Whether it’s a railing, electric solo that makes listeners want to break out their best air guitar, a stripped-down acoustic rhythm that’s vital to a song’s foundation or a twang-fueled riff that fills up the honky-tonk dance floor, the guitar is the star of countless iconic country songs.
While rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash typically dominate the "best guitarist ever" conversations, country music is no slouch when it comes to producing legendary shredders.
"Songwriters, it’s the craziest thing: You can meet someone you’ve never hung out with, and there’ll be the pleasantries ... Then, all of a sudden ... you’ll share things with another songwriter that you wouldn’t share with God ..."
Keith Urban, Lindsay Ell and High Valley are among some of the artists that have been announced as performers at the Canadian Country Music Awards on Sept. 9.