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Bonnie Raitt became Guitar Player's first female cover star. "I hate to be called a blues singer or a folkie," she said.
Regardless of age, rank or military branch, these self-enlisted guitar students and volunteer instructors understand everyone ...
The Byrds gave it a folk-rock arrangement, featuring Roger McGuinn's 12-string guitar. With the Vietnam ... much with the title); in turn, the song's chord changes were reversed for Four ...
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the core pieces to The Beatles' songwriting, but what do both of their most hated songs say about their approaches?
Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix ...
Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic ...
Mike Berry, who had a 60-year music career and was dubbed 'The British Buddy Holly', was the last surviving star of the BBC's ...
Tom Petty found a kindred musical spirit in Jeff Lynne. "Yer So Bad" turned into one of the most potent examples of their ...
CHICAGO — “I got the movie,” exclaimed Ryan Coogler while doing the dishes.
And even then, you’re left with the feeling of not having gotten the whole story, as if it’s continuing to spin out somewhere ...
Guitarist Mike Baggetta says his band MSSV doesn't always fit into neat categories, which may be a hazard in the music ...
This is a movie that features legendary bluesman Buddy Guy and ... Weaving around the many period-rich diegetic songs, he took a 1932 Dobro resonator guitar — the same one that Caton’s ...