The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

When Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora appeared at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, they sat on chairs with acoustic guitars and performed their two biggest rock hits. Though MTV’s Unplugged series was ...

Forget electronics, pyrotechnics, large crowds, big venues, and five-piece bands, because all you need at the end of the day to make a great song is an acoustic guitar and great lyrics. Now, are all ...

The Beatles‘ penchant for rock is baked right into their winkingly rhythmic name. Still, they were already unplugging for rootsy acoustic songs while Beatlemania was still raging in 1964. John Lennon, ...