Posted April 15, 2026 at 10:53 am | No comments
True grit, in the name of Jack Elliott (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz; August 1, 1931, Brooklyn, New York) was on the road when he was fifteen years old to become…a cowboy. The son of a surgeon, Abraham Adnopoz, and school teacher, Florence “Flossie” (Rieger) Adnopoz, his Wild West dream was inspired by “The Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry and his remarkable horse, (Touring) Champion, when Gene’s rodeo showed up at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Posted in: Americana Interviews, Country, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, folk Americana interviews, Indie Rock Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted March 24, 2026 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.
Posted in: '80s Rock, Blues Interviews, Country, Country Interviews, Guitar Hero Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted February 18, 2026 at 9:57 am | 5 comments
It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Rock Interviews
Posted February 2, 2026 at 12:48 pm | No comments
Over the years, blues-rock artist, Linwood Taylor, has forged ahead nailing down gigs, improving his game and building a reputation as an A-list musician in the Washington, D.C. area with a deep music history rarely fully appreciated.
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Indie Rock Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jam Band, Jam Band Interviews, Jazz, Legends Interviews, Rock Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted January 5, 2026 at 9:37 pm | No comments
Guitar International and the masterful singer-songwriter, producer, author and music historian-presenter, Rod MacDonald, continue our conversation about Rod’s music career, including challenges, lessons learned, and reinventing or re-strategizing his approach to changes in the music business.
Posted in: Americana Interviews, Folk, folk Americana interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted November 16, 2025 at 11:13 pm | No comments
A masterful and prolific singer-songwriter, author, workshop lecturer, and noted music history presenter, Rod MacDonald, is one of the most creative, hard working and entertaining entrepreneur you’re likely to meet.
Posted in: Americana Interviews, folk Americana interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Recording Interviews, Singer Songwriter, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted September 29, 2025 at 11:00 am | No comments
Valeria Stewart has been making waves in the venues around the Washington, D.C. music scene for years developing an enviable musical footprint with her well-crafted accessible music. And most recently, her 2025 release, Raices | Roots, (Antidote Sounds) has hit the #2 spot on the Roots Music Report (RMR) World Album chart.
Posted in: Country Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter, Singer Songwriter Interviews, World Music
Posted August 5, 2025 at 9:50 am | No comments
The explosive guitar work of Jon Butcher ripped through the airwaves when he arrived on the music scene. And his heavy hitting vocals tied to his hard driving melodies offered, and still offer his fans a full force musical gale to get them pumped and rockin’…
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Industry Interviews, Interviews, Recording Interviews, Rock Interviews, Shred Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted July 15, 2025 at 12:25 pm | No comments
One word that helps define multi-instrumentalist, session musician and more is “collaborator”. As a working musician and a superb talent, Knox Chandler has worked with some artists that helped form the contours of punk, as well as New Wave music.
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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.
Posted in: Country Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Recording Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
