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Guitar Player on MSN6d
How David Crosby's casual recommendation changed George Harrison’s guitar playing forever
Harrison’s love for Ravi Shankar and his sitar experiments are well documented, and it seems Crosby got the ball rolling ...
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Ian Anderson explains how an old Dave Brubeck jazz tune inspired him to write Jethro Tull’s biggest hit
Tull’s leader thought using the 5/4 rhythm from Brubeck’s “Take Five” would be commercial suicide, but listeners proved him ...
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Fender Teams Up With IDLES for Player II Modified Guitars
Guitar giant Fender has joined forces with British alt-rockers IDLES for the the Player II Modified line, "a bold expansion of its Player II series. Featuring select electric guitar and bass models ...
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Big Ears Festival 2025
A terrific festival, as always. So much great music! For the record, my regrets included missing trumpeter Ambrose Akiminsure; Joel Harrison's Alternate Guitar Summit; Darkside; Nels Cline Singers; ...