Nikki O'NeilSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Nikki O'Neil "Bird just grinned. He’d never heard a guitar played like that!" He saw T-Bone Walker, worked with Charlie Parker and uses a drawer-knob instead of a pick: Chicago jazz supremo George Freeman, 96, looks back over an epic career By Nikki O'Neil published 12 January 24 He’s a bebop originator who’s played with everyone from Charlie Parker to Jimmy McGriff and who saw the popular music transform from jazz to swing and beyond. Now in his 90s, George Freeman has a new album out… “Pops Staples Invented the Americana Tone of Guitar”: Ben Harper, Rick Holmstrom and Aaron Livingston Explain How the Pioneering Guitarist Brought Black and White Music Together By Nikki O'Neil published 3 May 23 The six-string legend created his own genre and the quintessential sound of Americana guitar How to Play Guitar Forever By Nikki O'Neil published 9 February 23 These five age-defying exercises ensure hand, arm and shoulder health for players of all ages “I Try to Trust that First-Thought Mentality”: Courtney Barnett Talks Writing and Recording By Nikki O'Neil published 8 February 22 Stripping away the heavy rock guitars of her previous albums, the experimental songsmith starts afresh with ‘Things Take Time, Take Time.’ “I Can Say So Much More With My Guitar Than Lyrics”: Miami Maestro Fernando Perdomo Explores the Art of Instrumentals By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 22 The fiery guitarist puts his versatility on display with the Carmine Appice collaborative album ‘Energy Overload.’ “Your Tone is Your Voice”: Sue Foley Returns with Ballsy Texas Blues Album By Nikki O'Neil published 18 January 22 The Canadian guitarist brings swagger, sweetness and bite to the bold and unfiltered ‘Pinky’s Blues.’ Five Storied Guitars from George Harrison’s 'Concert for Bangladesh' By Nikki O'Neil published 7 December 21 Featuring Bob Dylan's Martin D-28, a rare Gibson Explorer, a mystery Fender Stratocaster and more... How George Harrison Made the Epic Concert for Bangladesh Happen with a Little Help From His Friends By Nikki O'Neil published 19 November 21 In the summer of 1971, Harrison corralled his musical friends to answer the call for humanitarian aid to Bangladesh. Two of his closest companions nearly left him hanging. The Story of Teenie Hodges, Memphis Soul's Greatest Guitar Player By Nikki O'Neil published 8 October 21 As the guitarist for Al Green, Ann Peebles, and other Hi Records acts, Hodges played from the depths of his heart to the heights of heaven. How Santana Took Their Blues-Rock Jazz Fusion to Exotic New Realms with 'Abraxas' By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 21 Over 50 years later, Carlos Santana sits down with GP to reflect on one of his most enduring, influential works. MOST READ1Mark Knopfler says he had begun planning to record an album with Jeff Beck shortly before Beck's death 2Donner Triple Threat review3Best Klon clones 2024: Bringing the unattainable overdrive icon into arm’s reach4Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 5Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors
"Bird just grinned. He’d never heard a guitar played like that!" He saw T-Bone Walker, worked with Charlie Parker and uses a drawer-knob instead of a pick: Chicago jazz supremo George Freeman, 96, looks back over an epic career By Nikki O'Neil published 12 January 24 He’s a bebop originator who’s played with everyone from Charlie Parker to Jimmy McGriff and who saw the popular music transform from jazz to swing and beyond. Now in his 90s, George Freeman has a new album out…
“Pops Staples Invented the Americana Tone of Guitar”: Ben Harper, Rick Holmstrom and Aaron Livingston Explain How the Pioneering Guitarist Brought Black and White Music Together By Nikki O'Neil published 3 May 23 The six-string legend created his own genre and the quintessential sound of Americana guitar
How to Play Guitar Forever By Nikki O'Neil published 9 February 23 These five age-defying exercises ensure hand, arm and shoulder health for players of all ages
“I Try to Trust that First-Thought Mentality”: Courtney Barnett Talks Writing and Recording By Nikki O'Neil published 8 February 22 Stripping away the heavy rock guitars of her previous albums, the experimental songsmith starts afresh with ‘Things Take Time, Take Time.’
“I Can Say So Much More With My Guitar Than Lyrics”: Miami Maestro Fernando Perdomo Explores the Art of Instrumentals By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 22 The fiery guitarist puts his versatility on display with the Carmine Appice collaborative album ‘Energy Overload.’
“Your Tone is Your Voice”: Sue Foley Returns with Ballsy Texas Blues Album By Nikki O'Neil published 18 January 22 The Canadian guitarist brings swagger, sweetness and bite to the bold and unfiltered ‘Pinky’s Blues.’
Five Storied Guitars from George Harrison’s 'Concert for Bangladesh' By Nikki O'Neil published 7 December 21 Featuring Bob Dylan's Martin D-28, a rare Gibson Explorer, a mystery Fender Stratocaster and more...
How George Harrison Made the Epic Concert for Bangladesh Happen with a Little Help From His Friends By Nikki O'Neil published 19 November 21 In the summer of 1971, Harrison corralled his musical friends to answer the call for humanitarian aid to Bangladesh. Two of his closest companions nearly left him hanging.
The Story of Teenie Hodges, Memphis Soul's Greatest Guitar Player By Nikki O'Neil published 8 October 21 As the guitarist for Al Green, Ann Peebles, and other Hi Records acts, Hodges played from the depths of his heart to the heights of heaven.
How Santana Took Their Blues-Rock Jazz Fusion to Exotic New Realms with 'Abraxas' By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 21 Over 50 years later, Carlos Santana sits down with GP to reflect on one of his most enduring, influential works.
