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    Ally Venable

    Connection

    On Money & Power, Ally Venable wields the power of wisdom and emotional connection. It’s an album about empowerment and comeuppance, but there’s plenty of playtime with guest stars Shemekia Copeland and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. An audio bluesfest, it’s songwriting brings substance carried by guitarists swinging for the fences. What does the albums title represent?What

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Joe Satriani

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The Magical Philosophy Of Slide

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 The Guitars of Gary Rossington 

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Music-City tune Charmer

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Julian Lage

Julian Lage

A Guitar Wizard Comes of Age

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Johnny Hiland

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Les Paul

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Art of Collaboration

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John Frusciante

Red Hot On The Empyrean

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Rick Nielsen

Rockford State of Mind

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Phil Keaggy & Mike Pachelli

Guitar Adventures

Listening to Adventure-us, one may think they’re hearing one guitarist, but it’s really two masters – Phil Keaggy and Mike Pachelli – weaving parts together almost telepathically. Keaggy is a…

Ray Cummins – Guitar Tutorial #9

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Zac Schulze gets straight to it!

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Benson Set to Host Breezin’ With The Stars Retreat

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Since his debut in 1989 with Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz has established an authentic retro sound by employing the classic tones of fine vintage instruments from the ’50s, ’60s,…

Tony Iommi

When Sabbath Rocked with Ronnie

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Paul in the Family

Chris Arena's Black '59 LP Standard

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“Buy That Guitar” podcast with special guest Rick Hogue

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Johnny Marr

Brit Gets a Git

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Have Guitar Will Travel 102 – Live In The Vineyard #1

In episode 102 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan is at the “Live in the Vineyard” event in Napa, CA and he’s…

Chris Dreja

Yardbird Recall

Chris Dreja had a front-row seat to rock-and-roll history, playing rhythm guitar and bass in the Yardbirds behind Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Today, Dreja still plays with…

Leo Nocentelli

A Meter Keeps Running

The Meters are universally accepted as one of the great funk bands. Their rhythm section work is legendary for its ability to jump on a groove and stay put. One…

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Rocking Reunion

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Scott Gorham

Still Dangerous!

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Joe Satriani

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