The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

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If you are a guitarist, you probably have a handful of rock songs that first led you to the instrument, like these classics from 1964.

We all remember the famous scene in Back to the Future where Marty McFly, transported to 1955, grabs an electric guitar at his parents’ high school dance and tears into “Johnny B. Goode.” Meanwhile, ...

Since its inception, the question of who, when, and where rock music originated has been a topic of debate. That cool mixture of drums, bass, and electric guitar, merging melody, uptempo beats, and ...

Chuck Berry, equipped with ubiquitous guitar licks, boundless charisma, self-confidence, and catchy songs, helped pioneer rock and roll. Though Elvis Presley became the King of Rock and Roll, Berry ...

Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode served as the blueprint for rock and roll, influencing legends like The Beatles and Elvis ...

Mike Kish has been passionate about electric guitars since his sister handed her 1981 Hamer Sunburst down to him as a kid. Kish, the 42-year-old manager and guitar repairer at Funky Music, has always ...