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, ...

There was a time when the guitar was the mightiest instrument in rock and roll. It was so widely respected that artists were able to create music using only the guitar and supporting instruments, no ...

Bite into an old blues song. Spit some out. Let it sit in the sun, soften and rot. Find a blues seed in the pulp. Replant it in a pile of rock. See that seed take root, grow stronger amid the stones.