These Female Guitarists Shred Like No Other

Liona Boyd

This classical guitarist has shared stages with Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Chet Akins, Alex Lifeson, and Steve Morse. Even maestro Andres Segovia has praised her playing style. Like Badi Assad, Boyd has also struggled with focal dystonia and has had to reorient her playing technique. Her notable instrument is a German Vazquez Rubio nylon-string.

The More You Know

The Doors were the first to advertise a new album on a billboard.
Led Zeppelin came up with the title “Black Dog” after a gigantic, black labrador walked into their studio.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is named after a high school teacher, Leonard Skinner, who suspended students for having long hair.
Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.