Interest in Tharpe has grown in recent years. Back in 2011, BBC4 screened a documentary, Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother ...

Guitar solos are the backbone of a classic rock song, and here are four of them that will always blow my mind.

Use two-, three- or four-note shapes and pick firmly for a tight, focused rock-style delivery. Alternatively, make use of the open sixth string in the E and D/E chords for a weightier impact ...

Still, many albums from 1980 forever changed rock guitar. Here’s a look at three differing styles that helped inspire the legends that followed them. Not everyone in 1980 chased the dive-bomb ...