Iconic guitar riffs by Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and others helped define these songs from 1967, forever changing rock music.

All good rock and roll comes back to the guitar riff, but some of the greatest riffs of all time came to these artists purely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to the best of rock and roll, fans can be pretty passionate about their opinions. Who has the most unforgettable ...

Chuck Berry started a revolution when he put the guitar front and center, paving the way for classic riffs in rock music. By 1969, Jimmy Page set the standard with “Whole Lotta Love”, and decades ...

Paul McCartney once said The Beatles only steal as much from musicians as others steal from them. That seems reasonable enough, and McCartney was the first to acknowledge he lifted the bass line from ...

While music lovers will probably never stop engaging in heated debates about which rock guitar legend can claim the title of "best of all time," one name that always comes up in the context of that ...

Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution. In fact, what makes so many legendary rock songs memorable is the guitar riff, whether it’s layered with heavy reverb or ear-crunching distortion. The first patent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Whether it’s Jimmy Page’s iconic guitar solo in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” or Kurt Cobain’s power chords within Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” hearing a great guitar riff for the first ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Ebet Roberts/Redferns Oasis is a band that most of us don’t tend to lean ...

When it comes to the best of rock and roll, fans can be pretty passionate about their opinions. Who has the most unforgettable voice? The most impressive guitar skills? Who hits the skins the hardest?