The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...

It's early in the year to be thinking “best-of" albums, but I'm definitely noting these for December: pianist Myra Melford's Splash Trio with bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Ches Smith and Remedy ...

“There were few guitarists then who soloed. I didn't want to play rhythm; I wanted to play melody,” George told Guitar Player Magazine in 1975. “I heard many records by Django (Reinhardt ...

The first phone call TV veteran Thomas Gibson (“Criminal Minds,” “Dharma and Greg”) made when he was offered a role in the ...

“So many people have expressed their support for a statue of Gary. His legacy as one of the world’s greatest guitar players will one day soon be celebrated by many, and that makes us so proud. “The ...

Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry is surprising strangers with a $1 million giveaway to celebrate his 2025 birthday. Instead of throwing lavish parties with great personalities, he launched the TJH ...

After Henry watched the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks, James said the Ravens running back is "my favorite player in the National Football League." Following James' comments ...

Following the game, James called Henry “my favorite player in the National Football League,” leading to a postgame meeting between the two athletes. Physicality, longevity, winning mindset.

"Master instrumentalist and composer," "virtuoso," "historic figure of American guitar ... players like Kenny Burrell and Barney Kessel to modernists like Joe Morris and Mary Halvorson. There is even ...

Distorted guitar tones have come to represent the sound of rock music ever since the early days of overdriven tube amp tones, which were first used by blues players of the 1940s and '50s.