Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. Gibson is in a courtroom battle of the brands with a company founded by its former ...

Maybe it’s all the bending and vibrato, and the associated pain that comes with steel-string manipulation, but there is something deeper about the connection between the blues player and their guitar.

Baton Rouge’s most famous blues artist Slim Harpo is joining the ranks of Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty and other music legends with his own model of a Gibson guitar. The honor comes 51 years ...