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10 signature guitars we want to see
Less than 6% of signature electric guitars belong to female and non-binary artists – here are 10 models that could help balance the scales
Watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe shape the future of blues-rock guitar with an incendiary 1964 performance at an English train station
Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards and Brian Jones were on hand to witness this legendary concert, which was filmed for a Granada TV special called Blues and Gospel Train
Gibson releases new mini-documentary on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "the founding mother of rock 'n' roll"
Narrated by Celisse, and also featuring Amythyst Kiah, the film highlights how Tharpe was – in everything from her guitar playing to her decision to hold a massive concert at a baseball stadium – decades ahead of her time
Learn the licks of 10 Gibson SG legends
How to play in the style of Angus Young, Tony Iommi, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Derek Trucks and many more
10 essential Gibson SG albums
The solidbody double-cut with the instantly recognizable silhoeutte has graced some of the greatest recordings of all time
Yola: “It's unfortunate that patriarchy plays a big role in the story of guitar playing. But the guitar, to me, means freedom”
The four-time Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer-songwriter on her duty to claim the guitar, playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic, and tracking down fuzz tones with Dan Auerbach for her sophomore album, Stand For Myself
The 47 greatest live guitar moments: the most iconic, infamous and explosive onstage antics in six-string history
From legendary solos to infamous and (literally) incendiary performances, we’ve tracked down the best live moments in the history of guitar
Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it”
The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince
