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‘Wagon Wheel’ by Darius Rucker – Free Guitar Song Of The Day | 4/11/2013

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Wavves Tour Dates for 2013

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The surf rock/pop punk band Wavves has announced their upcoming concerts. The tour is to promote their new album, Afraid of Heights, which was released on March 26, 2013. Not only was the album released on this date, but the title song was also released as a single.


‘Rebel Beat’ by Goo Goo Dolls – Free Guitar Song Of The Day | 4/10/2013

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‘Kiss Me’ by Ed Sheeran – Free Guitar Song Of The Day | 4/9/2013

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How to Sound Like Alice in Chains

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Alice in Chains was formed as grunge music was beginning. In 1987, Jerry Cantrell formed the band with singer Layne Staley, and soon afterward, the duo added Sean Kinney on drums and Mike Starr on bass. Mike Starr was later replaced with bassist Mike Inez. Although some of the music written and performed by Alice in Chains can be considered grunge music, some of the band’s music has more of a heavy metal sound, while other songs by the band fit into the acoustic genre. The band’s influences include metal, punk, funk and rock & roll. Hits and well-known songs include “Man in the Box,” from their first album, Facelift, and “Would,” from the Singles soundtrack. Other hits are “Them Bones,” “Rooster,” and “Down in a Hole” from their second album, Dirt, and “I Stay Away” and “No Excuses” from their third album, Jar of Flies. They also released a album simply titled “Alice in Chains” that included the popular song “Heaven Beside You.”

The band gained recognition for the unique quality of their vocals, which frequently blended harmonies between Staley and Cantrell. Staley also earned acclaim for lead vocals that have been described as simultaneously powerful and vulnerable and


‘My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark’ by Fall Out Boy – Free Guitar Song Of The Day | 4/8/2013

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OneRepublic – ‘Native’ Album Release 03/25/2013

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OneRepublic released their third studio album in North America on March 26, 2013. It was released in Ireland and Germany on March 22, 2013. Two singles have already been released from the album:


‘Fade to Black’ by Metaillica – Free Guitar Song Of The Day | 4/7/2013

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How to Sound Like Johnny Cash

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Johnny Cash is a well-known country artist who flourished between the 1950s and the early 21st century. He remained successful and continued to record until his death in 2003. Throughout his career he has performed as a solo artist as well as with his wife, June Carter Cash, and with backup bands that added bass and lead guitar elements to Johnny’s vocals and rhythm guitar.

Although Johnny Cash began singing and songwriting when he was just a child, he didn’t formally get involved with a band until he moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1954. He formed his first band with Luther Perkins, who played guitar, and Marshall Grant, who played bass. The style of their early music was rockabilly, and Johnny’s early musical influences included gospel music and popular country music that was played on the radio as well as music by Irish artist Dennis Day.

A key component of Johnny Cash’s sound is his bass-baritone vocal range, and during his career, he belted out deep notes too low for many other singers. He also usually played acoustic guitar rather than electric guitar, and typically played Martin guitars. This gave his music a distinctly rich and acoustic sound. Cash was


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