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Vinyl Treasures: Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins — Neck and Neck By Jim Campilongo When the Country Gentleman and the Dire Straits legend hit the studio, guitar magic started happening.
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Kurt Rosenwinkel Discusses Sound, Technique and Approaching Jazz Guitar Like a Pianist By Bill Milkowski The Philadelphia-born jazz virtuoso returns to a trio setting to remind us why he is one of today's most influential players.
Kirk Fletcher Talks Strats, Influences and Finding Different Grooves for the Blues By Art Thompson On 'My Blues Pathway,' the California blues specialist pays back a debt to the forces that shaped his ferocious style.
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Watch Neil Young Give Meryl Streep a Guitar Lesson By Christopher Scapelliti “All I did was I turned everything all the way up,” Young told Streep. “That’s what you always do.”
