The Trading Musician occupied an irreplaceable role in Seattle’s musical ecosystem. Re-Animated Music hopes to be a ...

T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues ...

A 2,000-year-old instrument, carved out of wood into the elegant curve of the mythical yaazhi’s neck, animal skin covering ...

The Organ Recital Hall at the University Center for the Arts was brimming with elegance on Nov. 13, where students and faculty showcased their classical guitar skills. The performers, whose ...

A 2,500-year-old ancient Greek lyre was found in an excavation in Kerameikos area in Athens, Greece. Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens The lyre was the musical instrument that ...

Beecher Ray Kirby, who became famous as Bashful Brother Oswald to generations of Grand Ole Opry listeners and helped popularize the resonator guitar and Dobro, was born on Dec. 26, 1911, in the Walden ...

The early years of bluegrass music can be traced back to the 1940s in Appalachia. With roots in music styles like English folk and Appalachian music, the genre served as the inspiration and basis for ...

It can often be challenging for musicians who need to practice regularly and singer-songwriters who might get inspired at all hours, not to disturb those around them. In a shared space with family or ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

The manager of the band's former member Mick Taylor claims one of the 500 guitars just donated to the Met was stolen in the 1970s. Mick Taylor, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones in ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. To quote Bill Withers, we all need somebody to lean on - and ...

The 300-store Guitar Center chain recently appeared on Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings’ distressed retailers’ list. The company remains highly leveraged with debt coming due after exiting Chapter 11 ...