Guitar Player presents the top guitarists of the 1980s you need to know
From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we cover the gamut of the decade's greatest players across the genres ...
When their lead guitarist was fired, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy had to step up to the plate. The result was an iconic record with a “panic attack” solo
Tweedy recalls 2004’s A Ghost is Born as a crash course in taking over lead guitar, as he breaks down his attitude to ...
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“Not a single person paid. No one came in. I think I got a Diet Coke out of it”: Joe Bonamassa dishes the dirt on his worst gig ever
Following the release of Bonamassa's first solo record, A New Day Yesterday, he was booked onto a Jethro Tull summer tour, ...
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Prince to get lifetime achievement Grammy. Here's what his Canadian guitarist says working with him was like
Grantis contributed more than just her talents as a guitar player to Prince's legacy ... (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for NPG Records) It was during one of those chats that Prince said something ...
The Quietus5d
Mirrored Daughters
Dragging their instruments through Epping Forest, members of Firestations and The Leaf Library team up with Marlody and ...
American Songwriter16d
New Pete Townshend Box Set Gathers Together All of The Who Guitarist/Songwriter’s Solo Studio Albums
A new Pete Townshend box set will feature CD versions of all of The Who guitarist/songwriter’s solo studio albums.
Variety26d
Eagles Guitar Sideman Steuart Smith Retires From Band After 24 Years, Due to Parkinson’s Diagnosis
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Getty Images Smith ... Smith was a well-known player in Americana circles, frequently seen and heard on record and in concert with Rosanne Cash, Shawn Colvin ...
Joss Stone On The Power Of Live Music, Touring With Melissa Etheridge
Singer Joss Stone on the unifying power of live music, a spring U.S. tour alongside Melissa Etheridge and working with Shaggy on the reimagined single 'Loving You.' ...
Irish Examiner5d
Ireland In 50 Albums, No 35: Mind Your Own Business, by Henry McCullough (1975)
The renowned Co Derry guitarist had achieved fame with Paul McCartney and Joe Cocker, but this album gave him a chance to focus on his own material ...
Spin5d
‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Doc Soars into Wide Release
When filmmaker Bernard MacMahon began thinking about making a documentary about the early days of Led Zeppelin, he was warned ...
The New York Times27d
The Super-Sampled Band Cymande Made Funk With a Message. It’s Back.
The other members, including the supple singer Ray King and the spirited conga player ... Price/Getty Images Prince Paul likened the sensual relationship between the band’s guitar and bass ...