The story of legendary guitar-slinger Dave Edmund’s artistic arc is one of exaltation, enrichment, and grand evolution. It isn’t every musician’s journey. But it is Dave’s, and a superb and admirable one it is. In the 1970s and 1980s, he […]
The story of legendary guitar-slinger Dave Edmund’s artistic arc is one of exaltation, enrichment, and grand evolution. It isn’t every musician’s journey. But it is Dave’s, and a superb and admirable one it is. In the 1970s and 1980s, he […]
Merle Travis is a guitar god. In our age of hype, that term has been as liberally applied as hot sauce on a Texas taco. However, in the pantheon of pickers, Merle Travis is Zeus. Furthermore, if Merle Travis had […]
Kentucky-bred Merle Travis may, in the end, have been more influential as a songwriter (“Sixteen Tons”) and a guitar stylist (Chet Atkins) than as a recording artist in his own right. Which isn’t to ignore hits such as “Divorce Me […]
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