T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues ...

Online exhibit showing how the need for louder guitars led to the invention and proliferation of the electric guitar and how the emergence and popularity of rock and roll led to the guitar's ...

Les Paul, 94, a Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso and inventor of the solid-body electric guitar who helped bring his instrument to the forefront of jazz and rock-and-roll performance, died Aug. 13 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Podcast discussing the history and invention of the electric guitar. The teacher's guide includes links to the podcast in two formats and related ...