I have worked as a professional music transcriber for most of my life, transferring music (especially guitar music) from the air to the page. Even before that, as a kid, I would always be doing what I ...

Before the big stages, TV shows and movie soundtracks, there was an elementary school lunchroom. Back when David Anderson was 10, for Christmas his parents Dennis and Judy Anderson gave him his first ...

Gotta love some old Miranda Lambert. In many ways, the future of country music is female. While, of course, the three biggest artists on the planet right now are Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan and Luke ...

Vince Gill is one of the best living guitar players in the country music world. Whether he is playing rhythm for the Eagles or playing lead on a bluegrass track, there is no denying his chops. People ...

Ace Frehley was the spaceman guitar hero at the heart of Kiss. Just a kid from the Bronx, he transformed into an extraterrestrial rock monster with his silver makeup and glittery astronaut boots. As ...

Early in July, Rusty Shaffer, the founder of Optek, a small music company in Reno, Nev., visited Salon’s offices to show me his invention, the Fretlight guitar. Though it looks and feels like a ...

Rock music has been the inspiration for hundreds of thousands of guitarists. Many were inspired to pick up a guitar after seeing and hearing their favourite bands jam on stage. When the spotlight ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A survey by UK music charity Youth Music suggests that rhythm and singing games are driving them to take up real musical pursuits. It's yet another ...

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