As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

Country music in the 1950s enjoyed widespread appeal and featured diverse styles from honky-tonk to the pristine Nashville sound. With the rise of rockabilly and early rock and roll, both influenced ...

This little essay used to be called “most iconic opening guitar riffs,” but that title would have been a lie. I try not to lie, unless it is absolutely convenient. So I took out the "most." You see, ...

You know the riffs, but you may not associate these guitarists with them. But there's no doubt these iconic riffs inspired a whole new generation of guitarists who are tearing it up today. While at ...

King's rendition of the Roy Hawkins track was released in December 1969 as a single from his 17th studio album, Completely ...

Rock music reached maturity in the 1970s, and with astounding regularity, the bands and solo artists of the day released one head-banging anthem after another — so much so that every year of the ...

61 years ago during the evening of May 6th, 1965, guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones was fast asleep at home in his flat in Carlton Hill. Richards heard a melody in a dream, briefly woke ...

In 1992, the soundtrack to the movie Singles featured music by Seattle-based grunge acts such as Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone and Soundgarden as it told interwoven stories set amid the burgeoning ...

Chuck Berry gave credit to another songwriter for his iconic riff. Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” riff was inspired by Louis Jordan’s “Ain’t That Just Like a Woman.” Berry credited guitarist Carl ...

View post: NBC Classic Drama Series, Named One of the ‘Greatest TV Shows of All Time’, Is Still a Fan Favorite 20 Years Later ZZ Top’s “La Grange” is famed for its iconic blues rock guitar riff.