The funkmeister puts Direct Flyte under the microscope to deliver a masterclass in arrangement. It's funk, sure, but there's ...
A young Gary Talley (right) in Memphis. Growing up Memphis in the ’50s and ’60s, I couldn’t have avoided music, even if I’d wanted to. By the late ’60s, it seemed like every kid in Memphis was in a ...
We’re going back to the 13th or 14th century in England for when the lyrics were written, and potentially earlier than that for the music as we look at The First Noël. The song is sung from the ...
In the world of guitars and guitarists, Ted Greene was a Yoda-like figure. A teacher, arranger and theoretician, Greene was “a living encyclopedia of the guitar,” according to one student, with a ...
Back in 2017, Guitar World featured acoustic guitar virtuoso Mike Dawes' stellar rendition of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room and – spoiler alert – it went mega viral. “Actually, it went viral partly ...
Today, Scarlet Moon Records has released Guitar Collections Final Fantasy IV, an officially-licensed album of guitar arrangements, featuring William Carlos Reyes of popular video game band The OneUps ...