Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
With a career spanning more than 50 years as a first-call studio pro who has played on some of the biggest pop and rock...
Check This Action: Duane Eddy, My Hero
On December 3, 1983, I approached Eric Clapton backstage at the star-stuffed Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis (ARMS) concert in San Francisco. The...
George Ducas
Nashville singer/songwriter George Ducas emerged in the Garth Brooks era of the ’90s with two albums produced by guitar ace Richard Bennett that harkened...
Marcus King
The latest from soul-singing’ guitar phenom Marcus King has him partnering with producer Rick Rubin to manifest songs of sadness, struggle, and despair. King’s...
Black Country Communion
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Black Country Communion returns. Produced by Kevin “The Caveman” Shirley (Rush, Black Crowes), the band is drummer...
David Hamburger
Showcasing his solo instrumental side, the Austin-based singer/songwriter stakes a claim as one of the most impressive acoustic fingerpickers on the scene. Originals mix...
Ross Valory
Many fans of Journey’s pop-rock may not realize their first three albums were experimental, with jazz-fusion and progressive-rock tendencies. Bassist Ross Valory was there...
The Rolling Stones
There’s a moment in the DVD of their Los Angeles concert in 2002 that says everything about the Stones. In the middle of “Hand...
Pat Metheny
Fifty years since his earliest professional recordings with Paul Bley and Gary Burton, Metheny continues exploring a melding of jazz-fusion, pop, and Americana. Here,...
Al Di Meola
Less than a year after a heart attack onstage in Romania, Al Di Meola sounds healthy and fully able to do what he does...