Instrumentals, solos, and breaks are at the heart of rock music in all its iterations. And some instrumental moments are so legendary and so good that they are remembered for decades. Let’s look at ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees scored enduring FM-radio hits with "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight," "The Spirit of Radio," ...

The rock instrumental has the unenviable task of grasping the listener's attention, and then keeping it, without relying on words and catchy choruses to do so. Done poorly, the tune feels repetitive ...

The Ventures are an iconic instrumental rock band that emerged in the 1960s and have remained popular ever since. With their unique blend of surf rock, rock and roll, and pop, the band has created a ...

“The thing that drove us was that we were always in the pursuit of … just that creative freedom,” the resplendently gray-bearded violinist adds. “Is that fair to say, Jim?” “Yeah, I think that’s great ...