Who was the first rocker to smash a guitar? And how did destroying instruments onstage become a rock 'n' roll rite of passage in the first place? You may be surprised to learn the history of ...

"The electric guitar was affordable to most people." Americans invented rock ‘n' roll. But the British added a certain flair. Young English kids such as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pete ...

The tenor sax, once a mainstay of rock ‘n’ roll, is relied on far less today—though some of its tonal effects can be duplicated with the use of distorting devices attached to guitar amplifiers.

It's one thing to hear the story of rock 'n' roll; it's another to be fully immersed in it. "Amplified" is a new exhibit in Las Vegas hoping to bring fans of the guitar jamming, drum banging music ...