T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues ...

James Jamerson was the unsung hero of Motown, and his work on "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough" is pure magic. While the ...

On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Robin Hilton through an exceptional year in guitar music. From Gwenifer Raymond's beautiful and brash ...

Steve Cropper, the US guitarist whose work as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music, has died at the age of 84. His son Cameron ...

Chloe Josephine returned to Temperance in Leamington Spa with her soul/blues revue with support from Southampton’s Jonny ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Lead singer of Dr Feelgood for a quarter of a century now, Robert Kane is to release his first ever solo album ‘Blues Is Blues’, in September 2025. The first single from the album is a cracking R&B ...

The world’s a mess; it’s in my kiss. “How to speak mother tongue when mother is gone?” German-Turkish singer/composer Alev ...

Steve Lukather is renowned for his virtuosic yet melodic playing with Toto. And then there are his numerous solo albums and prolific session work for Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lionel ...

To say I was out of my comfort zone reviewing Blues Is Still Alive, latest album by Will Wilde is an understatement, but after a few plays everything clicked into gear when these harmonica heavy ten ...

You can't have a list about greatest guitar solos without mentioning Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top out of Houston, TX. With over 50 years worth of material to choose from, you can easily make a case for ...

Simple and easy to use. Looks and plays like a solid mid-tier acoustic guitar. Innovative looping function using spot on top of the body. Nice built-in effects and tuner. Good Bluetooth functionality ...