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Watch an Alternate Take of Elvis Performing “That’s Alright” at his ‘68 Comeback Special

“That’s All Right” was the first single of Elvis’s storied career. Recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, the track was released in 1954 and is consider... Read More...

The Acoustic Inventions of Chet Atkins, Certified Guitar Pioneer

BY JIM OHLSCHMIDT | Excerpted from the May/June 1993 issue of Acoustic Guitar; reprinted in the September/October 2020 issue of Acoustic Gu... Read More...

ron jackson acoustic guitar FB live Aug. 28

Acoustic Guitar Presents Ron Jackson FB Live Takeover with Mimi Fox and Paul Mehling

Acoustic Guitar is hosting another Facebook Live event with Ron Jackson and special guests Friday, Aug. 28.Join us at 7PM (PT)/10PM (ET) for a live perform... Read More...

Justin Townes Earle on Songwriting, His Idiosyncratic Fingerpicking Style, and Battling Personal Demons

By Kenny Berkowitz | From the September 2012 issue of Acoustic GuitarAs the son of Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle carried an enormous weight of e... Read More...

Watch Lucinda Williams Perform “Jackson” Live in Austin, Texas

Lucinda Williams’ “Jackson” appears on her 1998 album, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, which garnered her second Grammy Award (the first was in 1993 for “Passiona... Read More...

Tell Us About Your Musical Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Acoustic Guitar editors are preparing a special feature on readers' experiences during COVID-19.We’d love to hear about how you’ve been deali... Read More...

Five Questions for Gretchen Menn, Author of ‘The Way Music Works’

San Francisco Bay Area–based Gretchen Menn is the author of The Way Music Works, portions of which can be viewed at Acoustic Guitar Plus (formerly Guitarcast)... Read More...

John Williams Travels Beyond the Classical Guitar’s European Roots

By Mark L. SmallIn the pantheon of classical guitar greats, Australia-born John Williams stands as a most imposing figure. For decades he has been the ... Read More...

The Rich Musical Legacy of Doc and Merle Watson: A Rare Interview

This article originally appeared in the March/April 1993 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine and was excerpted for the the September/October 2020 issue | By Step... Read More...

Album Review: On Steve Hicks’ ‘Rule of Thumb,’ Old Tunes Are Enlivened by Fingerpicking Mastery

From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Pat MoranAs the title of Steve Hicks’ Rule of Thumb indicates, the Bri... Read More...