Malcolm Young, AC-DC founder.
A bit late to the party, but just had to note this.
The best rhythm guitarist of alltime? Many can (and will!) argue, but he is to me. To stand in the sidelines, to produce such razor sharp riffs and to have the discipline to keep the rhythm going night after night, with no sign of wanting the limelight, makes him a champion in my eyes.
When he was diagnosed with dementia, a guardian journalist wrote how his art was to know when to leave space in the music and he's right. It's the less-is-more approach and cuts through everything to give the drive, the energy, the spirit.
RIP.