Salem joined Outlaws at age 23, and went on to record several albums with the Southern rockers Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team ... Putland/Getty Guitarist Freddie Salem ...

Their talent is/was enough to put them leagues above the rest. Revisit four of the most distinctive male voices in country music, below.

"I've recently learned that pretty much everything he's ever told me is a lie upon a lie upon a lie," guitarist Todd Wisenbaker ... to include the model and musician Karen Elson.

Joey Molland, guitarist and last surviving core member ... “Thank you, Joey…for keeping the band’s music alive for so long and for being a friend to us all,” the band added.

Mastodon announced Friday that the band and guitarist Brent Hinds ... “We’re deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we’ve shared and we wish him nothing but success ...

Brian Setzer’s guitar-playing days might be over, the three-time Grammy Award-winning musician revealed. Setzer, 65, has an autoimmune disease that has hindered him from playing guitar ...