Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue ...

Who could have imagined that a few serendipitous events on a remote Pacific island in the 19th century would fundamentally change American music. In 1832 Hawaii's king brought Mexican cowboys to the ...

ASPEN – Rock ‘n’ roll – especially the kind driven by the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll instrument, the electric six-string guitar – may have seen its glory days pass by. Sure, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks ...

Best known as the voice of The Moody Blues (Their fans sometimes call them “The Moodies”), Justin Hayward talked about the beginnings of his career as a solo artist. It was 1974. After becoming famous ...

Philly blues guitar legend Jef Lee Johnson has inconspicuously established himself as one of the most underrated guitarists in the business. A highly respected studio and touring musician, as well as ...

KAILUA, Hawaii – Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings – wearable guitar picks – adorning ...