![]() ![]() ![]() When I was a little kid I heard my stepfather Will Moore do it years and years before. ![]() John Lee Hooker, the blues master whose introduction and hook on 1962’s “Boom Boom” is so mesmerizing, had 13 years earlier come up with the ringing amplified guitar riff for “Boogie Chillen’.” He later said: “I wrote that song in Detroit when I was sitting around strumming my guitar. Elvis Presley loved Tharpe’s singing, and particularly admired her guitar playing. Arkansas-born Tharpe is often referred to as “the godmother of rock and roll” for her pioneering guitar technique and her ability to write a searing guitar hook. ![]() Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a cultural trailblazer and her 1947 Decca Records hit “Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air)” contains all the elements that made her so popular: inspired gospel singing and rousing guitar playing. Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) (1947) While you’re reading, listen to our Best Bass Guitar Riffs playlist here.Īnd now, here are 40 of the best guitar riffs of all time. ![]()
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