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Grace Bowers on moving past the blues guitarist label – and where she’s heading next
By Janelle Borg published
Bowers’ blues chops were the gateway to her making a mark on the guitar scene, but her album and live performances show that she’s much more than just a one-genre player

Grace Bowers names her favorite guitar player of all time
By Janelle Borg published
Bowers praises this icon's smooth phrasing and tone, which have captured the imagination of many of his successors

Grace Bowers takes her chops to the biggest stage in music for surprise Grammys appearance
By Matt Owen published
The guitar wunderkind was approached for the gig last minute, but stole the show with an emotional solo over Coldplay’s All My Love

“Her weapon of choice is, in fact, 45 years older than she is”: The unstoppable rise of Grace Bowers
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The teenager's meteoric success continues unabated as her frightening maturity yields magic from her trusty Gibson SG

Grace Bowers took the blues world by storm – but she says there’s much more to her playing ready to be unleashed
By Andrew Daly published
After a “whirlwind” year, the 18-year-old sensation sits down to discuss her love of SGs, inspiring a new generation of guitarists, and why she’s more than just a blues player

“This is like Santana’s Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock or Hendrix’s Machine Gun”: The best guitar solos of 2024
By Jonathan Horsley published
From a supernova of tapping and pitch-shifted metal guitar anarchy to all-star team-ups, here is your year in lead guitar – featuring Mdou Moctar, Diamond Rowe and some dudes named Satriani and Vai…

Guitar prodigy Grace Bowers on how she’s won over the critics who underestimate her
By Janelle Borg published
From meeting Slash and making her late-night TV debut to joining forces with Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King, Bowers has had a whirlwind of a year – but admits that, at times, she's still made to feel “lesser” than

Grace Bowers continues her winning streak with a wah-laden rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at an NFL game
By Janelle Borg published
Over the past week, Bowers opened for The Roots, played with the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and made a surprise appearance at a Marcus King show

Marcus King and Grace Bowers team up for a surprise solo-fueled rendition of a Kris Kristofferson classic on stage in New York
By Janelle Borg published
Bowers and King joined forces to pay tribute to the late country icon with a cover of Me & Bobby McGee

Grace Bowers on her dizzying rise as the world’s next guitar hero and breaking the law to get better
By Joe Bosso published
The 18-year-old might be the greatest thing to come out of Nashville since Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint but she's keeping her feet on the ground, hands on her SG, as everyone else stands in awe of her prodigious talent
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