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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT The Definitive Blues Power Icon 🎸  Image credit: garymoore.com This feature stars a personality that thundered through the world of guitar players. A player whose presence, note choice and sheer delivery was undeniably phenomenal. A musician with full frontal attitude and emotion that was laid into his signature playing style note by note. Iconically exciting and exhilarating to witness live, this player pushed many boundaries but remained a guitar player's guitar player. Making the... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart ♥️ " Week in, week out we look at many different guitar players from all genres and all generations and they are all iconic guitar legends in their own way 🤘. However, very few guitarists can be identified from just one note; one note that completely resonates with the player's... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "Learning should never end. You should be learning up until your last breath" Lenny Kravitz for Squaremile_com  This week's Spotlight can only be perceived as a description of the epitome of the word ‘Cool” 😎  Let’s introduce this incredible musician with a monumental fact: In 1998 through to 2001, he won the Grammy Award for 'Best Male Rock Vocal Performance', setting the record for the most consecutive wins by a male artist in... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT 'SLOWHAND' This instalment sees us open the door on a British Master heralded as one of the world's greatest guitarists. There are countless descriptions of this man as a player, numerous affectionate nicknames, and iconic imagery which sets him firmly in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. A revolutionary electric guitar player with a career steeped with pivotal moments in guitar hero history, this artist is now just as known for this acoustic... read more.