Yet, the trailblazing musician and inventor is little known in his own hometown. Paul Tutmarc, actor, radio star and electric-guitar manufacturer, died in 1972. And he was never fully recognized ...

Willie Nelson is a country music legend. However, he created more than timeless music. He also had a hand in creating a ...

There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters ... Chicago sound that served as a bedrock for all later ...

Some of the most iconic guitars in rock history are going on display in London before they go under the hammer at auction ...

A look at the history of the ancient Arabic ancestor of the guitar, the oud. Is it really the kind of all musical instruments? If so, what is the real reason?

Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...

The "guitar that killed folk" is listed for an asking price of $275,000 on musical instrument resale site Reverb.

This guitar was made in Japan by by the Kiso Suzuki Violin Company company. It is a copy of a guitar by the USA guitar makers Martin & Co. In the 1970's several Japanese instrument makers decided ...

What’s considered the best-selling pop instrument of all time was invented by Southern Californian ... solid-body electric guitar. It is named the Esquire, and about 50 are made.