Guitarist News

Guitar and rock legend Link Wray has posthumously earned a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for its Class of 2018.

Wantagh - Long Island musician Ricky Roche chatted with me about opening for Big Shot at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall on November 25, as part of this year's "Black Friday Celebration."

Widely believed to have retired when he left the legendary pioneers of heavy metal in 2011, the archetypal rock guitarist is actually busier than ever. Digital Journal found out more.

Yorktown Heights - On Saturday, former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley's Yorktown Heights home went up in flames while the axe-man was away.

In a very busy month for Jimi Hendrix fans, the legendary musician's sister spoke to Digital Journal about what makes Jimi's tunes have such lasting power. She also reveals what he was truly like away from the stage and spotlights.

Cape Town - Onlookers were shocked and outraged as a famed blind guitarist, busking in Greenmarket Square, was manhandled and arrested by metro police in Cape Town, South Africa. His wife screamed for them to stop and they even smashed his treasured guitar.

Toronto - BB King: The Life of Riley makes its North American premiere June 14th as part of the North by Northeast music festival in Toronto. Director Jon Brewer says King’s life was a story begging to be told.

The guitarist, as well as one of the founding members of Slayer, Jeff Hanneman died Thursday morning at the age of 49, due to liver failure.

Nashville - ABC News is reporting that former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch was found dead at his Nashville home Thursday. He was 66. A police official announced that Welch died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday afternoon.

Austin guitarist David Didonato is livestreaming his attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records streak for the longest guitar solo of all time.

Estepona - Rock guitarist Gary Moore was found dead in his Spanish hotel room just over a year ago. His official cause of death has just been announced.

Typical. Thousands of strumsy wumsy pseudo guitarists continue to fester on interminably, but a good one, Ron Asheton, is no longer with us, dying of natural causes. Ashton was a real hard rock guitarist, not the Cornflake With Two Bar Chords type.

Legendary rock guitarist Delaney Bramlett has died following gallbladder surgery. He was 69. According to his wife he had been in ill health for the past seven months.

Canadian jazz legend and aficionado Jeff Healey died yesterday in his hometown Toronto, leaving behind a memorable trail of notable albums and a passion for old-school relics. The blind guitarist had suffered from retinal cancer.

London - Guitarist with British rock band Queen, Brian May, has been awarded a doctorate in astrophysics after interrupting his studies over 30 years ago, reports said Friday.

Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died Thursday from an apparent brain hemorrhage.

Amazing 6 year old Guitarist.