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H.E.R. | Make Music

H.E.R. blurs the lines between genres, and is making history as the first Black woman to have her own signature Stratocaster. We spoke with H.E.R. about why the Strat is her guitar of choice and how it became the inspiration for her music.

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Molly Miller on Celebrating Disney Classics With Taylor Guitars

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The Sound of Marcus King | Language of Guitar

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The Sound of Beatie Wolfe | Making the Familiar Futuristic

Beatie Wolfe redefines the way we experience recorded music — from beaming it into space to wearing it as a jacket. Here, we chat with her on topics from the familiar to the futuristic.

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Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator

During a visit to the UK, we stopped by the home studio of Mary Spender – a YouTube-based musician whose channel has already amassed a whopping 6.2 million views thanks to her “Tuesday Talks” YouTube series, in which she deep dives into music topics of her choosing with artists like K.T. Tunstall, James Valentine and more.

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St. Vincent | Inspiration, Songwriting and a Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar

Guitarist, songwriter and Grammy winner Annie Clark, best known as St. Vincent, is a music industry iconoclast. She is endlessly inventive, experimenting with surprising arrangements, intricate lyrics and bold sounds. In 2015, she partnered with Ernie Ball Music Man to create a guitar as distinctive as she is, with elegant design, remarkable versatility and an abundance of luxurious tone.

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Jail Guitar Doors: Using Music for Rehabilitation

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Laura Jane Grace: Love and Death

Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace details her journey coming out as a transgender woman, and how the experience continues to shape her musical landscape.

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SongwritingWith:Soldiers | Connecting and Healing Through Songwriting

SongwritingWith:Soldiers co-founders Darden Smith and Mary Judd chat with us about the mission behind their organization, aimed at providing a constructive way for returning soldiers to deal with the mental and physical traumas of combat.

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Charlie Daniels: Giving Back To Our Vets

We caught up with with country legend Charlie Daniels to talk about his work with The Journey Home Project supporting veterans once returned from the front lines.

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Rita Marley: A Lifetime of Freedom and Unity

Rita Marley details her history as a musician, as well as the origin of the Rita Marley Foundation.

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Kylie Morgan Uses Six Strings to Heal

Nashville singer-songwriter Kylie Morgan details how songwriting has become a healing tool for dealing with life's most difficult subjects.

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Rocky Dawuni: “As artists, we’re igniters of flame—we’re catalysts.”

GRAMMY-nominated Afro-roots artist Rocky Dawuni talks with us about the inspiration behind his philanthropy work, including inspiring young people to be the igniters of change in their own communitties.

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Sleater-Kinney Proves Music Is Power

Alt-rock band Sleater-Kinney dives into the meaning behind their 2019 album The Center Won't Hold.

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Jack Johnson Is Making Music to Save the Oceans

Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson talks with us about the origins of the Johnson Ohana Foundation, whose mission is to teach and lead environmental conservation efforts through music and activations.

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Eric Clapton: Music Saved My Life, And Still Does

Eric Clapton talks with us about the Crossroads Centre Antigua and the Crossroads Guitar Festival, both to benefit drug and alcohol rehabilitaiton.

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The Sound of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram talks with us about the blues, his guitars and how he gets his tone.

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Alt-Pop Songwriter Lights on the Taylor Guitar She’s Toured Around the World

Alt-pop singer-songwriter Lights tells us about the Taylor Guitars 700 Series 712ce that she's toured the world with.

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Backstage at Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival

We went backstage at Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival to chat with artists from its legendary lineup.

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