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Music News 

RIP: Guitar legend Jeff Beck, taken by meningitis at age 78. Was he the greatest guitar hero of all time?

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eric Clapton, Guitarists, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, RIP, Rod Stewart, Yardbirds

One of the longest-running debates in rock’n’roll is who is the best guitarist? For decades, arguments centered around three people:

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Musicians 

There’s more to sounding like Eddie Van Halen than playing Eddie’s guitar

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Playing, Guitarists, Jared James Nichols

The same musical instrument can sound different depending on who’s playing it. As a way of illustrating that, blues guitarist

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Music News 

Jack White is now in the effects pedal business. Watch his demo

December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitar Peldas, Guitarists, Jack White, Third Man

Jack White is one of this generation’s most influential guitarists. As someone who is always looking for interesting tones to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The grooving grey matter of guitarists

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitarists, Guitars, Max Planck

Scientists in Germany found something interesting. When guitarists get together in a groove, their brains sync up.  Researchers at the

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Cool! 

This guy is the fastest guitarist in the world

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fastest Guitarist, Guitarists, Guitars

I was doing a little research for The Ongoing History of New Music when I ran across the story of

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amplifers, Billy Duffy, Cult, Guitarists, Kelly Cuoco, NFTs, Shark Tank

Having weird COVID dreams? Me, too. And we’re not alone. Let’s try some music news for April 7, 2021. Is

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Music News 

Calling All Metal Guitarists

February 24, 2019February 23, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments BangerTV, Contest, Guitar, Guitarists, Metal, YouTube

Do you thrash the daylights out of any guitar you see? There’s a show looking for you. Shredders of Metal

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 4, 2018

December 4, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4:20, AIDS, Bono, Bootlegs, Brian Wilson, Classical Music, Cowbells, David Bowie, EMI, Grammy Awards, Guitarists, iPhone, Mashup, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Muse, Music sales, Ozzy Osbourne, Saudi Arabia, Tencent, Thriller, Vinyl, Ziggy Stardust

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

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Music News 

Elvis’ Favourite Guitarist, Scotty Moore, Dead at 84

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elvis Presley, Guitarists, RIP, Scotty Moore

All eyes were on Elvis when he exploded into public consciousness in the middle 50s. He had the sound, the

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Who Will Live Longer: A Rock Guitarist or a Cellist?

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cello, Guitarists, Harp, Violin

Does the instrument you play determine how long you will live? Not really, but there is some kind of correlation.

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

If You’re a Guitarist, You Might be Able to Mind Meld

September 9, 2015September 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitarists, Mind Meld

If you’ve ever been in a band. you’ll know of those moments where everyone and everything is in sync. The

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