Unfortunately we’ve arrived at the gun-toting, deer-hunting, small-minded, small-town-is-king, ...

WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with pedal steel guitarist Luke Schneider ahead of his show at The Fuzzy Needle on February 20.

Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre will present Diyet & The Love Soldiers, an evocative musical trio whose sound blends alternative country, folk, roots, and traditional music, creating melodies and ...

On January 28th, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song he’d written “in response to the ...

Composer, Guitarist, and Inventor Jack West Releases 'Guitars On Life,' An Acoustic Guitar Duo Album Featuring West and ...

Wesley Webb West—most commonly; Speedy West—is the first known country musician to professionally use a pedal steel guitar. Originating in Hawaii in 1885, the original steel guitar came from the hands ...

At 94, Robert Fuller has reformed the classic country band he played with in the 1950s and 1960s. Fuller, the sole remaining original member, once opened for country music legend Patsy Cline. The new ...

"Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust is No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Country Digital Song Sales chart Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since ...

If you’ve ever heard the original recording of “Tennessee Whiskey” by David Allan Coe, you’d wonder how Chris Stapleton ever landed on his version. While Coe’s original is stellar in its own right, it ...

On Friday, Oct. 17, Ella Langley released a new song called “Choosin’ Texas,” a track about Texans loyalty to their state. In the song, Langley tells a story about how she couldn’t keep her man, a ...

A song can always use a little bit more pedal steel guitar. For my money, the pedal steel guitar is the most underrated instruments that exists. Its sound is unmistakable. Its style is incomparable.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...