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Category: Guitars
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For Freeman Vines, Guitar Making Is a Way of Life
“To somebody else, it’s just some wood glued together,” Freeman Vines, 80, said. “To me, it’s something else.”
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A New Show Celebrates the Guitar and Its Symbolism
Opening in May at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, the exhibition will delve into the instrument’s myriad representations and stars who have played it.
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David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.
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David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.
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Jeff Beck’s 10 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:The guitarist, who died on Tuesday, could make his instrument slash, burn and sigh. Listen to tracks released from 1966 to 2010 that reveal his range and intensity.
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Jeff Beck, Guitarist With a Page in Rock History, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:His playing with the Yardbirds and as leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings.
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Wilko Johnson, Scorching Guitarist and Punk Pioneer, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Music:Known later as an actor on “Game of Thrones,” he helped lay the foundation for a 1970s rock revolution on England’s pub circuit.
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A Scruffy Guitar Shop Survives the Chelsea Hotel’s Chic Makeover
The New York Times – Music:After a costly renovation, a landmark of Manhattan that was once home to Patti Smith and Bob Dylan is drawing a different crowd. Dan Courtenay, the proprietor of Chelsea Guitars, is fine with that.
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A Scruffy Guitar Shop Survives the Chelsea Hotel’s Chic Makeover
The New York Times – Music:After a costly renovation, a landmark of Manhattan that was once home to Patti Smith and Bob Dylan is drawing a different crowd. Dan Courtenay, the proprietor of Chelsea Guitars, is fine with that.
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Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd.’s Buzz-Saw Guitarist, Dies at 65
The New York Times – Music:Considered a post-punk pioneer, he was also a founding member of the Clash but left before it became one of the biggest bands of its era.