These Female Guitarists Shred Like No Other

Laura Chavez

Blues guitarist Laura Chavez has elevated the pioneering techniques of Lara Price and Candye Kane to world-class levels. Her stinging, soulful sound has the southwest written all over it. She plays with - miraculously - minimal distortion. Her notable instrument is a Fender Stratocaster.

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The More You Know

  • Barry Manilow did not, in fact, write “I Write The Songs.”
  • When Prince was a kid, his father put him on stage at a James Brown concert where he danced with the singer until security took him off the stage.
  • Dave Grohl was so intimidated by Kurt Cobain that he hid a lot of the music he made while on tour with Nirvana. After Cobain's death, the tucked away music would become Foo Fighters' first album.
  • None of the Beatles could read or write sheet music.
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