7 Influential Women Behind Our Favorite Musicians
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This Week in Rock History: February 15 – February 25
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This Week in Rock History: February 5 – February 11
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14 Blues Love Songs For Your Valentine
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10 Greatest Football Halftime Shows
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This Week in Rock History: January 29 – February 4
Born This Week James Jamerson: January 29, 1936 (THE Soul and Motown session bassist) Tommy Ramone: January 29,...
Journey To Muscle Shoals
The Unassuming Greatness of a Small Town Sometimes we forget how beautiful our country is and steeped in...
This Week in Rock History: January 22 – January 28
Born This Week Sam Cooke: January 22, 1931 (Soul singer) Steve Perry: January 22, 1949 (singer, Journey)...
Memorable Moments of Dolores O’Riordan and The Cranberries
The Voice of The Cranberries Even if you think you don’t know anything about the band The Cranberries,...
This Week in Rock History: January 15 – January 21
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Earl Hooker: January 15, 1930 (blues slide guitar player) Captain Beefheart: January...
10 Jeff Beck Facts You Don’t Know
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This Week in Rock History: January 1 – January 7
This Week in Rock History: January 1 – January 7 Happy New Year Everyone! Well, after a...
New Year’s Eve Blues Bashes!
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This Week In Rock History: December 28 – December 31
Born This Week: Johnny Otis: December 28, 1921 (blues guitarist) Edgar Winter: December 28, 1946 (rock multi-instrumentalist)...
The Best Blues Guitar Albums of 2017
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This Week In Rock History: December 23 – December 27
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Women Who Shred: The World’s Best Female Rock Guitarists
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This Week in Rock History: December 16 – December 22
BORN THIS WEEK IN ROCK HISTORY Tony Hicks: December 16, 1945 (guitar, The Hollies) Billy Gibbons: December 16,...
The Best Modern Female Blues Musicians
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This Week in Rock History: December 9 – December 15
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Pedals Everywhere!
A guitarist’s tone is unique and special. It is like his or her fingerprint, no two are the...
This Week In Rock in Rock History: December 2 – December 8
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Jethro Tull – No Way To Slow Them Down
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Great Rock Ballads
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This Week In Rock History: November 3 – November 10
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Great Rock Ballads
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Notable Musicians Who Sold Their Soul To The Devil
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This Week In Rock History: October 28 – November 3
Welcome to Friday Everybody! We made it through the week. Now let’s take a look at what happened...
They Call It Stormy Monday
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Jimmy Kimmel Resurrects The Ghost of Frank Sinatra
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It’s A Bird.. It’s A Plane.. It’s The Flying V!
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This Week In Rock History: October 14 – October 20
Hendrix was the greatest guitar player in history and he was only 27 when he died.. Luckily, before...
Kind Of Blue: The Lasting Impact
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This Week In Rock History: October 7 – October 13
One of the most iconic songs in the world, “Imagine” was released by John Lennon on October 11,...
How MTV Impacted Music
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This Week In Rock History: September 30 – October 6
It is always a cool moment when two of your favorite things come together. On September 30, 1993,...
Stevie Ray Vaughan: 10 Things You Want To Know About The Blues Legend
Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just by mentioning his name, I am sure more than half of the people reading...
This Week In Rock History: September 23 – September 29
Miles Davis wasn’t just a trumpet player. He was a musical innovator that spanned and defined several genres...
The Influence Of The King
Take a deep breath. Clear your head. Now, when you feel completely relaxed and free, think of an...
This Week In Rock History: September 16 – September 22
More than ten years after the death of their dynamic lead singer Jim Morrison, The Door’s “Greatest Hits”...
The Song Of The Hurricane
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This Week In Rock History: September 9 – 15
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” by the massively popular grunge band Nirvana was released on September 10, 1991. This...
Relax And Enjoy Ska!
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This Week In Rock History: September 2 – September 8
On September 10, 2010, the most popular high-end lighter brand Zippo conducted a survey asking what are the...
This Week In Rock History: August 26 – September 1
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When Blues Greats Collide
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Father Of The Delta Blues
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This Week In Rock History: August 19 – August 25
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