There's no doubt about it. Tobacco farming is tough work, with backbreaking hours in hot conditions. Nobody knows that better than the growers and harvesters of so-called "shade tobacco," who make possible a multimillion-dollar industry from rural Connecticut.

The great thing about playing guitar is that excellence can be achieved at numerous levels.

Rhythm is arguably the most important aspect of becoming an excellent guitar player.

If you are interested in playing guitar, you may want to get one of your own. It would be impractical to use other people's guitar for your practice. In addition, guitar is not an expensive instrument. You will be able to get a decent guitar for your practice for just a few hundred bucks. This article will give you some tips on buying a guitar so that you can make use of it when you decide to get one.

If you are interested in acoustic guitar, you may have some questions in mind. This article gives you some answer to the frequently asked questions on acoustic guitar.

We have all watched the X Factor and this year is turning out to be one of the best shows to date.

What would have happened if the music industry embraced Napster?

An article about the history and current popularity of DJ equipment, in particular the turntable.

Why not make your own guitar? A beginners guide.

Music is the universal language which strikes chord with every individual soul. Learning to play guitar would not pose much of a problem. You can attend weekend guitar classes or guidelines are also available on the Internet. The only thing is you need to be a bit dedicated and soon you will find yourself mastering the art.

For those guitarists with the perseverance to learn all of the basic guitar techniques, there comes a point at which the learning curve simply begins to plane out.

Whether you are looking to purchase kids guitars or a guitar resembling Eddie Van Halen's, there are many ways in which you can make your purchase.

Music videos are a big deal on YouTube.

'Music makes the world go round, the world go round, the world go round. Music makes the world go round, all day long'. Ne'er a true word spoke than this timeless nursery rhyme. But what music is responsible for making the world go around?

It is often said that 'music has the charms to soothe a savage beast', and certainly there are a great number of musical greats to please the masses. Yet for many, the need to uncover an hitherto unheard of artist is something that excites and inspires.

Electric guitars can be played in a variety of ways, and many genres involve the use of a range of effects. We hear a lot about these effects, but what actually are they, and how are they used?

Another popular range of sound effects available to players of the electric guitar are those which relate to the pitch of the instrument, including the use of octaves, harmonies and bending.

The electric bass guitar can be played in a variety of ways, each creating a different sound or tone. In this article we look at a few of these styles and how they are achieved.

The word harmonics is fairly commonly referred to in the world of electric guitars, but what exactly are harmonics, and why do they carry the reputation of being so challenging?

In this article we look at some of the choices and options available to guitarists when it comes to amplifier units for electric bass guitars.

There are many different gadgets which can be used to affect the sound or voice of an electric guitar, and in this article we look at two - one popular and fairly well known, and the other rather unusual and less heard of.

Maybe you are like me when I first started hearing about the symbolic meaning of Native American drums, and have only a vague idea of what the Shamans drum is.

You can connect with the spiritual world in your Native American drum circles or generate peace and balance in your rustic home decor through the powerful presence created by pow wow drums.

It's extremely difficult for anyone to determine exactly what piano will be the easiest for any beginner to start off playing. A beginning piano player will play any variety of piano exactly how he or she is taught to play it.

Electric guitars are instruments which, unlike most others, use a wide range of extra tools and features to manipulate and affect the sound created. In this article we look at some of these extra features.

There are a number of time based effects which can be employed whilst playing electric guitar. In this article we look at three popular effects: slap, echo, and feedback.

Modulation is a strange work that seems to be somewhat mysterious to the uninitiated. In this article we look at one particular modulation effect and how it began, before digital manipulation.

Electric guitars must use an external amplification unit as they have no way of producing the sound themselves, unlike acoustic guitars. In this article we look at the early development of the amplifier and some of its earliest features.

One of the all time greats of jazz is William "Count" Basie. He was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Widely regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his time, Basie led his popular Count Basie Orchestra for almost 50 years.

Set to a score adapted from George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," Joy to the World has taken its place permanently in the hearts of both Christian and secular society. This Christmas hymn remains a favorite no modern church would dare exclude during the holiday season.

Frontmen are the people in rock bands that we all want to be. They are cool, charismatic and sexy - so who are the best ones and why so I ask?

This article where music from Memphis started.

This article tells more about the tribute for Elvis and other famous musicians from Memphis.

This article tells more about the people behind the Memphis soul music.

This article tells more about the past of Memphis musicians.

It was a 'Silent Night' indeed when this beloved song was first composed. If not for a broken pipe organ, the world likely would have been without its most popular Christmas carol.

This article tells more about some background of the blues music.

Even though professional guitar lessons are the traditional way of learning how to play the guitar, using song tablatures found online can make the process much easier.

One of the greatest sounds of all has got to be the acoustic guitar. It has the potential to sound full and complete all by itself and it sounds great with other instruments as well.

Many people are surprised to learn that "Jingle Bells" was actually written for American Thanksgiving. The song was originally published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh." Today there are few who can't sing at least the first verse of "Jingle Bells."

If you have ever been sitting around with little else to do, you may have suddenly asked yourself: "Who are the best five bands beginning with the letter F?" Should that be the case, this article is perfect answer to that question. If, however, you have never thought of asking yourself that, then you have clearly never had a boring job!

Will you become smarter if you play the piano? The question is whether there is a correlation between mastering a musical instrument and one's brain increasing in potential.

The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup composed of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison formed in the late 80s. They produced 2 albums and their first single "Handle With Care" is a timeless classic from 5 very talented musicians.

"Daniel" is one of Elton John's classics from his golden period in the early 70s when he could not stop producing hit after hit. So memorable, so tender, so sweet, "Daniel" is certainly a gem to treasure for all time.

An authors take on what is wrong with the music industry.