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Rosie Flores, 2014

Rosie Flores Explains Why Giving Up Just Isn’t an Option

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Video The rockabilly firebrand talks discovering the guitar and her lifelong passion for music making.

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Debbie Davies perform as part of the Santa Cruz Blues Festival at Aptos Village Park on May 30, 1993 in Mountain View California.

Debbie Davies Talks Life on the Road with Blues Legend Albert Collins

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Video Backing one of her heroes “was a dream come true” says the guitarist.

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Joanne Shaw Taylor

Joanne Shaw Taylor Opens Up About the Challenges She Faced as a Young Female Guitarist

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Video With her new long-player 'The Blues Album' due out next month we look back at the British blues sensation’s formative years.

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Tere Estrada on the Hidden Histories of Her Sisterhood of Sirens, Rock Music Sociology and Her Playing Philosophy

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Guitarist and author Tere Estrada uncovers the lost women of Mexican rock.

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Erja Lyytinen on Influences, Conservatory Schooling and Digging Deeper Into Blues History

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Finnish blues-rock phenom Erja Lyytinen walks us through her journey with the guitar, from music school to the stage.

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Sharon Isbin on Classical Music's Guitar Problem, Self-Expression and Seeing Her Guitar as a Troubadour

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As a phenomenally gifted musician and teacher, Sharon Isbin is changing the way people perceive classical guitar.