Posted February 7, 2011 at 9:00 am | 4 comments
Talking to Sammy Hagar, it’s hard to tell that the prolific guitarist, singer and songwriter has been working as a professional musician for almost 44 years, beginning his career by recording “Reach Out to Find Me” and “Read My Thoughts” in 1967. During the intervening years, Hagar has had several successful solo careers, been a member of the rock band Montrose, and spent a decade with Van Halen at the height of the band’s fame in the mid ‘80s and early ‘90. Throughout it all has maintained an exuberance and excitement for music that is often only found in performers half his age or younger.
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Posted December 22, 2010 at 11:00 am | One comment
Hilton Valentine was born on May 21, 1943, in North Shields, Northumberland, near Newcastle, England. Like many other players who came out of the UK, Hilton was drawn to the fast rootsy sound of skiffle music, made popular by Lonnie Donegan whose cover of “Rock Island Line” became a top 10 hit in both the UK and the US.
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Posted December 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm | 2 comments
Guitar International recently sat down with Jim Weider to talk Fender guitars, amps and why, at the end of the day, he’s a Tele man.
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Posted December 19, 2010 at 11:00 am | 4 comments
Steve Lukather has been called “the best musician on the planet.” Though most often associated with the Grammy-award-winning band Toto, Lukather’s association with Toto is simply the tip of his massive career iceberg.
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Posted December 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm | 4 comments
Peter Frampton’s musical odyssey has been graced with a series of pop hits and world-wide recognition. His career milestones have progressed from that of a mere guitar hero to a cultural icon. He has been referenced in everything from Wayne’s World to The Simpsons’. Frampton’s acting credits include: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as Billy Shears, Baa Baa Black Sheep as Peter Buckley and Reg in the coming-of-age rock movie, Almost Famous.
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Posted December 13, 2010 at 11:00 am | No comments
Nearly all of today’s blues-rock guitarists are Hendrix influenced to some degree. Few, however, are capable of developing a distinctive, ethereal, almost ‘otherworldly’ tone combined with the tasteful phrasing that characterizes Robin Trower’s body of work.
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Posted December 12, 2010 at 4:03 pm | One comment
Heavy Days is a killin’, in your face rock record from power trio Mambo Sons. Described by Rock and Roll Report Magazine as “the best straight out rock and roll record of the year,” the album lives up to the hype as it delivers two discs full of powerful guitar riffs, catchy lyrics and enough groove to satisfy even the most seasoned rock fan.
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Posted December 12, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 3 comments
The band’s name was bold. It was massive. Mountain. Some claim it reflected the man standing his ground and hammering chords and the tight riff to the band’s hit, “Mississippi Queen.”
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Posted December 10, 2010 at 4:39 pm | 15 comments
This installment of GI’s Guitar Hero series features Slowhand, Eric Clapton.
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Posted December 9, 2010 at 2:00 pm | 2 comments
Before Randy Bachman’s show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, this past summer, Guitar International dropped by backstage for a brief chat. Randy and his crew were relaxed and easy going giving me an opportunity to ask him a few questions about his guitars and music.
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