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Joe Satriani

Joseph "Joe" Satriani (born July 15, 1956, Westbury, New York, USA) is an American virtuoso guitarist. He is a teacher to guitarists such as Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick, David Bryson, Charlie Hunter, Larry LaLonde, and many others. According to the British publication Classic Rock, he is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. At the end of 1993, he was invited to Deep Purple to replace Ritchie Blackmore, who had left the group during a tour; however, he left the group the following year due to contractual obligations. Throughout his career, more than 10 million copies of Satriani's albums have been sold.