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Meet Georgia's real "Guitar Heroes"
The state of Georgia has produced talented guitarists, and we take a look at them in honor of the "Guitar Hero" videogame finals held Thursday at the Loft.
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TWELVE LOCALS will compete Thursday in Atlanta's "Guitar Hero" finals, and in honor of that event, we're taking a look at Georgia's actual guitar heroes. DUANE ALLMAN of the Allman Brothers Band: He wasn't born here, but he's buried here and he's inextricably linked to Georgia. But he's not just Georgia's greatest guitarist, he's one of the best, period. He's listed as No. 2 on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the 100 greatest guitarists, behind Jimi Hendrix.
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