Duane Eddy, a Gretsch-wielding rock 'n' roll legend who helped pioneer the rock guitar instrumental, died Tuesday (April 30) at his home in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 86, the Arizona Republic ...

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in many respects, ...

The 1970s exploded with incredible rock music, spawning legends that still fill stadiums today. However, countless talented ...

From the late 1950s to the late 1970s, rock ‘n’ rollers were taking the formula for what they already knew a six-string electric could do and pushing the boundaries one notch further. Musicians were ...

You don’t need vocals to connect with a crowd, and these 10 acts represent the apex of instrumental expression. When you’re talking about instrumental acts, you’ve got to include the guitar greats.

It feel like music has abandoned the guitar. Not entirely, obviously, but certainly the guitar that birthed rock and roll. Popular artists for generations found their music centered around the ...

The deaths of rock guitar legends hit me hard. No other performances elicit as much emotion and personality as musicians playing a guitar from the soul. I know these musicians chiefly — and intimately ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s ...

DULUTH — The deaths of rock guitar legends hit me hard. No other performances elicit as much emotion and personality as musicians playing a guitar from the soul. I know these musicians chiefly — and ...