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By Janelle Borg Published
The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love

By Janelle Borg Published
The Canadian singer-songwriter was recently handpicked by Shania Twain as her lead guitarist and recently reflected on her early guitar mentors

By Janelle Borg Published
Cash was a strong proponent of Martin guitars, playing a whole host of models – but his all-black D-42 signature model is the most iconic

By Janelle Borg Published
Ell never saw herself doing a sideman gig – however, when she got the call from the Canadian legend, she couldn't resist the offer

By Janelle Borg Published
The Walmatjarri elder and blues musician Kankawa Nagarra, who picked up the guitar at age 40, won the $50,000 award for debut album, Wirlmarni

By Naomi Baker Published
The cowpunk pioneer on the many guitar casualties of his slinging and spinning on stage, why switching from Fender to Gibson was “like learning another language”, touring with the Ramones and R.E.M. and making a Dylan song their own

By Matt Owen Published
The actor, songwriter and country giant was lauded by Bob Dylan, had his material covered by Johnny Cash and Janis Joplin, and joined a supergroup with some of country music's biggest names

By Matt Owen Published
The country rock great's go-to guitar since 1989 has been a Fender Telecaster called Clarence, but John Mayer has inspired him to join the PRS ranks – and he's working on a T-type like no other

By Janelle Borg Published
Cash's biggest hit, 1969's Six White Horses, was dedicated to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, and he also went on to tour with his brother Johnny, Connie Smith, George Jones, and Hank Williams Jr.

By Jim Oblon Published
Jim Oblon's debut Guitar World column is all about country-fried rhythm guitar, but it's a lesson for any player who wants to understand pocket and groove
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