The story of the Electric guitar is not only the story of the evolution of a musical instrument, it is equally a story of our changing cultural and social identity during the most tumultuous century in human history.
Musicians Are Not Sports Heroes
Any idiot can make up jazz, direct an orchestra or write music and sing dumb songs. We need to start really appreciating pro sports athletes instead of complaining about not getting paid for something anyone could do.
The Guitar Player and the Church
The small church was packed with about 250 in attendance and in order to be heard over the din of the “chosen” instrument and other assorted strings and banging things I decided to bring my gigging amp, a 50 watt vintage tube combo.