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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was a self-taught musician who played the guitar upside down because she was left-handed. She ...
The legendary Robert Johnson, a blues icon, whose life story of struggle and talent, particularly the myth of a deal with the ...
We’re committed to going on, going forward. That’s our main thing,” said guitarist Angus Young, 70, who’s the sole remaining ...
With 15 tracks, Black Ice has the longest running time of any AC/DC studio album, just short of an hour, and perhaps a little overlong, with a few songs, such as Money Made and Smash ‘N’ Grab, just ...
When my 22nd birthday was rounding the corner, my dad sent me a text: “Erik, what do you want for your birthday?”  I told him ...
As the story goes, Johnson met the devil at a crossroads and sold his soul in exchange for unparalleled guitar prowess. This perennial fable, rooted in American folklore and the haunting melodies of ...
Earl King started playing guitar at 15 and performed in talent contests. He soon became a regular performer at the Dew Drop ...
Martin Simpson, veteran man of folk and fingerpicking wizard, lives high on a Sheffield hill with his wife Kit, whose father ...
Police say the guitar was stolen in a recent burglary spree and returned just in time for the Downtown Lawrence Music Crawl ...
Mark Knopfler was a unique force in the 1970s. Emerging as an unexpected presence during a strange in-between era without any major explosive acts leading the way, Dire Straits managed to popularise ...
Brighton-based band Slung will headline the Green Door Store in Brighton on May 3 on the back of their new single Class A Cherry which takes “inspiration from sex work and the power dynamics at play ...