IT was the kind of image that flicks across the television late at night, when the music channels loosen up their playlists and offer glimpses of the future. The video showed a young woman in a comfy ...

Neo Soul is a genre that is hard to escape from; it’s everywhere from Instagram and Tik Tok to mainstream pop, bringing guitar talent and inspiring chord playing to new audiences. Neo Soul is a style ...

Japanese neo-soul guitarist Toshiki Soejima has received the surprise of his career after being touted by Eric Clapton as his favorite contemporary Japanese guitarist. The six-stringer called it a ...

Back in the ‘60s in Memphis, I listened to and played a lot of Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T. and The M.G.’s, Percy Sledge and Wilson Pickett. We used to call it “soul music.” ...

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

The 33-year-old frontman of Robert Randolph & The Family Band has strong roots in gospel music. As a kid, he grew up attending the House of God church in Orange, N.J. That's where he first played the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Aries Photography NOLA "I'm not a big gear person who goes and buys a new guitar every 15 ...

Black History Month is always a great time to recall some of Houston’s greatest musical innovators and leaders. This is our final installment. Great Houston blues guitarists makes a long and storied ...

Andres Segovia popularized the classical guitar. Julian Bream took it to the next level. Bream, who died Aug. 14 at the age of 87 in his native England, stepped into a guitar world in which everything ...

The Open Carry movement of 2014 didn’t contribute much to society. Its overall aim (no pun intended) may have been to bring a greater awareness to gun rights and fears over firearm control, but the ...