<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Brian-setzer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/brian-setzer Fri, 22 May 2026 15:46:47 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “They advertise it as a safe tonic to give you energy — and it’s not.” Brian Setzer on the “health drink” that sent him to rehab ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-setzer-on-the-health-drink-that-sent-him-to-rehab-clone K3QUEWZU6KoryWDbZnypkV Fri, 22 May 2026 15:46:47 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 17:53:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Keith, your guitars only have five strings!” Brian Setzer recalls the day Keith Richards handed him his Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-your-guitars-only-have-five-strings-brian-setzer-recalls-the-day-keith-richards-handed-him-his-les-paul JKSbwxi8yD3kfwM7r6NNyQ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:25:29 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:42:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Due to serious illness, I am unable to perform.” Health issues force Brian Setzer to cancel the Stray Cats’ fall cross-country tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/due-to-serious-illness-i-am-unable-to-perform-im-gutted-health-issues-force-brian-setzer-to-regrettably-make-last-minute-cancellation-of-stray-cats-show-this-past-saturday-on-the-opening-night-of-their-tour rjqACSLCQyL3k5aWpx2F7o Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:22:01 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:14:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m getting better day by day.” Brian Setzer gives a health update after auto-immune disease diagnosis ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-setzer-health-update-march-2025 7jPjrkPUZn2WujCDpvPsmG Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:00:42 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:20:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They launched a revolution that continues to this day." Meet 30 players who tapped, twanged, sweep-picked and shredded the 1980s to its greatest glory ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-top-guitarists-of-the-1980s xHtcsXvb9ELVeYYpaejq23 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:02:00 +0000 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:11:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I cannot play guitar." Rockabilly legend Brian Setzer reveals he has an auto-immune disease that prevents him from playing guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-cannot-play-guitar-rockabilly-legend-brian-setzer-reveals-he-has-an-auto-immune-disease-that-prevents-him-from-playing-guitar P9DzqYdFNgeUpTFpx2YN4R Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:40:35 +0000 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:28:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played Eddie Cochran’s guitar at his house. Turns out he was way ahead of his time.” Brian Setzer says he found the late rocker’s bedroom — including his Fender Bassman amp —just as he left it in 1960 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-setzer-on-eddie-cochran j4rzkvCrd3LTottyFz2ApL Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:00:50 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some of the most vicious, nasty rock ’n’ roll guitar I’ve ever heard in my life”: That time forgotten rockabilly guitar hero Cordell Jackson dueled with Brian Setzer – in a Budweiser commercial ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/cordell-jackson-brian-setzer-budweiser-commercial fSJSozribcJH83msnba8XM Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:27:45 +0000 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:39:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was 17 years old and found it in this local paper. It said, ‘Gretsch guitar, 100 bucks.’ I called the guy up and asked, ‘Is it like Eddie Cochran’s?’ He was like, ‘Who?’”: How Brian Setzer forged his trademark twanging tone ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/how-brian-setzer-forged-his-rockabilly-sound PLkwLfiD2GEAYPTfb6KdiG Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:41:22 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I wrote a few songs with Joe Strummer. I don't know if they'll ever see the light of day. I like to think that I guard Joe…" Brian Setzer opens up on old friends, new music – and shows us his gear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/brian-setzer-interview-2023 kbjj9aeshXmX7CxmZpQEx3 Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:00:10 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Sound Is Monstrous, Dirty and Twangy”: Watch Brian Setzer’s “Girl on the Billboard” Music Video Featuring the Quintessential Rock and Roll Tone of a 1957 Gretsch Jet Fire Bird ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-setzer-girl-on-the-billboard-gretsch-jet-fire-bird AVWAHcxREeH2C6PehHqwnm Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:31:44 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Stray Cats Reignite ‘50s Rock and Roll at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival With Their Classic Hit “Stray Cat Strut” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/stray-cats-brian-setzer-montreux-1981-stray-cat-strut YRF3X2jmypxW7MtaJjmi8f Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:44:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rockabilly Is so Near and Dear to My Heart”: Brian Setzer Reveals the Legendary Artists and Guitar Gear That Helped Define His Signature Sound ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rockabilly-is-so-near-and-dear-to-my-heart-brian-setzer-reveals-the-legendary-artists-and-guitar-gear-that-helped-define-his-signature-sound JTPjkTeQxQpf5hprfooNrT Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:20:56 +0000 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:34:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s Both a Great Guitar Player and a Great Guy”: Tyler Sweet Reflects on His Long Career as Brian Setzer’s Trusted Guitar Tech ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/hes-both-a-great-guitar-player-and-a-great-guy-tyler-sweet-reflects-on-his-long-career-as-brian-setzers-trusted-guitar-tech 9L7Zk6dF7UiRAHHZUpXh3U Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:52:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vintage, Rare and Cool as F**k: This Gorgeous Cast of 1950s Gretsch White Falcons is a Collector’s Dream ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/vintage-rare-and-cool-as-fk-this-gorgeous-cast-of-1950s-gretsch-white-falcons-is-a-collectors-dream 2K5hrqqBtBgqWvkzJmuwv4 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:57:06 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Why Chet Atkins was a Humbucking Pickup Pioneer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-why-chet-atkins-was-a-humbucking-pickup-pioneer d9HjiPrkLHaiUDtjdKVLjm Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:02:04 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ My Favorite Guitar Solos by Brian Setzer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/my-favourite-guitar-solos-by-brian-setzer 67ptrJ26xEY46fjhuGzKKK Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:30:15 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Chuck Berry's Heart-Warming “Run Rudolph Run” Animated Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-chuck-berrys-heart-warming-run-rudolph-run-animated-video fsvHC2WthprUKFPFA92KFR Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn Jump Blues in the Style of Brian Setzer, Hollywood Fats and Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/learn-jump-blues-in-the-style-of-brian-setzer-hollywood-fats-and-jeff-beck hWVKGyPndQwUaviWyJ4Kda Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:31:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Brian Setzer’s New Revved Up Music Video “Smash Up On Highway One” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-brian-setzers-new-revved-up-music-video-smash-up-on-highway-one jpFaxBPtHQySenWfabAZ9g Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:01:56 +0000 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Setzer Announces New Album, 'Gotta Have The Rumble' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-setzer-announces-new-album-gotta-have-the-rumble YFXH8sNQWyUa7HJpxMEmTQ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:33:09 +0000 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:12:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Setzer: My Career in Five Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/brian-setzer-my-career-in-five-songs tHgyhixzvrwGNrBGx88ssi Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:25:54 +0000 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Setzer: How I Wrote the Stray Cats' "Runaway Boys" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/brian-setzer-how-i-wrote-the-stray-cats-runaway-boys FN3KRsSoFPsZsieH9gCoNe Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Setzer is Selling a Ton of Guitar Gear on Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-setzer-is-selling-a-ton-of-guitar-gear-on-reverb EB2z6ne84vcCRECrTnmK8e Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:06:17 +0000 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:11:47 +0000