As the season 11 winner of America’s Got Talent, 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal captivated the US with her rich vocals and ethereal skills on the ukulele. Performing all original music, VanderWaal inspired countless young women to not only sing and create, but to pick up a ukulele and play. Because of this impact on young women, …
Over the course of six years, H.E.R. (Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, aka H.E.R. which stands for “Having Everything Revealed”) has steadily become one of modern-day’s most acclaimed R&B artists. Her music is a direct representation of the times, and her guitar style reflects the sounds of Hendrix and Prince while simultaneously expressing her own signature essence. …
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At the age of 32, Taylor Swift is considered a living legend. Having received top accolades and achieved worldwide success, her tremendous influence over present-day music and popular culture is indisputable. As a singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman, Taylor Swift has artfully crafted her career to reflect her life and connect with her fans. This …
Adolescence can be brutal, and following your passion often comes at a price. Australian-born guitarist Orianthi Panagaris knows these things all too well, but she never let them stop her. Nor, she says, should you. She fell in love with the guitar as a preschooler, began playing at age six, and by the time she …
Anne Erin “Annie” Clark, professionally known as St. Vincent, is a singer, songwriter, artist, actress, producer, and otherworldly guitarist that can be best described as a complete enigma. Her music spans genres and her sound is wholly unique. Despite her relatively young career, St. Vincent’s musical journey is vast, varied, and altogether inspiring. Annie Clark …
A guitarist known for her technical mastery and revolutionary style, Kaki King pushes past traditional methods and reimagines how one can play the guitar. Despite having been introduced to the guitar at age four, King’s initial instrumental love affair was with the drums. Playing drums in high school rock and bands, it wasn’t until discovering …
Though not your traditional blues artist, Yugoslavian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ana Popović has devoted her life to spreading and celebrating the blues. Raised in Belgrade, Popović was introduced to the blues by her father at an early age. Feeling a calling to the instrument, Popović took up the guitar as a teenager and soon …
Defined as a shredding guitar goddess, Marnie Stern certainly lives up to the hype. Born and raised as a city girl, Stern developed an early love for the unconventional and gritty. At 23, she heard Sleater-Kinney and felt the captivating essence of punk-inspired experimental rock. From there, she never looked back. Stern began obsessively learning …
Preceding her iconic and renowned status as the Queen of Noise, Joan Jett was Joan Marie Larkin, a teenaged girl sitting in her bedroom teaching herself how to play guitar. Inspired by the unapologetic eccentricity of David Bowie and undeniable moxie of Suzi Quatro, Joan yearned to push past fandom, she aspired to be a …
Jennifer Batten has a reputation virtually unparalleled in guitar circles. She is one of the most technically proficient and innovative players in rock. She possesses a staggering resume featuring stints with the legendary Jeff Beck and Steve Vai, as well as the ‘King of Pop’ himself, Michael Jackson, from 1987 to 1997 on all three …
