The twangy grandeur of Zal Yanovsky’s big guitar riff on the Lovin’ Spoonful’s You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice made it a Top 10 hit in the winter of 1965-’66. The track also caught the ear of Brian ...
The Weekender showcases some fun options: a celebration of Brackenridge Park; a show dedicated to 1960s music; and a tribute ...
Students learn about Bob Dylan’s transformation from folk hero to blues rocker through excerpts from the Bob Dylan Guitar investigation. They then compare and contrast reactions to Bob Dylan’s playing ...
Doors guitarist Robby Krieger is gearing up for a show celebrating the legendary band’s 60th anniversary and he recently announced the all-star cast of musicians that will be supporting him. During ...
To capture the true sound of ’60s soul, you need more than a guitar, drums and a bangin’ female vocalist with real range. You need horns. And for the Sh-Booms, who have an ear for talent but a budget ...
Popular music, in America at least, has always tended to enforce a fairly strict separation between singers and instrumentalists. With some significant exceptions, singers sing and musicians play, ...
The 1960s and 70s were transformative decades for music, giving birth to genres such as rock, folk, and soul while introducing some of the most iconic albums in history. If you are looking to build a ...
60s Rock Legend Refuses To Pay $40,000 For Long Lost Guitar originally appeared on Parade. Iconic rocker John Fogerty has been reunited with a guitar he gave away decades ago — but it was a long ...
In the late 1960s and throughout the Seventies, Jimmy Page helped shape and define the future of rock & roll with his work in the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. However, in the years prior, he’d already ...
Back in 2012, Vox Amplification looked to its design history to launch a pair of travel guitars based on the classic 1960s Phantom and Teardrop shapes. With NAMM just around the corner, the company ...