Guitars and Guitarists

Brian Tarquin & His Heavy Friends to Release “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” January 19th

Brian Tarquin & His Heavy Friends to Release “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” January 19th

Posted February 6, 2024 at 2:28 pm | No comments

Brian Tarquin has won 3 Emmy’s for “Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series” and has been nominated for an Emmy 6 times. In 2022 & 2023 the Josie Music Awards nominated Tarquin for “Musician of the Year (Guitar)” and “Music Producer of the Year.”

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Les Paul Foundation – From Cylinders to Sound Mixes: Sound & Preservation Demos at Library of Congress

Les Paul Foundation – From Cylinders to Sound Mixes: Sound & Preservation Demos at Library of Congress

Posted August 25, 2023 at 8:41 pm | No comments

The Les Paul Foundation presented the “Early Days of Multi-Tracking” with presentations by Grammy winning record producer and sound engineer Steve Rosenthal and curator Perry Margouleff. Rosenthal spent time discussing the work on Les Paul’s collection of recordings at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

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Les Paul Foundation Establishes a New Advisory Council of Music Industry Leaders

Les Paul Foundation Establishes a New Advisory Council of Music Industry Leaders

Posted February 28, 2022 at 10:57 am | No comments

The Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to honor the legacy of Les Paul, has announced the appointment of a new Advisory Council. The Les Paul Advisory Council is made up of a prestigious group of influential music industry friends, colleagues and educators. They will be helping to further the mission of the Foundation.

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The National GUITAR Museum Announces Presentation of   “Lifetime Achievement” Award to Al Di Meola

The National GUITAR Museum Announces Presentation of  “Lifetime Achievement” Award to Al Di Meola

Posted January 6, 2022 at 5:57 pm | No comments

Di Meola’s extraordinary guitar musicianship covers four decades of music, spanning styles from jazz fusion and rock to world music and pop. “Al’s playing astounded those of us who heard his first recordings with Return To Forever—when he was only 19 years old,” according to HP Newquist, the Executive Director of The National GUITAR Museum.

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Gary Moore – How Blue Can Get Featuring Unheard and Unreleased Recordings

Gary Moore – How Blue Can Get Featuring Unheard and Unreleased Recordings

Posted March 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm | No comments

Provogue will be releasing a new album, featuring previously unreleased material, from the iconic blues-rock master Gary Moore.  How Blue Can You Get will be released on April 30.

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Review: Neal Morse’s Sola Gratia: Progressive Rock

Review: Neal Morse’s Sola Gratia: Progressive Rock

Posted January 25, 2021 at 4:30 pm | No comments

The world situation with COVID-19 has made the concert scene disappear, allowing many musicians to focus on the studio and invest their time in composing and recording material. On the other hand, Neal Morse is a musically restless artist

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Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation Announces the Inaugural  Youth To The Front Fund “Frontliners” 

Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation Announces the Inaugural  Youth To The Front Fund “Frontliners” 

Posted December 11, 2020 at 10:35 am | No comments

Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) created the Youth To The Front Fund (YTTFF) to support and fund under 30-year-old  BIPOC-centered youth activists, youth-led organizations, projects, innovations and creative  solutions that are at the forefront of fighting systemic racism, inequality and injustice in the  United States and around the world.

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Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones – Out Today June 12

Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones – Out Today June 12

Posted June 12, 2020 at 9:30 am | No comments

“Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones” is the 5th acclaimed music documentary for Spanish filmmaker Danny Garcia. His other releases include “The Rise and Fall of The Clash”; “Looking for Johnny”, about New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders; “Sad Vacation”, a film chronicling the final months in New York City of the Sex Pistols

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Israel’s Singer-Songwriter David Broza Releases “Tears for Barcelona”

Israel’s Singer-Songwriter David Broza Releases “Tears for Barcelona”

Posted May 4, 2020 at 2:11 pm | No comments

From his whirlwind fingerpicking to flamenco percussion and rhythms to a signature rock and roll sound, David Broza’s charismatic and energetic performances have delighted audiences throughout the world.

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Johnny A. Announces 2020 Just Me and My Guitars West Coast Tour

Johnny A. Announces 2020 Just Me and My Guitars West Coast Tour

Posted January 6, 2020 at 11:39 am | No comments

Acclaimed guitarist Johnny A. announces that he will be returning to the West Coast for a series of tour dates beginning on January 9, 2020. “Most of these venues will be a first for me and I’m excited to be bringing the ‘Just Me…And My Guitars’ show to them,” says Johnny A. “As I usually only get to the West Coast once a year, I’m counting on all my friends and fans to please help me get the word out.”

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