I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
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I would have to say Andre Segovia is the most important person ever in bringing the guitar to popularity. He lived in a time wear the guitar was considered primitive to the likes of anything in a symphony. He proved the guitar could be just as good and could be heard in large concert halls. Not to mention the technique he brought to the instrument. If Andre Segovia had never come along...I doubt the guitar would have the popularity that it enjoys today.