Guitar hero and rock ‘n’ roll legend Rick Derringer, of “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo” and "Hang On, Sloopy" fame, has died in Ormond Beach, according to reports on TMZ and other outlets.

"The electric guitar was affordable to most people." Americans invented rock ‘n' roll. But the British added a certain flair. Young English kids such as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete ...

Who was the first rocker to smash a guitar? And how did destroying instruments onstage become a rock 'n' roll rite of passage in the first place? You may be surprised to learn the history of ...

Duane Eddy, the most commercially successful instrumental artist in the history of rock 'n' roll, has died ... calling Eddy “the first rock and roll guitar god." The Hall of Fame goes on ...

As she shatters musical boundaries with her signature guitar sound, she must navigate societal constraints ... linked gospel to rhythm and blues and paved the way for many of rock 'n’ roll’s ...

Unlike early rock ’n’ roll, which l was remarkably inclusive and included doo-wop, surfer music, rockabilly and soul, rock referred to something much more specific: a blues-inflected guitar music with ...

Guitar hero and rock 'n' roll legend Rick Derringer, of "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" and "Hang On, Sloopy" fame, has died in Ormond Beach, according to TMZ, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

NEW YORK — Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and “Peter Gunn” helped put the twang in early rock 'n' roll and ...