Brian Setzer revitalised the rockabilly scene with his band The Stray Cats in the early 1980s, during the time he was living in the UK. After the initial success of the band and his various solo ...

The Gibson Les Paul and Fender Esquire/Telecaster and Stratocaster solidbodies, and the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow electric, rightfully rank as some of the most iconic guitars of the early days of rock ...

What is the allure of continuing to play rockabilly? Setzer: Y’know, when I’m true to myself it’s me playing a Gretsch guitar with the sounds I like -- reverb, vibrato, echo. If I keep those sounds it ...

Reverend Horton Heat was on the road with his seminal psychobilly band in the early '90s, when the electrical controls on his guitar, a Gibson ES175, started to show their age. "We were playing 27 ...

125 years ago, a German immigrant by the name of Friedrich Gretsch opened a small instruments shop in Brooklyn, NY. Young Gretsch built banjos and drums, and his little business was success. After his ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Duane Eddy still remembers the day he bought his Gretsch Chet Atkins Model 6120, the guitar that would be forever associated with his irresistible, twangy sound. “I went ...

There are few guitar heroes active today with the cachet of Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. As a songwriter, singer, big band leader, and especially lead guitarist, his commitment to classic ...

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Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer has revealed he has an autoimmune disease that has left him unable to play guitar. In a statement posted to his official Instagram account, the rockabilly icon – one ...

(Each month, The Times asks a notable local guitarist to share the story behind his or her No. 1 favorite guitar. This month we spotlight Johnny Relich.) If you go see a rockabilly band, you can count ...