Watching the fingerstyle guitarist perform in a small Iowa City theater reaffirmed my belief in music’s ability to conjure ...

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I tried to play a 12-string guitar, and it was a completely different experience than I expected. From the thicker neck and higher string tension to the massive, shimmering sound, this video explores ...

The Byrds built their signature, jangly sound with the help of a 1964 Beatles movie and a finicky studio engineer.

Back when the Isley Brothers scored their first hit with "Shout," lead singer Ronald Isley couldn't have imagined that the ...

Kahumoku Jr. is a master of Hawaiian music, known for his work on slack key guitar and ukulele. Known as “Uncle George,” he’s ...

A Shropshire musician who lost his father two years ago, is to pay tribute to his dad by playing his next Shrewsbury gig with ...

Though I'm using my fingers more, most of the time I pluck the strings of my guitars with a pick. Most of them have been made ...

Eighty-nine years ago today, the pedal steel guitarist who changed the sound of country music forever was born.

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Cobain’s failed attempt to woo Mascis happened on July 13, 1989, in Hoboken, New Jersey. "Nirvana was playing Maxwell’s and ...