Even if Leslie West had never sang or played another note after the summer of 1970, his place in rock history would have been assured. The summer before, he’d stunned everyone who saw or heard him wit...
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An under-sung hero of the blues, Jimmy Rogers played an essential role in creating the electrified, band-oriented postwar Chicago sound. He was best known for playing guitar in Muddy Waters’ lineups d...
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Iconic singer/songwriter Midge Ure OBE has become the latest high profile player to be charmed by the Vintage guitar brands no nonsense tones and playability.
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Speaking of his Vintage V4VW bass, Dave says "It's fantastic – I wasn't expecting the pickups to have such power and punch being passive, but the tones from these Wilkinson WPB's are fantastic, and ab...
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To outsiders, Eddie Van Halen seemed to be sitting on top of the world in December 1979. The first two Van Halen albums had gone platinum, the band had just wrapped up a massive world tour, and he’d b...
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To outsiders, Eddie Van Halen seemed to be sitting on top of the world in December 1979. The first two Van Halen albums had gone platinum, the band had just wrapped up a massive world tour, and he’d b...
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To outsiders, Eddie Van Halen seemed to be sitting on top of the world in December 1979. The first two Van Halen albums had gone platinum, the band had just wrapped up a massive world tour, and he’d b...
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Decades ago, a fellow blues enthusiast sent me a package of official papers related to the life of Fulton Allen, who recorded as Blind Boy Fuller. Written during the 1930s by government officials, soc...
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Decades ago, a fellow blues enthusiast sent me a package of official papers related to the life of Fulton Allen, who recorded as Blind Boy Fuller. Written during the 1930s by government officials, soc...
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Decades ago, a fellow blues enthusiast sent me a package of official papers related to the life of Fulton Allen, who recorded as Blind Boy Fuller. Written during the 1930s by government officials, soc...
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Ever wonder what kind of holiday greeting cards well-known musicians send their friends and acquaintances? Here’s a sampling of two-dozen of my favorites over the years, including Aerosmith, B.B. King...
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Gretchen Menn steps out on her own with her first solo album, and what an album it is! If you’re looking for traces of the AC/DShe and Zepparella covers she’s played in the past, forget it. If you’re ...
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Gretchen Menn steps out on her own with her first solo album, and what an album it is! If you’re looking for traces of the AC/DShe and Zepparella covers she’s played in the past, forget it. If you’re ...
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Gretchen Menn steps out on her own with her first solo album, and what an album it is! If you’re looking for traces of the AC/DShe and Zepparella covers she’s played in the past, forget it. If you’re ...
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For four decades, Willie Dixon loomed at the forefront of Chicago blues, working as a bassist, arranger, band leader, producer, talent scout, agent, A&R man, and music publisher. His most enduring...
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"In the final quarter of the last century we recorded our first album with budget range guitars. (basically we had no money) I really wish I had a guitar like the Fret King Eclat back then as the qual...
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Les Paul is a towering figure of modern music. A performer for more than 80 years, he made unsurpassed contributions to the sound, scope, and design of the electric guitar. He was among the very first...
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Les Paul with his personal namesake guitar and “Paulverizer,” June 1977.
By Jon Sievert
I first saw Les Paul in 1975 at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, a few months after he began performi...
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"Horne can play. Oh yes he can really play.” Powerplay
“Riffs and solos pour from Lachlan's fingers with an ease that should make the competition weep … a name to catch for true rockers everywhere....
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