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Duane Eddy, rock guitar pioneer, dies at 86
- Hugely influential to the likes of George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty, the Gretsch-wielding legend was known for his unmistakable, twanging tone and smash instrumental hits like Rebel Rouser
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As a new year dawns, reflections on those we lost in 2023 | Steve Bousquet
Life feels a bit more precarious. More precious, too. That’s because the finality of death hit especially hard this year. It kept hitting, just as older friends told me it would. With the passage of time, death becomes an ever more frequent visitor in all of our lives, and that makes life more special. In that spirit, we pause to remember some of those who died in 2023. Frank Loconto ...
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“We see it as a commitment to serving musicians, music lovers, artists and fans. That’s the Gretsch religion”: Fred W. Gretsch tells the remarkable inside story of the family behind one of electric gu
Before the guitars, there was a family: as the firm celebrates 140 years of music-making, Gretsch tells us about the people behind the instruments
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Dolly Parton to People Who Tell Her to Tone Down Her Look: ‘Go to Hell’
Music icon Dolly Parton is featured in a new four-part series, “What Would Dolly Do? Radio,” premiering Oct. 25 on Apple Music and available on Apple Podcasts. As she prepares for her latest evolution with the release of her first rock album, “Rockstar,” due out Nov. 17, the 77-year-old Parton talks about her life and …
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"When you practice the skills enough, one day, just like magic, the skills turn into music": Tommy Emmanuel's thumbpicking masterclass
Video lesson: Tommy Emmanuel takes us through the basics of how to use a thumbpick so you can play your own version of Elizabeth Cotten’s Freight Train
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Herb Alpert reflects on eight decades in music, new album 'Wish Upon A Star'
Before playing Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, the artist, composer, executive and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer discussed his landmark musical career
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Brendan Croker, singer, songwriter and guitarist who worked with Mark Knopfler in the Notting Hillbillies – obituary
Brendan Croker, who has died aged 70, was a guitarist and songwriter who – unlike his collaborators such as Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton and Chet Atkins – never achieved the kind of global recognition which his extraordinary talent might have brought him.
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Herb Alpert Recalls the ‘Pivotal Moment’ With Jerry Moss That Set A&M Records’ Course
Alpert's partner and friend, Moss, died Aug. 16 at 88 in Los Angeles.
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“I Would Try to Get Different Sounds out of My Guitar”: Muriel Anderson Talks Interpretation, Inspiration and Dreaming About Guitars
A true musical adventurer, Muriel Anderson has played with Chet Atkins and Les Paul and continues to perform throughout the U.S.
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Jerry Bradley, Country Exec Behind Platinum-Selling ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ Album, Dead at 83
Along with spearheading the genre's first LP to sell a million copies, Bradley worked with legends like Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap, and more
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10 Under-the-Radar Albums Every Guitar Player Needs to Hear
From Chet Atkins and Merle Haggard to Jellyfish and the Creation, these hidden gems resonate with just as much passion and flair as the stock desert-island disc picks
