Duane Eddy, a Gretsch-wielding rock 'n' roll legend who helped pioneer the rock guitar instrumental, died Tuesday (April 30) at his home in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 86, the Arizona Republic ...

Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in ...

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in many respects, ...

Few musical styles carry such enduring and hoary cliches as instrumental rock. The term may bring to mind Woodstock-era prog-rock groups like Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Yes charging off on extended ...

From the late 1950s to the late 1970s, rock ‘n’ rollers were taking the formula for what they already knew a six-string electric could do and pushing the boundaries one notch further. Musicians were ...

On October 6, 2020, Van Halen died at 65 after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Yet what he left behind was a lifetime of innovation, sound, and spirit that still roars through every riff ...

You don’t need vocals to connect with a crowd, and these 10 acts represent the apex of instrumental expression. When you’re talking about instrumental acts, you’ve got to include the guitar greats.

This is the instrumental version of the rock track I recently helped PelleK with! He actually did the electric guitar and a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s ...

With Guitar Hero World Tour, the popular music game finally adds drums and singing to the experience, bringing it up to speed with Rock Band. In an attempt to differentiate itself, it even lets ...