The Telecaster electric guitar is the musical equivalent of Henry Ford’s Model T: a historical breakthrough, because it was a cheap and durable assembly-line product. Invented by Leo Fender in 1950 ...

The late guitarist Danny Gatton could probably have plucked the monofilament line on a fishing rod and made it sound like anything from a buzz saw to an angel’s sigh, but for most of his career he ...

A new documentary, Anacostia Delta: The Legacy of DC’s Telemasters — whose official release date is Friday — shines a light on a music community that grew out of the D.C. region during the post-World ...

WASHINGTON — His nickname was “The Humbler,” because that’s what Danny Gatton did to any guitarist who tried to match him lick-for-lick. Born in D.C. 70 years ago, Gatton’s guitar mastery and ...