Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Electric Guitar Pioneer By Krista Stevens Highlight “She wielded her guitar like a weapon and distorted the sound: a guitar technique that was completely original at the time and would be copied by legions of rock guitarists in the decades after.”
“Different Days” for Jason Isbell By Krista Stevens Highlight “I’m grateful that I was a drunk. I’m grateful that I know what all those things are like, what those feelings are like, how bad it can hurt, how great it can feel.”
“Follow Along,” or How to Learn Flamenco Guitar with a Tocaora By Krista Stevens Highlight “Before he died a few years later, my father told me there were almost no tocaoras — female flamenco guitarists — in the world. If I kept practicing, he said, I could be one of the first.”
Willie Nelson’s 50-year Love Affair with Trigger, His Faithful Guitar By Krista Stevens Highlight “A guitar sounds better as it gets older, just like a Stradivarius does.”
Where Have All the Guitar Heroes Gone? By Pam Mandel Highlight Where’s the next generation of guitar heroes? The guitar industry misses you.
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