Posted May 20, 2025 at 3:47 pm | No comments
The Bryds were fronted by Roger McGuinn on vocals and his chimey 12-string Rickenbacker. The group laid down the gauntlet with a string of singles with McGuinn’s signature “jingle jangle” guitar work shining through with strong melodic undercurrents.
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Posted May 8, 2025 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.
Posted in: Classical Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted April 28, 2025 at 9:12 am | No comments
We’re living in a time where artists who learned music are retiring from their day jobs and retain a spark of creativity re-energized by the free-time allowed when their nine to five hour jobs have vanished. Like singer-songwriter, Jim Fowler, they return to their imaginings with more life-experiences and a more urgent need to speak out in song
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Posted January 27, 2025 at 9:54 am | No comments
Troubadour is a good fit to describe Ryan David Green, but dig a little deeper and you’ll soon realize the guy’s a guitar aficionado, with a touch sometimes so light that it sounds easy, as he bends, taps and cajoles his strings to bring out their magic.
Posted in: Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews
Posted October 24, 2024 at 10:00 am | No comments
A self-taught musician with a strong reverence for guitar masters, Ben Gallaher’s songs radiate a passion for the lyric-driven country music that influenced him as a young boy listening to his parents’ radio in smalltown Pennsylvania. The triple-threat singer, songwriter and guitarist recently released a must-hear cover of Bryan Adams’ 1983 smash hit “Cuts Like a Knife,” on which he plays every guitar part, including the song’s iconic solo.
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Posted August 8, 2024 at 12:15 am | No comments
We met with Judy Collins at the Willard International Hotel in Washington, D.C., the day of her show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. As one would guess, the artist that prompted the writing of “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” has a captivating gaze and an elegance and intellect that have been nurtured by her life’s journey.
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Posted May 13, 2024 at 10:57 am | No comments
Besides the fact that he’s one of the most important guitarists in pop music history, Steve Cropper’s career milestones extend far beyond that significant achievement. Throughout the prime years of Stax Records, when they were releasing some of the greatest soul and r&b music ever recorded, he was a crucial player, from the perspective of both musician and behind the scene
Posted in: Blues, Classic Rock, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Recording Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted May 13, 2024 at 9:09 am | No comments
In a music era where the airwaves are destitute of rock guitar, Godfrey Townsend unleashes an album of virtuoso steel-string wonder, reminding us that our electric guitar fanaticism still has sturdy legs. Easy Journey to Other Planets saddles up and takes us for a guitar romp, unlike any that we’ve heard for some time.
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Posted May 13, 2024 at 5:58 am | No comments
In the early 1980’s Roy Rogers spent several years touring with John Lee Hooker before going out on his own with The Delta Rhythm Kings in 1986. Since that time Roy has stayed busy, not only as a performer, songwriter, and recording and guest artist, but, also as a producer of recordings by John Lee Hooker and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Roy has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and three W.C. Handy Awards. He still tours the world with The Delta Rhythm Kings, alongside bandmates Steve Ehrmann [bass] and Billy Lee Lewis [drums].
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted May 11, 2024 at 11:00 am | 15 comments
Perla Hudson, the wife of Velvet Revolver’s legendary guitar player, Slash, has navigated the depths and ridden the crests of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for a decade. And no one would be surprised if she simply wrapped herself in that self-indulgent lifestyle that we hear about that beckons and, sometimes, overcomes the rich and famous. But, we spoke to Perla, and she let us know that she and her husband had more important things to take care of and nurture.
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