Everyone Loves Guitar

June was the co-founder, singer, songwriter and lead guitar player of the rock group Fanny. In 1970, Fanny became the first all-female rock band to release an album on a major label. June also runs the Institute for Musical Arts, an organization she co-founded in 1986 to support women and girls in music and music-related business June talks candidly about the racism she dealt with as a child growi...

Jon grew up in Long Island, playing to Dokken records, never even thinking that one day, he'd be a member of the band. But what's really crazy is that in addition to playing with Dokken, Jon runs a full time law practice on top of this Jon talks about moving from Long Island to LA… his crazy Dokken audition… how his dad changed his life - twice!... Don Dokken pushing him hard… 2 tough decisions he...

Richard started playing music at age 4, and hasn't stopped. Along the way he's played or toured with the Psychedelic Furs and their singer Richard Butler… he's had a busy career as a first-call session player in NYC, playing on records by Puffy, P!nk, Tom Tom Club, and others… and performed or recorded with Enrique Iglesias, Thin Lizzy, Nena, Fiona Apple, Rihanna, Jesse Malin, Angela McCluskey, th...

Chris is one of the guitar players in the 3-time Grammy winning band, Snarky Puppy. He also plays with Forq & Bokante… has played with Lizz Wright, Banda Magda, Lucy Woodward, Nikka Costa, Myron Butler & Levi, Alejandro Escovedo, and other artists… Chris also developed an pp, Guitar Notes Atlas Chris talks about some of the personal changes he's gone through since he was younger… the social stigma...

Rocky Athas is a Texas Blues legend who played w John Mayall's Bluesbreakers for 8 years, has recorded w Buddy Miles, SRV's Double Trouble, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple bass), Mick Taylor, Joe Walsh and others. He was also the lead guitar player for Black Oak Arkansas for 5 years, and has released 8 solo albums of his own. Great stories about Rocky growing up with Stevie Ray Vaughan (simply called St...

Page Hamilton is most well-known for being the founder and guitar player of Helmet, a hard rock/hardcore band that's released 8 albums including one Gold LP and a Grammy nomination. Most people don't know Page toured with David Bowie on The Hours tour, has a Master's Degree in Jazz Guitar, played with the Band of Susans, has scored several major motion pictures including "Heat," "S.W.A.T." and mor...

Jason has performed with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Amos Lee, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandi Carlile, Sam Outlaw, Reverend Horton Heat, James Burton,  Jack Ingram, Jim Breuer & more. He also leads 2 NYC projects, The String Gliders & Solarium Aquarium… and is a popular online teacher Jason shared a really cool story about meeting Les Paul as a kid and Les teaching him how to play guitar and opera...

Born and raised in a very small, rural town in Israel, Guy first arrived in the US, on tour at the age of 16. He spent 6 years as band leader and lead guitarist for Willie Kent, and today he is a Chicago blues and band leader staple. Guy was nominated for a 2017 Blues Music Award in the "Best Emerging Artist Album" category, and we sat down together the morning after he's just finished playing a g...

Growing up in both the UK and Qatar, Rob was a guitar prodigy and was doing club dates and sessions at the age of 14. He has been with Janiroquai since 1999 and has toured, played on albums, and co-written hit songs. His recording credits include Don Airey (Deep Purple), Beverly Knight, Kylie Minogue, Anastasia, Lighthouse Family, Katy Perry, JP Cooper, Era, Gabriella Aplin, Will Young, Julian Per...

Aaron McLain has held down the electric guitar slot with Air Supply for over 7 years. During his career, he's performed or recorded with Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Tears for Fears singer Oleta Adams, Patti LaBelle, Terrance Trent Darby, Boys Don't Cry, Beto Cuevas (his work won a Latin Grammy) and more. He's also scored over 100 prime time television shows Aaron kept it very real as we talked a...

Founding member of the Punch Brothers, Chris just released his 5th album with Punch Brothers, and his second record with Julian Lage. Chris has received 5 Grammy nominations and is also the house guitarist on the public radio show, Live From Here, formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion One of the brightest and kindest people I've had the pleasure of meeting, Chris talked about a ton of cool st...

One of the most diversely talented musicians I've spoken with, Joe is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist fluent in everything from classical music to punk rock. He's also licensed his music to well-known movies and television shows… he's a paid consultant and a major independent developer for Apple's Logic, GarageBand and MainStage Programs… he's developed an incredible line of fuzz pe...

Join us as co-writer and lead guitarist Doug Bossi talks about the new Los Lobotomys album! Find out how the group was re-formed and get the behind the scenes scoop on this HOT new album that was 8 years in the making! Get the backstory to David Garfield, John Pena, Chad Wackerman, Lenny Castro… and guitar guests Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Tim Miller, Guthrie Govan, Scott Henderson, Lyle Workman,...

David Kalmusky is a multi-platinum Nashville based record producer, guitarist / multi-instrumentalist, engineer, mixer, songwriter, who is noted for his work in the studio with  Journey, Shawn Mendes, Keith Urban, Megan Trainor, Justin Bieber, John Oates, Tenille Townes, The Sisterhood, Vince Gill, and Many, Many others. David has recorded, mixed, produced, played guitar and mastered music for the...

Tim Quick is a New York City based guitarist and composer best known for his work on NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live Concert, as well as the Broadway Musical, School Of Rock, where he also serves as a substitute conductor. He just finished a summer tour playing guitar or The Bacon Brothers, and also played guitar for R&B/Disco legend Gloria Gaynor, including on her 2013 Grammy nominated album "W...

Ryan proves that you certainly don't need to play country to be successful in Nashville. He's played or toured with Megadeath, Chris Cornell, Gene Simmons, Jewel, Shooter Jennings, Gary Allan, Leann Rimes, Gretchen Wilson and more Ryan dives deep and pulls back the curtain on things like playing with Chris Cornell… the unexpected people who showed up at Shooter Jennings gigs… growing up with a fat...

Bob's won 3 Grammy's as one of the guitarists in Snarky Puppy. He's also an in demand NYC session guitarist performing and recording with many artists including Bokanté, Michelle Willis, Cory Henry, Ghost-Note (Robert "Sput" Searight/Nate Werth), Lucy Woodward, Musiq Soulchild, Bilal, Banda Magda, Underground System, Jerry Granelli, Robben Ford, and others Bob explains how NOT getting into the col...

Anson was playing in clubs around Dallas at age 14, and founded Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, playing with blues harmonica and vocalist Sam Myers. During his career, he also played with Delbert McClinton, Boz Scaggs, Huey Lewis, Lee Roy Parnell, Hal Ketchum, & The Fabulous Thunderbirds Anson shared some great memories he made playing some of the blues festivals around the states… his experien...

Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks have been cranking out their own brand of roots, blues, rockabilly, Ameriana and Southern Rock and Roll, since 1985 - and they just released their 10th album, Powerful Stuff. Webb shares some cool stories, including a hilarious one about the title of his 1996 record, Acres of Suede… learning to finally get out of his own way and how to start enjoying who he is… developi...

Tim has been a Professor of guitar at Berklee College of Music since 2001, and has also released 3 CDs with his Tim Miller Trio. He has performed or recorded with Dweezil Zappa, Paul Motian, Randy Brecker, Mick Goodrick, Mike Stern, Ben Monder, Eddie Gomez, David Liebman, Mark Turner, George Duke, Gary Husband, Terri Lyne Carrington, & Antonio Sanchez, and others Tim shares some cool stories about...

Drummer, co-songwriter and co-lead singer of Night Ranger and the writer and singer of the multi-platinum hit "Sister Christian," Kelly really has "been there and done that." Night Ranger was a struggling local San Francisco band. After their first album started getting traction, Bill Graham began booking them for national acts like Judas Priest, Pat Benatar, Santana and the Doobie Brothers. Thing...

Wow, one of my favorite interviews because I listened to Zebra non-stop back in the early 80's. SOO many cool stories in this one. Zebra got signed to a five album deal right out of the starting gate But Randy talks about the almost impossible series of events that had to happen for this to take place… the reality of what the music business is like and what's expected of a band when they first get...

John was the first Certified Guitar Player Chet Atkins appointed. John's written songs for and recorded with Chet, Jerry Reed, Lenny Breau, the Romero Family and James Galway… plus he had an international hit song recorded by Raffi and XUXA John shares loads of stories about working with, and being mentored by Chet Atkins, and the kindness and leadership he offered… growing up the son of a preache...

Adrian has performed with Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Robben Ford, Mike Keneally, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini, and more… is a Guitar World Magazine columnist, Education Coordinator for Guitar Center Lessons, and the author of the book Progressive Guitar Warm-Ups and Exercises Adrian talks about going after what you want… how growing up in a financially stable home might have actually hurt h...

Bill grew up playing clubs in Montgomery, Alabama… and quickly moved to playing sessions in Muscle Shoals. During his career he's worked with Wayne Newton, Johnny Taylor, Roy Orbison, Mac McAnally, Dobie Gray, Huey Lewis & The News and more. He's also been Paul Thorn's lead guitarist for the last 30 years Bill opens up and talks about going through rehab and getting sober at a young age… dealing w...