George Harrison’s Beatles classic “Something” ranked among the “greatest guitar solos of all time” and later earned a Frank ...

One of the most legendary guitar performances of all time continues to be celebrated decades later because it still ...

Yacht rock first set sail over 50 years ago, but the sound just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This particular kind of soft rock - paired best with a piña colada and a pool chair - peaked in the ...

The track was also covered by a slew of notable artists.

What makes a great guitar solo? Is it pure emotion or dazzling technical command? Simplicity or complexity? One note or a thousand? Is it meticulously crafted melodic precision, hair-raising ...

The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” turned 62 this month, and the guitar sound that helped make it one of rock’s most influential records did not come from an expensive piece of studio equipment. It came ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...