As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

Tony Iommi is an English guitarist best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of Black Sabbath. He pioneered heavy metal guitar with his dark, heavy riffs and detuned sound. Iconic for the ...

Within a rock band, there are usually defined roles. Even among groups with multiple guitarists. Often, one covers the rhythm parts while the other takes the lead. Sometimes it’s not so obvious. Like ...

The change was shaped, in part, by necessity – with the departure of multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett, singer and rhythm guitarist Jeff Tweedy found himself assuming the role of lead guitar player.

Mike Campbell never tried to intervene with Tom Petty's heroin addiction, he tells The Independent. The Tom Petty and the ...

The sideman who has served alongside Joe Walsh for 24 years as the Eagles' touring co-lead guitarist, Steuart Smith, has ...