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It’s All About The Music When Les Paul – The Tour Arrives in Cleveland Celebrating The City Which Coined the Phrase “Rock N’ Roll”

It’s All About The Music When Les Paul – The Tour Arrives in Cleveland Celebrating The City Which Coined the Phrase “Rock N’ Roll”

Posted August 11, 2015 at 12:45 pm | No comments

This week Cleveland will host Les Paul – The Tour with free local entertainment each day, an exclusive look inside the world of Les Paul and the opportunity to interact with the state-of-the-art technology produced aboard the mobile touring vehicle for all to enjoy. The tour and experience is free as is all of the local entertainment and bands scheduled to perform. It’s all part of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Les Paul.

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Guitarist Pete Evick Talks About the Art of Staying Positive!

Guitarist Pete Evick Talks About the Art of Staying Positive!

Posted August 7, 2015 at 5:28 am | No comments

Pete Evick has been Bret Michael’s guitarist for over 10 years, a friendship that has clearly been built on mutual respect and admiration; together they have jet set across the globe playing for fans.

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Al Basile Creates New Roots Music Masterpiece with B’s Expression, Due September 18 on Sweetspot Records

Al Basile Creates New Roots Music Masterpiece with B’s Expression, Due September 18 on Sweetspot Records

Posted August 3, 2015 at 5:40 pm | No comments

Singer/songwriter/cornetist Al Basile announces a September 18 release date for B’s Expression, the new CD from the, “Bard of the Blues,” distributed nationally by City Hall Records.

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Cynosure Guitars Cynosure Guitars Invited to Bloodstock Open-Air Festival Aug. 6-9

Cynosure Guitars Cynosure Guitars Invited to Bloodstock Open-Air Festival Aug. 6-9

Posted August 3, 2015 at 2:01 am | One comment

Bloodstock Open-Air Festival (BOA) was inaugurated in 2001, by renowned fantasy artist, Paul Raymond Gregory and run by the Gregory Family, respectively.

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Frank DiMino of Angel – Old Habits Die Hard!

Frank DiMino of Angel – Old Habits Die Hard!

Posted July 31, 2015 at 1:09 pm | No comments

One of my few regrets in life was never getting to see Frank DiMino and his ’70s hard rock band Angel play live with their extravagant costumes and visual illusions. I was just a few years shy of being able to see them in their heyday of the mid to late ’70s. By the time I did started attending concerts, they had broken up and disappeared in a cloud of smoke like one of their illusions.

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GI Exclusive – Matthew Curry at Chicago House of Blues

GI Exclusive – Matthew Curry at Chicago House of Blues

Posted July 30, 2015 at 4:29 pm | No comments

Guitar International just received this exclusive video that Fender Guitars took of 20 year old guitar phenom Matthew Curry while he was featured at Chicago’s House of Blues as part of the “Fender Accelerator Tour.

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Bret Michaels Makes Third Appearance of Fox & Friends Concert Series

Bret Michaels Makes Third Appearance of Fox & Friends Concert Series

Posted July 25, 2015 at 4:41 am | No comments

The Bret Michaels Band made their third straight appearance on Fox & Friends All American Summer Concert Series on July 10th.

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Bob Brumley Takes Young Guitarist Under His Wing

Bob Brumley Takes Young Guitarist Under His Wing

Posted July 20, 2015 at 4:02 pm | No comments

What happens when a young man from Powell, Missouri, (population 15) named Ben Wiseman gets up enough courage to walk into Brumley Music Company unexpectedly to meet one of the biggest names in Gospel Music, Bob Brumley?

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John McCutcheon Presents His Highlander Center Songwriting Camp

John McCutcheon Presents His Highlander Center Songwriting Camp

Posted July 18, 2015 at 10:36 am | No comments

With its panoramic view of the Smoky Mountains, the Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee was a magical spot for multi-instrumentalist, John McCutcheon, to present his songwriting camp that immersed a group of songwriters deep into the heart of lyrics, melody and soul.

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Counting Cars Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Les Paul in a Special Episode Airing Tonight

Counting Cars Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Les Paul in a Special Episode Airing Tonight

Posted July 14, 2015 at 2:01 pm | One comment

TUNE IN TO WATCH!! – Tonight on the hit series “Counting Cars” on The History Channel Danny (The Count) is asked to create a commemorative bike that honors the music legend Les Paul.

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