Whiskey Riff

Zach Top Wants To Inspire The Next Generation Of Country Musicians: “One Of The Biggest Goals In My Career”

A pretty important goal. Zach Top seems to be everywhere these days. Riding the highs of his debut album last year and his ...
Taste of Country

Here’s Proof That Vince Gill Is Country Music’s Greatest Guitarist

Conversations about country music's best guitarists need to include Vince Gill. Sure, there are a few other living legends worthy of consideration, but nobody has been so good for so long. The 68-year ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1960, the Frontman and Guitarist for the First Country Music Band To Have Its Debut Single Reach No. 1—Despite Being Told They’d Never Succ…

Known for chart-topping hits like “How Your Love Makes Me Feel” and “Meet in the Middle,” the country music band Diamond Rio ...
Whiskey Riff

Zach Top Reveals Which George Strait Classic Was The First Song He Learned To Play On Guitar

Of course it was the King. Zach Top seems to be everywhere these days. Riding the highs of his debut album last year and his highly-successful sophomore effort this year, Ain't In It For My Health, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1983, Country Music Said Goodbye to a Massively Influential Guitarist Who Wrote Some of the Genre’s Most Enduring Hit Songs

On this day (October 20) in 1983, Merle Travis died of a heart attack at his home in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was 65 years old. Before he died, Travis built a lasting legacy in the country music world.