He spent 12-hour days learning at GIT in the shred era. But for his Strat-led solo showcase, Deml relied mainly on his ears ...

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Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero.

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Frank Swart was born and raised in Boston. He grew up hearing the big band swing records and classic Broadway show albums that were in his parent’s record collection, along with the music that his ...

Mark Freuder Knopfler, born on August 12, 1949, in Glasgow, Scotland, stands as one of the most influential guitarists and ...

IE: If you look back at The Rolling Stones, he used to be Keith Richards, with all the songs credited to Jagger/Richards. But ...

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