Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...

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

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 ...

From the Mississippi Delta’s raw acoustic roots to the electrified stages of London and Chicago, blues guitar has been the ...

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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 late 19th and early 20th century work songs and spirituals of the Mississippi Delta have traveled far. They came from Freddie Spruell, Charley Patton, Eddie “Son” House, Chester Burnett (Howlin’ ...

It's rock and roll, it's the blues, it's high-level energy and when Rebecca Lovell hits the stage with her electric guitar, along with sister Megan on the lap steel, everyone in the room is jamming ...

From Eddie Van Halen to Brian May to Prince, these are just some of the names that come to mind when talking about some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. These are gifted musicians who not ...

The electric guitar symbolises rebellion, freedom, excess and youth. But with the classic rock period well behind us, is it in danger of becoming a faded relic? The Washington Post recently reported ...

Few blues musicians who traveled from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago could have imagined how profoundly their songs would reshape popular music. Artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Willie ...