The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Blues rock really kicked off in the 1960s and 1970s, and quite a few bands made it big in the subgenre. However, some genuinely great blues rock bands from the 1970s, many of which hit the charts, ...

The greatest blues, rock and metal songs of all time have one thing in common: a slamming guitar riff that elevates the song to iconic status. Guitar World knew that when it placed ZZ Top's La Grange ...

The 1970s were rock music’s golden age. This was the decade of arena tours, double-platinum albums, guitar heroes, and larger-than-life personalities. Hard rock exploded, punk emerged, Southern rock ...

The seven-track album features two of the best covers of the era.

From psychedelia to folk via prog, from indie to blues via jazz, guitar heroes add the explosive fuel to the fire across rock ...

ZZ Top’s “La Grange” is famed for its iconic blues rock guitar riff. Guitarist Billy Gibbons detailed the riff’s origins and signature techniques. The song sparked a lawsuit and allegedly contributed ...