The Celina, Ohio native's musical legacy is long and varied and his guitar work ranged from OSU anthem "Hang On Sloopy" to ...

Beyond mere musicianship, some guitarists transcend their instruments to become cultural touchstones, wielding their axes ...

All of the things we loved about pounding rock and roll and the glorious guitar,” he noted. “It is an absolute phenom for us to be able to present to you now our teenage aspirations in this ...

This year, Billy Idol was a first-time nominee on the ballot for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... His several solos likely had guitar nerds drooling. One of the show’s surprises ...

It’s the dream gig of a lifetime for a rock n’ roll guitar nerd like me.” The coup means the band’s classic, harmony-rich three-guitar tandem will remain, and Holt has a key role in the ...

"Johnny Winter showed me a lot,” said the guitarist, who died May 26. Little did he know he would himself prove influential ...

In April, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2025 slate of annual inductees, generating the now-perfunctory reactions that greet such news: disdain or exasperated relief combined with ...

John Fogerty explained how getting reacquainted with his old CCR guitar began a healing process that led to his new album ...

As he wrote at the time, “I saw my rock’n’roll past flash before my eyes. And I saw something else: I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I needed ...

In 2002, he voiced his displeasure with a protest outside that year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While Checker made it clear that he was fine with never gaining entry into ...

Now that Soundgarden are going in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist Kim Thayil has started the campaigning for other deserving acts. Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament famously turned up at their ...

you'll know that there are many things that will never die – such as rock 'n' roll (according to both AC/DC and Neil Young), love (The Miracles), hardcore (Mogwai) and many more. But to the best ...