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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

The American folk group recorded the song “Leaving on a Jetplane” in 1966 which had an original title of “Babe, I Hate To Go.” Later in 1969, John Denver recorded a version of the song for his Rhymes ...

“Black” is one of Pearl Jam’s biggest songs, and their MTV Unplugged version of the track is on another level. Eddie Vedder’s vocals are on another level in this version, and the resonator guitar only ...

"As Tears Go By" was a top-10 hit for the famed English singer Marianne Faithfull, and came out before the Stones released the song themselves. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is one ...

The acoustic guitar has long been at the center of country music. In the early days of the genre, it was the only kind of guitar available. Even after the introduction of electric guitars, many ...

At 81, Eric Clapton remains one of rock’s most influential guitar icons, with decades of music still sparking debate, ...

If you’ve ever tried to write the opening bars of a song, you know the truth: the intro has to do a lot of work in a very short amount of time. In a recent video counting down his Top 20 acoustic ...

Due to widespread production of sound effects, electrical music and music pedals, we tend to romanticize simple and raw versions of music. In these settings, an artist can demonstrate melodies in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever tried to write the opening bars of a song, you know the truth: the intro has to do a lot of work in a very short ...