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JEFF BECK, a guitar innovator who was inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1992 as a member of the YARDBIRDS, and again in 2009 on his own, passed away yesterday at the age of 78 after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis.Considered one of rock’s true virtuosos and one of its most innovative instrumentalists, he is not just a rock guitarist, but incorporates elements of jazz and fusion both on his own and with collaborators such as JAN HAMMER. His rather quixotic career ...

In this classic 2009 Guitar World interview, the guitar legend waxed lyrical on his formative years with The Yardbirds, how his radical technique inspired a new era of instrumental guitar, and his mus

When Randy Bachman gets time off from touring and being rock star, hes shares his love of records on the radio show “Randy’s Vinyl Tap." Heres his Top 10.

As a teen, Alis Lesley was billed as the Female Elvis Presley. Now shes on the cover of a new Bob Dylan book with Little Richard and Eddie Cochran.

Record collector and researcher Bill Bronk dives deep into the art of handclapping as an instrument, and compiles a list of the great handclapping hits on the Top 40 in the 1950s.

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Society columns were once a popular feature in newspapers. Here are some examples from this date in 1892 from the Fargo society column of the Wisconsin Afro-American.

Growing Up Gordon You’d never guess from the iconoclastic songs on Violent Femmes’ classic, self-titled debut album that Gordon Gano came from a devoutly religious household. His dad, Rev. Norman Gano, was a priest of the American Baptist Church who led multiple congregations over the course of his career. Gordon grew up entranced by the sermons and hymns he would hear in church. But Rev. Gano had other passions besides the priesthood – he was heavily involved in theater as an actor, dire...

Gene Vincent Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.