The Guitar Journal
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Even if you haven't heard of Gary Burton, you've definitely heard the results of his teaching. Burton has been playing vibes (AKA the vibraphone) on jazz records for over 50 years, both as a side player and band leader, he's taught improvisation …
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Tim Lerch is like a mash-up of Bob Ross and Jeff Bridges... if they could play guitar like Ted Greene. Here's the quick backstory before I dive into why you should be following and learning from Tim Lurch: I discovered Lerch as many of us …
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The Dobro™ is a beautiful, lyrical, and haunting instrument. Invented in the 1920's, the Dobro™ was originally produced by only one company: the Dobro Manufacturing Company. As the instrument slowly gathered a following, several other …
The legendary acoustic guitar player talks guitars, gear, practice, advice for young players, and some great stories from the road. I recently had a chance to interview Tommy Emmanuel while he was in the L.A. area to play a series of concerts - …
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David Henriksson is a Swedish guitarist who moved to Nashville to pursue his dreams as a guitarist. He fell in quickly as the lead guitarist for country music legend, Tracy Lawrence, playing the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium, and a ton more. …
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Woody Mann is a masterful American blues guitarist. He was born in New York and learned his early acoustic guitar chops under blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis. From there, he has become a tour de force in acoustic guitar music, incorporating jazz, …
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds …
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Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice, June 8, 1951) is an American guitarist. He is one of bluegrass' most inventive and influential flatpicking guitar players. Here are some helpful resources, especially if you're wondering how to play like Tony …
The challenge of listing the top 25 classical guitarists is that there is such a deep history in classical guitar, how far back do you go? Do you limit it to the current players? But then that doesn't work - I mean, how could you leave Segovia …
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician. He's a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and four-time Grammy Award winner. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Keb' Mo' has been described as : "a …
Steven Gene Wold (born 1940/1941), commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. Wold has lived all over the world while composing, playing, and recording blues music. He tends to play very unique, modified guitars (see a few of the …
William Christopher Smither (born November 11, 1944) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, as well as modern poets and philosophers. Chris Smither's …
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Most of the greatest jazz albums have been recorded with hollow body or semi-hollow body guitars. However, do we consider these kind of guitars as acoustic guitars? Technically, they are acoustic guitars amplified by a magnetic pickup. Jazz and …
Chet Atkins was known around the world as as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman". He was not only a guitar player, but an occasional vocalist, songwriter, and a record producer. He helped to create the country music style that came to be …
