Danny Gatton said his playing “knocked him on his ass” and Brian Setzer calls it “the best solo of all time”: Danny Cedrone could have been rock’n’roll’s first guitar hero – but he didn’t live to see ...

A 1972 classic from one of the greatest rock bands in history was named among the greatest drum solos of all time.

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

An unexpected masterpiece has officially taken the top spot on this definitive list of all-time essential records.

“Some may consider it the first rock & roll guitar solo. Others simply consider it the first rock & roll song. Released in 1944, Strange Things was Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s first crossover hit, from ...

Go, Johnnie, go. Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member from Fairmont, once told an understated ...

There have been many great rock and roll bands. But none quite match the Rolling Stones’ mix of bad boy swagger, savvy songcraft and hot live shows. It’s why classic Stones music will resonate until ...

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