“You have to put in the time,” says Ernest Ranglin about how he developed into such an eloquent guitarist – and the 82-year-old legend knows a thing or two about what it takes to become a master.

If ever there was a “once in a blue moon” concert, it was Saturday night’s show at Nectar by Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin. The club billed the night as Ranglin’s first Seattle appearance, but ...

Four musicians with different styles have been named on the list of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, which was published last week. The eclectic Stephen “Cat” Coore of ...

A VETERAN American musician is teaching the rudiments of reggae rhythm guitar through online company Guitar Control. Jimmy Dillon, an accomplished guitarist, says his lessons focus on a basic pattern ...

A revolutionary form of music took the world by storm in the Seventies and dragged a little-known island languishing in the Caribbean along with it. That music was reggae and the island was, of course ...

Learn to play super-strong reggae and ska rhythm grooves with these easy offbeat rhythms. “So, tell me about offbeats...” Okay, we will, but before we get into offbeats, let’s talk a bit about beats ...