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January 27
- “I Just Knew I Was Born to Play That Guitar”: Barbara Lynn Recalls Her Pioneering Days as a Guitarist
January 26
- Here’s Why Santana’s ‘Abraxas’ Is a Lesson in Finding Your Own Voice on Guitar
- “If You Know Your Chords, You Can Pick up Anything Onstage”: Carol Kaye Talks Jazz Guitar
- “He Will Eventually Be Remembered as One of the Great Composers of Our Time”: Adrian Belew, Don Preston, Mike Keneally and Jon Anderson Remember Frank Zappa
- Listen to the Breathtaking Virtuosity of Thumbs Carlisle’s “Springfield Guitar Social”
January 25
- ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ (and Every Guitarist Can Benefit From Listening to This Record!)
January 24
- “He Picked Me up off the Floor and Said, ‘Honey, You Play Good Guitar!’”: Alice Stuart Talks Playing With Albert King and Frank Zappa
- Here’s Why the Ramones’ ‘It’s Alive’ Is One of the Greatest Rock and Roll Records of All Time
January 23
- Watch Django Reinhardt Tear it Up with the Hot Club in 1938 Film Short
January 20
- The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 2
- Listen to Hank Garland’s ‘Jazz Winds From a New Direction’ – the Album That Made George Benson Want to Play Jazz
- "Albums Are Still Our Art Form... They Are What We Are Going to Leave Behind”: David Crosby on His Epic Recording Legacy
January 19
- The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 1
January 18
- Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance
- “I’m Not Really so Impressed by the Guitar Playing; I’m More Interested in Hearing People Talking to Each Other on Their Instruments”: Rising Star Jakob Bro Talks Finding His Voice and the Mystery of Music
January 17
- Five Cutting-Edge Guitarists You Need to Know About
- Watch St. Vincent’s Mesmerizing "Down" Performance on Austin City Limits
January 16
- Bryan Adams’ Guitarist Keith Scott Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks
- Classical Guitar Albums Can Be Staid Affairs, but This One Is an Exception You Need to Know About
January 13
- Watch Modern Guitar Trailblazer Ichika Nito Demonstrate How to “Impress a Girl” in 20 Seconds With a Guitar
January 12
- Watch Mateus Asato’s Virtuosic Solo Rendition of the Beatles’ “Let It Be”
- Real or Fake?! Witness the Mind-Blowing Right-Hand Technique of Manuel Gardner Fernandes
January 11
- Watch Jazz Guitar Scholar Tom Misch Produce a Track in Ten Minutes
- “Be Careful What You Wish for”: Warren DeMartini Tells the Tale of Ratt’s 1984 Breakthrough Hit, “Round and Round”
January 6
- “She Could Do Anything at Any Speed”: Classical Guitarist Alice Artzt Recalls the Unearthly Talent That Was Ida Presti
January 3
- “After Years of Experimentation, I’ve Boiled It Down to the Simplest Format”: Steve Dawson Shares Some Expert Advice on Recording Acoustic