frankenstein &#8211; Edgar Winter Group<br />
13. Purple People Eater &#8211; Sheb Wooley<br />
14. Bad Moon Rising &#8211; CCR<br />
15. Haunted House &#8211; Jumpin&#8217; Gene Simmons<br />
16. Werewolves of London &#8211; Warren Zevon<br />
17. Tubular Bells &#8211; Mike Oldfield<br />
18. Halloween Theme &#8211; John Carpenter<br />
19. Bark at the Moon &#8211; Ozzy Osborne<br />
20. The Blog &#8211; The Five Blobs<br />
21. Somebody&#8217;s Watching Me &#8211; Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson<br />
22. Deadman&#8217;s Party &#8211; Oingo Boingo<br />
23. Devil with A Blue Dress &#8211; Mitch Ryder<br />
24. Toccata &amp; Fugue in D &#8211; Bach<br />
25. Dracula &#8211; Rob Zombie<br />
26. Halloween Head &#8211; Ryan Adams<br />
27. Munsters Theme<br />
28. Adams Family Theme &#8211; Vic Mizzy<br />
29. Sympathy for Devil &#8211; Rolling Stones<br />
30. Devil Went Down to Georgia &#8211; Charlie Daniels Band<br />
31. Devils Haircut &#8211; Beck<br />
32. Don&#8217;t Fear The Reaper &#8211; Blue Oyster Cult<br />
33. Evil Ways &#8211; Santana<br />
34. (Everyday Is) Halloween &#8211; Ministry<br />
35. Time Warp &#8211; Rocky Horror Picture Show<br />
36. Pysco Killer &#8211; Talking Heads<br />
37. Nightmare On My Street &#8211; Fresh Price and DJ Jazzy Jeff<br />
38. Boogie Man &#8211; Rob Zombie<br />
39. Highway to Hell &#8211; ACDC<br />
40. Theme From Jaws &#8211; John Williams</p>
<p>Are there any we should add?</p>
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		<title>Top 40 Moon Songs</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-moon-songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Schuck</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moon songs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, scientists have discovered that there&#8217;s more water on the moon than they had previously thought. So, does that mean one day we&#8217;ll have to update the Police song to &#34;Swimming on the Moon&#34;? In honor of this discovery, here&#8217;s our countdown of the Top 40 songs involving the moon: Blue Moon &#8211; The Marcels [...]]]></description>
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<p>Recently, scientists have discovered that there&#8217;s more water on the moon than they had previously thought.  So, does that mean one day we&#8217;ll have to update the Police song to &quot;Swimming on the Moon&quot;?  In honor of this discovery, here&#8217;s our countdown of the Top 40 songs involving the moon:</p>
<ol>
<li>Blue Moon &#8211; The Marcels</li>
<li>Bad Moon Rising &#8211; CCR</li>
<li>Moon River &#8211; Andy Williams</li>
<li>Fly to the Moon &#8211; Frank Sinatra</li>
<li>Walking on the Moon &#8211; The Police</li>
<li>Man on the Moon &#8211; R.E.M.</li>
<li>Harvest Moon &#8211; Neil Young</li>
<li>Sea of Tranquility &#8211; Book Of Love</li>
<li>Papermoon- Nat King Cole</li>
<li>Cmoon &#8211; Paul McCartney</li>
<li>Desert Moon &#8211; Dennis DeYoung</li>
<li>Luna &#8211; Smashing Pumpkins</li>
<li>Moonlighting Theme &#8211; Al Jaurreau</li>
<li>Dark Side of The Moon &#8211; Pink Floyd</li>
<li>Shame on the Moon &#8211; Bob Seger</li>
<li>Bark at the Moon &#8211; Ozzy Osbourne</li>
<li>The Terrace for  Moonlight &#8211; Debussy</li>
<li>Shadow on a Harvest Moon &#8211; Everything But The Girl</li>
<li>Moon Dance &#8211; Van Morrison</li>
<li>Moonlight Serenade &#8211; Glenn Miller</li>
<li>Moonshadow &#8211; Cat Stevens</li>
<li>The Killing Moon-Echo and the Bunnymen</li>
<li>Blue Moon of Kentucky &#8211; Elvis Presley</li>
<li>Pink Moon &#8211; Nick Drake</li>
<li>New Moon Rising &#8211; Wolfmother</li>
<li>Dancing In The Moonlight &#8211; King Harvest</li>
<li>Theme to Moonracker &#8211; Shirley Bassey</li>
<li>Moonglow &#8211; Benny Goodman</li>
<li>Surfer Moon &#8211; The Beachboys</li>
<li>Eclipse &#8211; Pink Floyd</li>
<li>Tragic Moon Part II &#8211; Move23</li>
<li>Shoot Down The Moon &#8211; Elton John</li>
<li>The Sunny Side Of The Moon &#8211; Richard Cheese</li>
<li>Mr. Moon &#8211; O.A.R.</li>
<li>Moonlight Sonata &#8211; Midnight String Quartet</li>
<li>Moon &#8211; Kaiser Cheifs</li>
<li>The Moon &#8211; Cat Power</li>
<li>Moon &#8211; George Winston</li>
<li>Me and the Moon &#8211; Guy Mitchell</li>
<li>The Moon &#8211; Frank Wright</li>
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<p>Do you have any moon songs to add to the list?</p>
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		<title>Top 40 Groups Named After Food</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-groups-named-after-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Songs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cake Meatloaf Strawberry Alarm Clock Flying Burrito Brothers Taco Taste of Honey Hot Chocolate Beatles (In some countries) Chickenfoot Whole Wheat Bread Red Hot Chili Peppers Tonic Korn Bread Smashing Pumpkins Mushroom Head The Jam Pearl Jam Phish Reel Big Fish Peaches and Herb Fiona Apple Limp Bizkit Cranberries Bowling For Soup Cream Lemonheads Vanilla [...]]]></description>
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<ol>
<li>Cake</li>
<li>Meatloaf</li>
<li>Strawberry Alarm Clock</li>
<li>Flying Burrito Brothers</li>
<li>Taco</li>
<li>Taste of Honey</li>
<li>Hot Chocolate</li>
<li>Beatles (In some countries)</li>
<li>Chickenfoot</li>
<li>Whole Wheat Bread</li>
<li>Red Hot Chili Peppers</li>
<li>Tonic</li>
<li>Korn</li>
<li>Bread</li>
<li>Smashing Pumpkins</li>
<li>Mushroom Head</li>
<li>The Jam</li>
<li>Pearl Jam</li>
<li>Phish</li>
<li>Reel Big Fish</li>
<li>Peaches and Herb</li>
<li>Fiona Apple</li>
<li>Limp Bizkit</li>
<li>Cranberries</li>
<li>Bowling For Soup</li>
<li>Cream</li>
<li>Lemonheads</li>
<li>Vanilla Ice</li>
<li>Blind Mellon</li>
<li>Green Jello (Jelly)</li>
<li>Buckcherry</li>
<li>Hot Tuna</li>
<li>Humble Pie</li>
<li>Tangerine Dream</li>
<li>Bacon Brothers</li>
<li>Salt N&#8217; Pepa</li>
<li>Uncle Kracker</li>
<li>Sugar Ray</li>
<li>Meat Puppet</li>
<li>Wild Cherry</li>
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<p>Are there any bands named after food we are missing?</p>
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		<title>Top 40 Best Birthday Songs</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-best-birthday-songs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 40 Countdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birthday Songs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[01. Happy Birthday &#8211; Guy Lombardo 02. For He&#8217;s A Jolly Good Fellow &#8211; Kidztown Kids 03. Birthday &#8211; The Beatles 04. 16 Candles &#8211; The Crests 05. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen &#8211; Neil Sedaka 06. It&#8217;s Your Birthday &#8211; Luke 07. Happy Birthday Mr President &#8211; Marilyn Monroe 08. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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<p>01. Happy Birthday &#8211; Guy Lombardo<br />
02. For He&#8217;s A Jolly Good Fellow &#8211; Kidztown Kids<br />
03. Birthday &#8211; The Beatles<br />
04. 16 Candles &#8211; The Crests<br />
05. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen &#8211; Neil Sedaka<br />
06. It&#8217;s Your Birthday &#8211; Luke<br />
07. Happy Birthday Mr President &#8211; Marilyn Monroe<br />
08. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby &#8211; Tune Weavers<br />
09. Seventeen &#8211; Winger<br />
10. 18 and Life &#8211; Skid Row<br />
11. Thirty-three &#8211; Smashing Pumpkins<br />
12. Happy Birthday Baby &#8211; Conway Twitty<br />
13. Birthday Suit &#8211; Johnny Kemp<br />
14. I Taught Myself To Grow Old &#8211; Ryan Adams<br />
15. Grow Old With You &#8211; Adam Sandler<br />
16. Year of the Cat &#8211; Al Stewart<br />
17. My Next Thirty Years &#8211; Tim McGraw<br />
18. 100 Years &#8211; Five For Fighting<br />
19. Living Years &#8211; Mike and the Mechanics<br />
20. Through The Years &#8211; Kenny Rogers<br />
21. It Was A Very Good Year &#8211; Frank Sinatra<br />
22. Young At Heart &#8211; Frank Sinatra<br />
23. Remember When &#8211; Alan Jackson<br />
24. Sixteen Candles &#8211; Sponge<br />
25. One Wish &#8211; Ray J<br />
26. Wishlist &#8211; Pearl Jam<br />
27. When I Was Young &#8211; Animals<br />
28. Isn&#8217;t She Lovely &#8211; Stevie Wonder<br />
29. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again &#8211; George Burns<br />
30. I Wish &#8211; Skee-Lo<br />
31. Weird Al Yankovic &#8211; Happy Birthday<br />
32. You Make Me Feel So Young &#8211; Frank Sinatra<br />
33. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing &#8211; Jack Johnson<br />
34. Older &#8211; They Might Be Giants<br />
35. The Older We Get &#8211; Hothouse Flowers<br />
36. Forever Young &#8211; Rod Stewart<br />
37. A Little Less Sixteen Candles A Little More Touch Me &#8211; Fall Out Boy<br />
38. You&#8217;re Still A Young Man &#8211; Tower of Power<br />
39. I Gotta Stay Fly &#8211; Three Six Mafia<br />
40. Year To The Day &#8211; Van Halen</p>
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		<title>Top 40 Best Summer Tunes</title>
		<link>http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/top-40-best-summer-tunes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 40 Countdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer Tunes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is almost over, but summer wouldn&#8217;t be summer without the top 40 best tunes of the season. If you are looking to squeeze out the last bit of sunshine, then fill up your iPod with these tunes. 1. Wipeout &#8211; The Surfaris 2. Summer in the City &#8211; Loving Spoonful 3. School&#8217;s Out &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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<p>Summer is almost over, but summer wouldn&#8217;t be summer without the top 40 best tunes of the season. If you are looking to squeeze out the last bit of sunshine, then fill up your iPod with these tunes.</p>
<p>1. Wipeout &#8211; The Surfaris<br />
2. Summer in the City &#8211; Loving Spoonful<br />
3. School&#8217;s Out &#8211; Alice Cooper<br />
4. Joy To The World &#8211; Three Dog Night<br />
5. Surfin USA &#8211; Beach Boys<br />
6. Stir It Up &#8211; Bob Marley<br />
7. Sitting By The Dock In The Bay &#8211; Otis Redding<br />
8. Summertime Blues &#8211; Eddie Cochran<br />
9. Two Pina Coladas &#8211; Garth Brooks<br />
10. Tide Is High &#8211; Blonde<br />
11. Pipeline &#8211; The Chantays<br />
12. I Can See Clearly Now &#8211; Jimmy Cliff<br />
13. I Got You Babe &#8211; UB40<br />
14. Breezin &#8211; George Benson<br />
15. When The Sun Goes Down &#8211; Uncle Cracker<br />
16. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini &#8211; Bryan Hyland<br />
17. Sweat (A La La La La Song) &#8211; Inner Circle<br />
18. Summer Nights &#8211; Grease<br />
19 .Summertime &#8211; DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; Fresh Prince<br />
20. Summertime &#8211; Sublime<br />
21. Remember (Walking in the Sand) &#8211; Shangri La&#8217;s<br />
22. Hot Fun In The Summertime &#8211; Sly and the Family Stone<br />
23. Summer Wind &#8211; Frank Sinatra<br />
24. Iko Iko &#8211; The Belle Stars<br />
25. Vacation &#8211; Go Go&#8217;s<br />
26. Centerfield &#8211; John Fogerty<br />
27. In The Summertime &#8211; Mungeo Jerry<br />
28. Island In The Sun &#8211; Weezer<br />
29. Walking on Sunshine &#8211; Katrina and The Waves<br />
30. Boys of Summer &#8211; Don Henley<br />
31. Summer Girls &#8211; LFO<br />
32. Spill The Wine &#8211; Eric Burden and War<br />
33. Margaritaville &#8211; Jimmy Buffett<br />
34. Kokomo &#8211; Beach Boys<br />
35. Magic &#8211; The Cars<br />
36. California Girls &#8211; Beach Boys<br />
37. Summer Breeze &#8211; Seals and Croft<br />
38. Sailing &#8211; Christopher Cross<br />
39. Surfer Girl &#8211; Beach Boys<br />
40. Under the Boardwalk &#8211; John Cougar Mellencamp</p>
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		<title>Favorite Summer Songs</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, summer is half over, but its not too late to submit your favorite summer songs. Next week we&#8217;ll be counting down the best summer tunes! I always have a soft place in my heart for Summertime by the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff. What&#8217;s yours? Here&#8217;s the full list]]></description>
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<p>Believe it or not, summer is half over, but its not too late to submit your favorite summer songs. Next week we&#8217;ll be counting down the best summer tunes! I always have a soft place in my heart for Summertime by the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff. What&#8217;s yours?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tunesmate.com/blog/?p=142">Here&#8217;s the full list</a></p>
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		<title>Top 40 Lead Guitarists of All-Time</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marc Majers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their best 100 guitarists of all-time, however I thought it was incomplete. Below is my top 40 lead guitarists of all-time. 1. Eric Clapton  &#8211; Listen to Layla (Live) 2. Jimmy Hendrix &#8211; He did the Star Spangled Banner justice. 3. Jimmy Page &#8211; The tune the Ocean rocks. 4. [...]]]></description>
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Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/" target="_blank">best 100 guitarists</a> of all-time, however I thought it was incomplete. Below is my top 40 lead guitarists of all-time.</p>
<p>1. Eric Clapton  &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nqb9em" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to Layla (Live)</span></span></a><br />
2. Jimmy Hendrix &#8211; He did the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlwvr4" target="_blank">Star Spangled Banner</a> justice.<br />
3. Jimmy Page &#8211; <span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lolqxd" target="_blank">The tune the Ocean rocks</a>.</span></span><br />
4. Edward Van Halen &#8211; <span><span>Eruption was big, but <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mhegw4" target="_blank">listen to Spanish Fly</a></span></span>.<br />
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan &#8211; <span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ntn2cg" target="_blank">Listen to Texas Flood</a>.</span></span><br />
6. Jeff Beck &#8211; <span><span>Here is <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nsyxmv" target="_blank">Freeway Jam (Live)</a></span></span><br />
7. Joe Satriani &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mh9k7u" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to &#8220;Summer Song&#8221;.</span></span></a><br />
8. Angus Young &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/26jbxj" target="_blank"><span><span>Thunder Struck rocks! Watch it </span></span></a><br />
9. Eric Johnson -<span><span> Listen to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3yzsy" target="_blank">&#8220;Cliffs of Dover&#8221;</a>.</span></span><br />
10. Brian May &#8211; <span><span>He cranks of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/luwncj" target="_blank">&#8220;Stone Cold Crazy&#8221;</a>. </span></span><br />
11. Peter Frampton  &#8211; <span><span>He invented the Framptone. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m2ww6b" target="_self">Listen to Do You Feel Like We Do?</a></span></span><br />
12. Les Paul &#8211; <span><span>He set the standard. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nnee7o" target="_blank">Listen to &#8220;Moonglow&#8221;</a></span></span><br />
13. Slash <span><span>He jams on<a href="http://tinyurl.com/m6vc2x" target="_blank"> Sweet Child O&#8217; Mine.</a></span></span><br />
14. BB King &#8211; <span><span> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nbncy3" target="_blank">Bend your ear to the &#8220;Thrill is Gone&#8221;</a></span></span><br />
15. Randy Rhoades  <span><span>Here is his <a href="http://tinyurl.com/krve3a" target="_blank">live rendition of &#8220;Iron Man&#8221;</a></span></span>-<br />
16. Kirk Hammit <span><span>Crank up &#8220;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/mb69fa " target="_blank">Master of Puppets</a>&#8220;</span></span><br />
17. Do Biddley &#8211; <span><span> Listen to &#8220;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/nw5wa3 " target="_blank">Who Do You Love?</a>&#8221; </span></span><br />
18. Steive Howe -<span><span>Listen to &#8220;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kuacq7" target="_blank">South Side Of The Sky</a> &#8220;</span></span><br />
19. Pete Townsend <span><span>Check out &#8220;<a href="http://tinyurl.com/kruohj" target="_blank">Pinball Wizard</a>&#8221; -</span></span><br />
20. The Edge -<span><span> <a href=" http://tinyurl.com/lcfomb" target="_blank">Listen to Vertigo</a></span></span><br />
21. Duane Allman -<span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/letlaa" target="_blank"> Listen to &#8220;Statesboro Blues&#8221;</a>. </span></span><br />
22. Steve Vai  <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ko9nuv" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to &#8220;I Would Love To&#8221;</span></span></a><br />
23. Johnny Winter -<span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nsktdw" target="_blank">Listen to Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo</a> </span></span><br />
24. Richie Sambora &#8211; <span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mrr9a" target="_blank">Listen to the &#8220;Wanted Dead or Alive&#8221;</a></span></span><br />
25. David Gilmour <a href="http://tinyurl.com/kr75ou" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to &#8220;Learning to Fly&#8221;</span></span></a><br />
26. AL Dimeola &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lnwt8x" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to this tune.</span></span></a><br />
27. Neal Schon &#8211; <span><span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nwvp4u" target="_blank">Great tune is Stone In Love, Listen</a>&#8230;</span></span><br />
28. John Lee Hooker &#8211; <span><span><a href=" http://tinyurl.com/nwlvmg" target="_blank">Boom, Boom, Boom is great tune, listen</a>&#8230;</span></span><br />
29. Jack White <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lrlgry" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to this tune Icky Thump</span></span></a><br />
30. Johnny Lang &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mjphqk" target="_blank">Listen to Still Rainin&#8217; </a><br />
31.John Frusciante &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nkz4yv" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to Dani California</span></span></a><br />
32 Alex Lifeson &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mqqfjl" target="_blank"><span><span>Check out Working Man (Live)</span></span></a><br />
33 Yngwie Malmsteen &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/nn5ksb" target="_blank"><span><span>He let&#8217;s it fly on Heaven Tonight</span></span></a><br />
34. Lita Ford &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/lbemnj" target="_blank"><span><span>Her best tune is Kiss Me Deadly, listen.. </span></span></a><br />
35. Zakk Wyle &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/npx2sx" target="_blank">He can play <span><span>on Perry Mason</span></span></a><br />
36. Rudolf Schenker from the Scorpions &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ktltkn" target="_blank"><span><span>Listen to Rock You Like A Hurricane</span></span></a><br />
37 Dick Dale &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3usqy" target="_blank"><span><span>Here is an example of one of his tunes &#8220;Misirlou&#8221; </span></span></a><br />
38 Brian Setzer &#8211; <a href=" http://tinyurl.com/kptlsj" target="_blank">Listen to tune Stray Cat Strut</a><br />
39. Neil Zaza &#8211; He waxes it down on <a href=" http://tinyurl.com/ktxks8" target="_blank">I&#8217;m Alright</a><br />
40. Vito Brata &#8211; <a href="http://tinyurl.com/l42t4d" target="_blank">He jams on Radar Love</a></p>
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