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Known for a sky-high recruiting bar, Steve Vai managed to win a place in Frank Zappa's band off the strength of one song. Read more here.

Ike Willis, who spent a decade singing and playing guitar with Frank Zappa, most notably on 'Joe's Garage,' has died at the ...

Ike Willis, the longtime vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with Frank Zappa on albums like “Joe’s Garage,” has ...

The musician who joined the late rock pioneer's group in 1978 and toured with him through his final tour in 1988 appeared on ...

The Sicilian guitar maestro wrote the breathtaking Solar Wind to be the most Steve Vai song he could possibly write – and for ...

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai learned to play guitar together as youths growing up on Long Island. Decades later they're revered guitar heroes on their own and in a variety of groups, and now they've ...

Following the success of 1974’s Apostrophe (’) album, tours, and his first Billboard Hot 100 single, Frank Zappa was disappointed to see ’75’s One Size Fits All not receive the attention that he felt ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds inside them. A real riff is a story compressed into a few seconds of sound ...

Watching my son learn guitar helped me understand Steve Vai's lessons on music, creativity and growth.

DULUTH — George Zissos, guitarist in Northland bands including the Centerville All Stars and Atlantis II, died in early May at age 74. His son, Jason Zissos, did not disclose a cause but said the ...