Black Stone Cherry grinds it out with muscled working man’s rock , with diesel fueled lead guitar riffs from Chris Robertson. Wind the clock back to the days when rock was unadorned, when it was ground in the dirt, unwashed and full of spit and vinegar and you get the idea of BSC musical roots.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu was the most-anticipated new album in America in 1970. More than 50 years later, it’s one of the most famous albums in rock history with legendary songs, including “Carry On” and “Teach Your Children,” that still resonate today.
Orange Learn, the educational arm of Orange Amplification, is excited to announce the expansion of its qualifications with the launch of Vocal Performance Graded Exams.
The series, Alien Guitar Secrets Live, focuses on the guitar, music, his career and the business aiming to offer insights that enlighten perspectives for their own worlds. He breaks down various songs from his catalog to show techniques, and discusses anything from writing, recording, publishing, promoting, and touring.
Dressed in black leather with his guitar strapped across his chest, Elvis Presley strolled on stage in 1968 to perform in what would become his legendary TV Comeback Special. It was here that the King reclaimed his crown in one of his greatest performances of all time. With Kruse GWS Auctions’ long-standing reputation for offering the most iconic Elvis Presley memorabilia and producing record-breaking auctions
Guitar International is beginning to collaborate with an expanded group of multi-media publicists, and our first multi-media News piece begins now – San Jose Stage Company (Randall King, Artistic Director and Cathleen King, Executive Director), in collaboration with African-American Shakespeare Company, is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for the virtual world premiere of the new play Strange Courtesies.
Featuring the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd line-up of Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle, Billy Powell, and The Honkettes, this set was part of a daylong festival which also boasted the likes of Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, 10cc, and headliners The Rolling Stones.
First, a short background about the evolution of modern Irish traditional music in order to put the award winning group, Flook, into some sort of context…as well as spotlight, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Sarah Allen. So, there had never been a twin flute tradition in Ireland beyond a couple of flutes and/or whistles sometimes playing in unison. Flook came along in 1985 and took the UK/European folk scene by storm, first with a three-flute front line and then with two.
Brought up on The Beatles, they’ve always been my ground zero for music, the gold standard in songwriting, innovation and beautifully crafted guitar parts. Still inspired by them, I decided to release an EP of their songs called, Calvin Travers Plays The Beatles.
Hilton Valentine, The Animals’ original guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, died on January 29, 2021 at his Connecticut home. He was 77 years old.Born on May 21, 1943, near Newcastle, England, Hilton first picked up a guitar after being caught up in the skiffle craze that was spearheaded by Lonnie Donegan, whose cover of “Rock Island Line” became a Top 10 hit in both England and America.
