Christopher Scapelliti

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“He goes, ‘Play, boy,’ in that very southern way. I start taking my solo, sweating: ‘He’s going to hit me! I know it’s coming.’” How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore

6 days ago | guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti

He called himself “the Killer,” and he lived up to the name, if not literally then figuratively. Jerry Lee Lewis was one of rock and roll’s founding fathers, a piano-pounding boogie-woogie rocker with a piled-high pompadour and a smirk that said he didn’t give a shit if you liked him or not.
“He goes, ‘Play, boy,’ in that very southern way. I start taking my solo, sweating: ‘He’s going to hit me! I know it’s coming.’” How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore | Flipboard

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Christopher Scapelliti

4 days agoOn the last night of an MSC Cruises’ sailing earlier this month, passengers were sending their trip off with a singalong. Inside The Loft, a comedy club aboard the line’s newest ship, MSC World America, one of two dueling pianists performed “Toxic” by Britney Spears with a chorus of background …
How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Gallagher: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns | Lewis: Bettmann/Getty ImagesHe called himself “the Killer,” and he lived up to the name, if not literally then figuratively. Jerry Lee Lewis was one of rock and roll’s founding fathers, a piano-pounding boogie-woogie rocker with a piled-high pompadour and a smirk that said he didn’t give a shit if you liked him or not.
“That's enough to make anybody who writes songs want to retire." Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

1 week ago | guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti

The saying “Don’t meet your heroes” is one worth heeding, particularly if you’re in the creative arts. The pure feelings we harbor for artists when they’re afar often become tarnished by exposure to the all-too human qualities they exhibit in person, often to extremes. Producer Rick Rubin writes in his book The Creative Act: A Way of Being, “Many great artists first develop sensitive antennae not to create art but to protect themselves. They have to protect themselves because everything hurts more.
Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The saying “Don’t meet your heroes” is one worth heeding, particularly if you’re in the creative arts. The pure feelings we harbor for artists when they’re afar often become tarnished by exposure to the all-too human qualities they exhibit in person, often to extremes.
“We’re Liverpool boys, and they say Liverpool is the capital of Ireland.” Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song

1 week ago | guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti

"Okay, boys! Quite brisk, moderato, foxtrot!”With that confusing but amusing musical direction, John Lennon led the Beatles into a daylong recording session that would bring to rock's forefront a musical element long absent from it: the harmonized guitar lead. The session took place on April 26, 1966, in Abbey Road’s Studio 3, and the song was “And Your Bird Can Sing,” a composition written almost entirely by Lennon for the group’s forthcoming album, Revolver.
Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. John Lennon and George Harrison hold their Epiphone Casinos, the electric guitar model that drives the harmonized lead lines on "And Your Bird Can Sing," while on the set for the Beatles' performance on BBC-TV's Top of the Pops, june 1966..
"The only thing missing is the noise from the tape loop." We review the Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo, a convincing take on a very special vintage tube Echoplex

2 weeks ago | guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti

There are some big surprises tucked inside Strymon’s compact new pedal, the EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo. For one thing, there’s the sound, which is a gorgeous emulation of a Cesar Díaz–modified Echoplex EP-2 tube tape delay. For another, there are its features, which go well beyond what’s evident on the control panel.
"The only thing missing is the noise from the tape loop." We review the Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo, a convincing take on a very special vintage tube Echoplex | Flipboard

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Christopher Scapelliti

"This band has always been out of sync with whatever is going on": The Black Crowes albums you should definitely listen to, and one to avoidIf ever there was a band that was born too late, it’s The Black Crowes. Frontman Chris Robinson recently stated: “We like the way records sounded …
"We tried every guitar for weeks, and nothing would fit. And then, one day, we pulled this out." Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the guitar behind Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "Refugee" and the focus of two new Fender tribute models

2 weeks ago | guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti

Mike Campbell understands the importance of matching his electric guitar tone to whatever song he’s playing. It’s a well-honed sense that was in clear evidence when Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers recorded their 1980 hit “Refugee.” His guitar of choice? his iconic Red Dog Fender Telecaster. “This song is rebellious, and the sound has to match the song,” Campbell says.

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Christopher Scapelliti

Articles

“He goes, ‘Play, boy,’ in that very southern way. I start taking my solo, sweating: ‘He’s going to hit me! I know it’s coming.’” How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore

“He goes, ‘Play, boy,’ in that very southern way. I start taking my solo, sweating: ‘He’s going to hit me! I know it’s coming.’” How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore | Flipboard

How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore

“That's enough to make anybody who writes songs want to retire." Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

“We’re Liverpool boys, and they say Liverpool is the capital of Ireland.” Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song

Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song

"The only thing missing is the noise from the tape loop." We review the Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo, a convincing take on a very special vintage tube Echoplex

"The only thing missing is the noise from the tape loop." We review the Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo, a convincing take on a very special vintage tube Echoplex | Flipboard

"We tried every guitar for weeks, and nothing would fit. And then, one day, we pulled this out." Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the guitar behind Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' "Refugee" and the focus of two new Fender tribute models

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