Pat Martino Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Jazz Guitar’s Greatest Comeback
His father played his records to him so he could remember who he used to be.
In 1980, Pat Martino suffered a hemorrhaged arteriovenous malformation...
Otis Rush Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to West Side Chicago Blues’ Master
He taught himself to play guitar on his older brother Leroy's instrument. Leroy was away from home. Otis was a child on a sharecropper's...
Odetta Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Queen of American Folk Music
Bob Dylan heard Odetta's 1956 album Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues. He was a teenager. He sold his electric guitar and bought an acoustic one....
Norman Blake Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Old-Time Music’s Most Honest Voice
Johnny Cash told him: "Well, that's real good, but that's too good for one of my records. Can you play about half as much...
Noel Gallagher Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Oasis’ Chief
Johnny Marr sent him some guitars.
It was late 1993 or early 1994. Oasis had signed to Creation Records and were preparing to record their...
Nick Drake Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to England’s Most Private Guitar Poet
He arrived at midnight.
John Wood — the producer and engineer who recorded Pink Moon — described the sessions: "He arrived at midnight, and we started. It...
Nels Cline Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Wilco’s Experimental Guitar Architect
He bought the guitar from Mike Watt.
"This is my main Jazzmaster, this is the first one I ever owned," Cline said in his Premier...
Mother Maybelle Carter Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Country Music’s Most Important...
George Gruhn said it. George Gruhn — the most knowledgeable vintage guitar dealer in the world, the man who has handled more significant instruments...
Mississippi John Hurt Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Avalon’s Gentle Guitar Master
When Tom Hoskins found him in 1963, Mississippi John Hurt didn't own a guitar.
Hoskins was a blues record collector and researcher who had spent...
Mississippi Fred McDowell Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Hill Country’s Most Honest...
He didn't own a guitar until he was 37 years old.
Fred McDowell was a farmer. He had been a farmer for most of his...
