So what are these four black guys doing playing in a straightforward, heavy-duty rock band? They're crossing barriers...
Tag: Guitar World
Stratman Vince Converse just likes to hang out in bars and play blues for women
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 18, 1999 By Steve Newton Vince Converse is one of those up-and-coming guitar slingers you read about in guitar magazines, a simmering talent just waiting to explode onto the music scene. He’s also the kind of player Fender likes to have as an endorsee. I guess that means … Continue reading Stratman Vince Converse just likes to hang out in bars and play blues for women
My first interview with Stevie Ray Vaughan, when he sang me three lines of an Earl King song
Texas blues guitar hero Stevie Ray Vaughan was in Vancouver last Saturday, for two sold out shows at the Commodore Ballroom.
Trying to explain Randy Rhoads’ shocking demise to a curious child
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 28, 2011 By Steve Newton I was at the supermarket with my nine-year-old son Danny a couple of days ago, and we were hanging around in the magazine section, scanning for headlines on the latest video-game titles (“Whoa! Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2! Cool!”) when we came upon the latest issue … Continue reading Trying to explain Randy Rhoads’ shocking demise to a curious child