In 1974, seeking to expand the sonic range of the bass, Jackson conceived the idea for a six-string contrabass guitar ...

Legendary bassist Anthony Jackson dies at 73. The news was confirmed by guitarist Al Di Meola in an Instagram post on Sunday. Jackson had suffered multiple strokes and was later diagnosed with ...

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Over 50 years after its release, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the greatest songs in rock ...

Randy Bachman talks about The Guess Who roots and the upcoming Bachman-Turner Overdrive show at Wind Creek Event Center.

Forty-two years ago today, the world lost one of the most influential guitar players in the history of modern roots music.

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UCR spoke to Ace Frehley numerous times over the years. Here are some of our favorite Spaceman moments from those ...

Led Zeppelin's sophomore album found great success in both the U.S. and U.K., spending more than 100 weeks on both markets' charts.

Amid grunge's whirlwind from the alternative underground to the mainstream, many acts scored the Seattle sound while less ...

Elton John’s 1970 love song reminds us that real emotion never fades. Simple words and melody can still break your heart ...

It’s easy to imagine musicians living lavishly off a never-ending string of chart-topping songs and arena tours á la Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. But for some lesser-known artists, fame came and ...