The soundtrack of our lives.....

[CDaughtry]

I graduated high school in 1975. I didn't get seriously into music, or guitar, until I was around 15(circa 1972). My first "impact" concert was seeing Grand Funk. Even though they were really good, I enjoyed the warm up band, Bloodrock, much more. Indeed, to this day, Bloodrock's incredible guitar player, Lee Pickens, has been a huge influence on me.
As the months and years of high school progressed, I got into lesser known guitar players than the big four(Clapton, Hendrix, Beck & Page). I really dug Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult, and I was really into the various guitar players for Alice Cooper. I was really taken with the guitar players in Thin Lizzy. Those guys still send chills down my spine to this day. It wasn't until later that I really got into the "Big Four"...most notably Clapton.
I always had a preference for the "lesser" known guitar players. Even today, when I hear one of those old songs from my youth, I can't NOT smile.
Let's hear about the soundtrack of your youth.