This article originally appeared in Issue 4 of Crawdaddy in July 1966. Popular music, in America at least, has always tended to enforce a fairly strict separation between singers and instrumentalists.

Forty years after Rhoads’s death, small rock venues across the nation still host tribute shows honoring him. This new documentary explains why. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites. Credit..