Prince's Feud with Michael Jackson: Clues into Why He Skipped the 'We Are the World' Recording 40 Years Ago
Many assume that a fierce rivalry with Michael Jackson kept His Royal Badness from participating in the star-studded charity ...
An old guitar is hot again and celebrated annually at the Tenor Guitar Gathering
Presented by the Tenor Guitar Foundation, the Gathering offers performances, workshops and events designed to foster awareness of the tenor guitar ...
How Gary Lucas made guitar magic with Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart and Chris Cornell
The guitar journeyman has suffered his share of torture during a career of spreading the word about underdogs – and while he ...
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Carlos Santana Revisits Collaborations With Michael Jackson, Miles Davis for ‘Sentient’
“Stranger in Moscow” segues directly into “Whatever Happens,” a track from Jackson’s 2001 Invincible LP featuring Santana on guitar. He also whistles the opening notes. “I love the ...
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A British teenager has channeled his hero Brian May by building a guitar from scrap wood
The youngster's project shares many similarities with May’s Red Special, while it bears the distinctive shape of Randy Rhoads ...
Rick Steele, local blues musician and patriarch of Perth’s first family of music, has died aged 77
Legendary local bluesman Rick Steele, father of Empire of the Sun star Luke Steele and Little Birdy singer Katy Steele, has ...
'Hot As A Pepper' is a popular Upstate cover band. They're hoping original music will take hold.
Hot As A Pepper is a popular cover band in Greenville. But after a six-year process, they finally released their first album ...
15 famous singers and musicians from SEC schools
Maybe the SEC should change “It Just Means More” branding to “It Just Rocks More.” Some amazing musicians have come through schools now part of the Southeastern Conference, famous for its college ...
Lady Gaga: Every song ranked, from Born This Way to Abracadabra
As modern music’s most entertaining chameleon embraces pop chaos once again on her new album ‘Mayhem’, Adam White has ranked ...
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How the pandemic changed music
In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the ...
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The Tea Behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller," The Biggest Album of All Time
“You can’t see music, you can’t taste it, you can’t touch it, you can’t smell it, but man you sure can feel it,” he said. Record executives, worried about the reception Jackson’s new ...