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Celebrating John Christopher Williams (born April 24, 1941), an Australian virtuosic classical guitarist.

Twin Cities guitarists are attempting to weather the circumstances of a pandemic through alternate routes — like the internet! Check out astute Twin Cities’ master guitarist Dakota Dave Hull by joining his Live Streaming Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/926555547801985/ You’ll find regularly streamed live concerts, an archive of the last number of streamed concerts, and a […]

Twin Cities guitarists are attempting to weather the circumstances of a pandemic through alternate routes — like the internet! Check out Twin Cities’ guitarist Jerry Kosak and a Quarantine Concert on Facebook Live and YouTube Live: Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 pm CDT- https://www.facebook.com/JerryKosakGuitar/ or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5oJbde0kRM&feature=youtu.be Also, check out Jerry’s website: http://jerrykosak.com/

Twin Cities guitarists are attempting to weather the circumstances of a pandemic through alternate routes — like the internet! Check out Twin Cities’ treasure Tim Spark and a Quarantine Concert on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AgjOeKOllCs You can leave a donation at https://paypal.me/hottip?locale.x=en_US or visit http://www.timsparks.com. •Blackbird, Paul McCartney •I’ll Fly Away, Albert Brumley •Chasin’ the Boogie, Tim […]

Celebrating Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), an American musician from Minneapolis, MN with a career spanning four decades. Prince was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense, and wide vocal range. His guitar mastery is part of his genius usually lost among his many other talents.

Celebrating Elizabeth Clark “Liz” Phair (born April 17, 1967), an American guitarist and songwriter, born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1993, she debuted her studio album, Exile in Guyville, ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Celebrating Jenn Wasner (born April 16, 1986) (stage name: Flock of Dimes), one of the founding members of the band Wye Oak, from Baltimore, Maryland.

Celebrating Allan Holdsworth (August 6, 1946 – April 15, 2017), a British guitarist best known for his work in jazz fusion. Holdsworth was known for his vast array of complex chord progressions and intricate solos using a legato soloing technique stemming from his original desire to play the saxophone.

Celebrating Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018), an American guitarist best known for having hosted the television show Hee Haw. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music.

Celebrating June Millington (born April 14, 1948), a Filipino American guitarist, educator, co-founder and lead guitarist of the all-female rock band Fanny. Millington is the co-founder and artistic director of the Institute for the Musical Arts in Goshen, Massachusetts.