All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

On this year’s Louder Than Fate, Nichols is spreading his creative wings, and – with some help from a one-of-one amp made for ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...

I remember hearing Jimi Hendrix for the first time. I was around 10, and it was before I started playing guitar, and he blew my hair back. I thought: What is this fire, and how can I lunge into it?

A guitar of blues musician Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten – who grew up in Carrboro – was donated to the local government by her ...

June 3: Ivy Ford Band: Ivy Ford, an artist known as "The Blues Kitten" from Chicago, performs blues and soul. June 10: Marty ...

Most people who are familiar with his virtuosic guitar playing can agree on one title, however: Rory Gallagher is one of the most quietly influential musicians of all time. The fact that the ...

Led Zeppelin already wrote some of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time, but the greatest riffs Jimmy Page made were ...

A Long Long Time Ago, 46 Years Ago Today, the Greatest Sequel Ever Made Hit Theaters The electric guitar first emerged in 1931 with the "Frying Pan" lap-steel design. Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 hit ...

The New York Times has called Yasmin Williams ‘one of the country's most imaginative young solo guitarists' ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like ...

From swampy blues to triple-guitar assaults, these 21 essential records define the soul, grit, and enduring legacy of the ...