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A Mount Rushmore…for Guitarists?
If there were a monument to some of the founders of rock guitar, which four would you pick? We have some suggestions on the subject.
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If there were a monument to some of the founders of rock guitar, which four would you pick? We have some suggestions on the subject.
Disc jockey Alan Freed has long been the "face" of the 50s Payola Scandal. But it nearly engulfed another icon, too. How did their two stories differ?
Rock musicians don't have the corner of risque songs; their jazz forbears had the corner on that. But they took plenty of inspiration.
While Beatlemania seemed to be everywhere, there was one community where it was received with a little less enthusiasm. Our writer explains.
Even in his 70s, Chuck Berry brought the rock fire. A new live album captures some of his final, searing performances.