He wrote the book on big band guitar paying ... Born in Buffalo, New York, Ohio-raised Hall started playing guitar aged 10 and had a life-changing epiphany went he first heard Charlie Christian ...

Further evidence, if any were needed, of the incredible work ethic that was one of the hallmarks of his life. When Allison was subsequently invited to take control of Toronto All-Stars over the summer ...

Blues legend B.B. King has named every guitar he played Lucille since one fateful night in the winter of 1949 in an Arkansas dance hall.

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We explore the curious anatomy of Queen guitarist Brian May's guitar, which includes knitting needles and wood from a 300-year-old fireplace.

While tens thousands of Houstonian Gen Xers won’t necessarily recall what they were doing on that date, mention “The Bangles Beltway 8” concert, and that might trigger a memory. A memory that recalls ...

Charlie Christian’s importance to the early jazz-guitar lineage is settled fact, but everything about his posthumously titled “Swing to Bop” remains uncodified. Here is a piece of life force ...

Oprah Winfrey selected Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" as her latest book club choice. The book encourages readers to find peace and purpose and makes history as ...

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A PHOTO book and exhibition capturing the beauty of life through author and photographer Yeo Whee Jim’s eyes will launch on Wednesday (Jan 15). Titled Moving: Yeo Whee Jim’s Photographs and ...

"I was sure he’d make it through this, but, he didn’t, and now we’re all left with a giant hole in our hearts where our love ...