Guitar Hero Interviews

Vince Gill Interview: Guitars, Records and The Cruel Sport of Golf

Vince Gill Interview: Guitars, Records and The Cruel Sport of Golf

Posted February 21, 2024 at 2:10 am | 4 comments

When country music artist Vince Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, one only had to look back on a few of his accomplishments to recognize his impact on the musical style.

Posted in: Country, Country Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Interviews

The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part TWO)

The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part TWO)

Posted October 24, 2023 at 1:48 pm | No comments

By: Rick Landers PART ONE HERE! The legendary singer-songwriter, Jesse Colin Young and I had a couple of conversations about his life in music, as well as his life and experiences throughout the years, including first hearing his signature song, “Get Together.” Our conversation shift to many transformational times in his life, including, helping found […]

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Superstar Joe Bonamassa Returns To His Roots With New Studio Album Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2!

Superstar Joe Bonamassa Returns To His Roots With New Studio Album Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2!

Posted September 6, 2023 at 7:55 pm | No comments

Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album ‘Blues Deluxe,’ which celebrated what the US government had declared “the year of the blues” with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs, superstar Joe Bonamassa is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, out October 6th via J&R Adventures.

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The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part One of Three)

The Legendary Jesse Colin Young Talks About His Life and His Music (Part One of Three)

Posted September 5, 2023 at 2:38 pm | No comments

Prolific singer-songwriter, Jesse Colin Young, and his contributions to music are forever woven into the fabric of the American Dream, where the fundamental elements of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are rooted in song gifts bestowed by him to all of us.

Posted in: Folk, Guitar Hero Interviews, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with India’s Slide Guitar Ambassador Debashish Bhattacharya

An Interview with India’s Slide Guitar Ambassador Debashish Bhattacharya

Posted April 30, 2023 at 6:21 pm | No comments

Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is a man on a mission to introduce the traditional and contemporary music of India to the Western World. As an ambassador of Indian music, Debashish has performed and recorded with such legendary artists of sound, such as guitarist extraordinaire, John McLaughlin, the masterful slide guitarist, Jerry Douglas,  England’s guitar virtuoso, Martin Simpson, eclectic slide guitar mix-master, Derek Trucks, and African kora aficionado, Ballake Sissoko.

Posted in: Classical, Folk, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Uncategorized, World Music

Jose’ Feliciano At the Top of His Game Talks About His Musical Journey

Jose’ Feliciano At the Top of His Game Talks About His Musical Journey

Posted February 16, 2023 at 4:10 am | No comments

Jose’ Feliciano runs with that pack, and on any given day he just might be the leader. He can vamp Hendrix, lay down Atkins riffs, intrigue us with Segovia classical moves, play flamenco with a velvet crush, light our fires and adorn our Christmas spirits with seasonal hipness and universal love.

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Eric Johnson Interview: Austin, Strats and Standel Amps

Eric Johnson Interview: Austin, Strats and Standel Amps

Posted February 10, 2023 at 8:36 am | 6 comments

A stampede of both music legends and one hit wonders have risen from Austin’s music clubs and corner bars to reach national fame and stardom. This long list of pickers, singers and others includes Janis Joplin, the 13th Floor Elevators, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Fred and His Playboy Band, as well as Texas blues brothers Edgar and Johnny Winter, just to name a few.

Posted in: Blues, Blues Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews

Steve Earle – On The Road Talking Songwriting, Guitars and Gaelic Traditions

Steve Earle – On The Road Talking Songwriting, Guitars and Gaelic Traditions

Posted August 14, 2022 at 4:28 pm | No comments

Today, Steve Earle has earned his own icon status, not only by writing his own songs and performing to thousands, but by deep digging into the entangled roots of more contemporary music, studying the wherefore and why of musical traditions of songs and styles beyond American shores. Like the generation before him, his own journey is part of both a land mass of musical traditions, and a migration of his own songs for future generations.

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Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Posted July 8, 2022 at 10:54 am | No comments

As a follow-up to our Tal Nacarrato interview, here’s PART 2! We found Tal’s insights into performing, practicing, lessons learned to keep focused very helpful and one of our interviews that’s helpful to return to periodically to remind us of how to raise our games as musicians and on-stage performers.

Classically trained, Naccarato clearly knows his way around the fretboard as illustrated on his new album, Ten and Two Blues, to be released on April 27th 2022, as well as on his last three albums, Hot House Flowers, Piedmont Black & Blue, and Dreamflower Sessions…

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Steve Vai Interview: Launching VaiTunes

Steve Vai Interview: Launching VaiTunes

Posted May 27, 2022 at 7:45 am | 4 comments

Steve Vai is a creative and innovative composer, guitarist and musician. Okay, that’s an obvious statement if I’ve ever written one. He’s changed the way people write within the instrumental guitar genre, his use of rhythm, effects and melodic development have helped to shape the modern guitar vocabulary and his Jem guitar series and Carvin amps have reshaped the custom gear market for the past 25 years. one

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