So why not practice with some real songs? Some of the most popular tunes ever written are easy to play, simple to learn, and can help beginners familiarize themselves with the basics of guitar playing ...

Not every musician’s name makes the liner notes. But the uncredited guitar solos in these timeless songs are widely recognized, partly due to who played them (and who didn’t). Eddie Van Halen ...

As a music fan, I’ve had a relatively tumultuous relationship with the famous guitar solo. As an adolescent, I lapped it up when the world of classic rock began opening its doors and treating me to ...

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...

Steppenwolf’s 1968 hit, Born to Be Wild, may be one of the most recognizable songs in rock history – and the guitarist behind the solo that captured the track’s palpable, authentically wild ...

By this time, it didn’t bode well to just be a guitarist with basic know-how about the appeal of regurgitating old licks and tricks; to do something worthwhile, you had to offer something with ...

While Morgan Wallen is dropping double albums about his moping, Garth Brooks is chasing sales records and Kenny Chesney is ...

When planning out our direction for this series of ‘Magic Moments’ features, we set a rule that guitar solos specifically - even the truly majestic ones - shouldn’t be highlighted.