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CCR – Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country
Green River
Willy And The Poor Boys
Cosmo's Factory
Pendulum
It's hard to imagine that anyone isn't intimately familiar with Creedence's catalog of seven albums,...
Gibson’s K-4 Mandocello
Gibson K-4 Mandocello photo: Kelsey Vaughn. Instrument courtesy of Walter Carter.
Gibson was founded as a mandolin builder in 1902, and from the outset it...
Eddy
If you're a blues fan and left-handed guitarist Eddie Clearwater's name has remained unfamiliar over the course of his six-decade career, now's the time...
The Fender Bass V
Like any other group of gearheads, bassists love to rap with peers about their stuff.
One classic debate compares five-string electric basses to standard...
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy, Bayfront Blues Festival, 1997. Photo by Ward Meeker.
When referring to the all-time great legends of the blues and the guitar, the formidable...
Mac Arnold -Backbone & Gristle
On one of this album's best cuts, "Gas Can Story," Mac Arnold tells of how his then 10-year-old brother, William, so desperately wanted a...
Jerry and Gordon Kennedy
Guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy, recipient of four Grammy awards, is proud of his three sons, all of whom are accomplished musicians and songwriters.
The Nashville veteran's...
Fender’s Mid-’50s Precision Bass
In the world of electric basses, the 1952 Fender Precision is the one that started it all.
While it's true that Gibson, Rickenbacker, and Audiovox...
Rocco Prestia
Rocco Prestia Photo: Neil Zlozower.
Bass great Jeff Berlin calls him "my all-time favorite groove player." The equally formidable John Patitucci proclaims, "The guy has...
Lissa Schneckenburger – Song
Lissa Schneckenburger plays "progressive" New England/Celtic music that combines equal parts traditional harmonic textures with a modern acoustic sensibility. Her voice has a pristine...