Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, ...

A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Walsh, Jimmy Page and Gary Rossingon. In a genre defined by epic riffs and flamethrowing solos, the slide guitar stands as a ...

Would this even be a list of iconic guitar riffs from the 1970s without including “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zeppelin? We don’t think so. The song as a whole is an epic one, and it wouldn’t be too ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...

Where does Eddie Van Halen, seen here playing a signature EVH Wolfgang guitar, rank among the all-time greats? (Matt Bruck) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's the instrument most associated with rock and roll.

The White Stripes launching into Seven Nation Army. Franz Ferdinand electrifying the venue with the moment everyone’s waiting for in Take Me Out, or Nile Rodgers’ contribution to Daft Punk’s Get Lucky ...

From Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s gospel-infused riffs to B.B. King’s precise pick technique and Albert King’s thumb-driven bends, blues rock guitar has been shaped by innovators with distinctive ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The roots of Americana extend to some unexpected places. We’re somewhere in the Mediterranean, ...