For country blues guitarist Todd Albright, there was no studio trickery involved on his upcoming album, “Blues for Dexter Linwood.” Albright and first-time producer Charlie Parr aimed to capture the ...

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The music world was rocked this week by the news that iconic guitarist Roy Book Binder has died. He was 82. According to reports, Binder died after a long battle with illness. Fans and fellow ...

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To be fully transparent, this was initially going to be a very different essay. I first set out to chronicle Joni Mitchell’s transformation from a folk visionary to a jazz voyager; a story of ...

Saxon Weiss picked up the ukulele at age 2. His father, Christian Weiss, showed him the only two chords dad knew. “From then on, it was game on,” the Christian Weiss said. “I had to Google other ...

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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, ...

Quality classical guitars under $500 (e.g., Takamine GC3, Yamaha CG142CH, and H. Jimenez Voz Fuerte) offer solid construction, expressive sound, and excellent playability for beginners. Important ...

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