A career-defining song. On this date in 1970, the late, great Loretta Lynn was at #1 on the country chart with her signature tune "Coal Miner's Daughter." It also became her first song to chart on the ...

Sonic touchstones include the Heartbreakers, the Dead, the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Johnson.

After having ripped out riffs with the rest of Avenged Sevenfold for the Call of Duty soundtrack a couple of weeks ago, ...

How a fateful night at a Nashville party gave Walsh the sound he was looking for, and an all-new sound for rock guitar ...

A country music pioneer who collaborated with Bruce Springsteen has died. Joe Ely died Monday at his home in New Mexico after ...

"Joe Ely 2017" by Republic Country Club is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Joe Ely, the celebrated singer-songwriter who played a vital role in the progressive ...

Today, the album is hailed as an ambitious landmark work in the country-rock movement, but it was a commercial failure in its ...

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter played in the Flatlanders and Los Super Seven, and hopped on songs by the Clash, Uncle ...

Making history. This weekend, Riley Green and Ella Langley scored their second #1 hit together with their duet "Don't Mind If I Do," which topped the Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, one of two ...

As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a new sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the ...

Zach Top is slated to perform his song "Guitar" at the 2025 CMA Awards, and the lyrics describe his lifelong fascination with music. Zach Top is a 28-year-old country singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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, ...