John Frusciante is widely hailed as one of the finest players of his generation, but his path to guitar greatness was far from straightforward. The Red Hot Chili Peppers stalwart has been candid about ...

MARTINEZ — On Sept. 26, the mother of a 7-year-old San Ramon girl was saying goodbye to her daughter’s guitar teacher, 69-year-old Rex Bell, when the young girl asked her teacher a parting question.

If you've ever taken guitar lessons, you probably started out by learning to play "Yankee Doodle" or something of the sort and were incredibly bored. Slash had the same experience, but during an ...

It doesn't take much. A wave. A wink. A whistle. “Thank you! Thank you!” says Jami Gee, each response a little giddier than the last. “Thank you!” It might not seem like much, but to be acknowledged ...

George Harrison quickly became obsessed with rock ‘n’ roll when he was a kid. He begged his mother to buy him a guitar. Thankfully she obliged. His father was supportive as well, at least initially.

Back in 2009, Taylor Swift told an endearing story about a computer tech who taught her a few guitar chords when she was 12 years old. But according to the man in question, Ronnie Cremer, that's not ...

The legendary musician helps listeners get in touch with their "inner idiot" and discover the uncomplicated joy of strumming a six-string in the new Audible Original How to Play the Guitar and Y "This ...