Howdy Jemsite visitors!

I'm a little foreign round these parts as I wouldn't personally know one end of a guitar from the other.

However, I am familiar with how they sound and I know what I like in that respect.

Here's a mix that I've put together especially for you all featuring some of the guitar heavy 45rpm records that I've chanced across recently.

Hope you enjoy it and if you do come check out my site, Diddy Wah.

First, listen to the entire mix here: Come_See_Me.mp3

The Guitar Hero series on Jemsite features interviews with guitarists and musicians who may not have star status YET, but their current situations have shaped them to be who they are--determined, fond of their craft, and heroes in their own right.  Perhaps you'll see in these upcoming entries the next Jimi Hendrix, Melissa Etheridge, or Duane Allman.  Or perhaps they'll become household names by doing what they do best--ripping a mean riff!

As we've told you countless times before, a Guitar Hero is just someone who plays guitar live or teaches it to others.  A true Guitar Hero is someone who is doing something unique in the guitar world.  Take Ron Hamm, for instance.  As he tells it, the guitar buff always had a passion for handmade, customized boutique guitars from a young age, but when he began surfing for them online--there wasn't much out there in the Internet world.

So he came up with a great idea! Why not start a resource for guitarists looking for more information on these customized creations.  Boutique Guitar Resource was born, and with that Ron also became an accidental guitar dealer--gaining recognition in the eyes of boutique guitar collectors all over who wanted his site to feature their collections.

Here at Jemsite, we love when someone goes against the grain and does something new for the music world.  Ron has certainly proven he is a pioneer and we adore him for it.

Tell me about your guitar background and how you got involved in the Boutique guitar business? 

How does a professional basketball cheerleader become head of one of the most popular Science blogs out there on the Web today? And how exactly does music fit into all of this? Ask Darlene Cavalier.

The former professional basketball cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers also holds a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania for studying the role of the citizen in science.  This scientific chick is one smart cookie. And she's helping us see that music is always fun, even when associated with science. 

Last year in an educationally-inspired blog post, Darlene took the time to recognize cultural subjects like music and relate them to her favorite topic: Science.  They were featured alongside each other on The Science Cheerleader, a blog created by Darlene to promote the involvement of citizens in science and science-relate policy.  The blog is also aimed to increase adult science literacy, help people learn about and get involved in citizen science projects, and create opportunities for people to participate in science and technology policy discussion.

The Guitar Hero series on Jemsite features interviews with guitarists and musicians who may not have star status YET, but their current situations have shaped them to be who they are--determined, fond of their craft, and heroes in their own right.  Perhaps you'll see in these upcoming entries the next Jimi Hendrix, Melissa Etheridge, or Duane Allman.  Or perhaps they'll become household names by doing what they do best--ripping a mean riff!

Jenifer Jackson got what she wanted.  With her new album, "Outskirts," that is.  The singer-songwriter-musician put together a culmination of tracks that were done live exactly the way she wanted--to gather that intimate feel she brings to bring forth every time she is on stag playing piano or strumming guitar.  "Nothing slick, nothing fancy, nothing overdone or overblown," the bio on her official website says.  Just right.

Jemsite wants to find out!  In a new series, we've set out to find the best reps across the country to will tell us just what it means to make it in the big city music scene.

Enter Dan Phillips, a Memphis, Tennessee native who had no formal training in music, spent most of  his vacations in New Orleans, and who like Larry Grogan and Red Kelly of Jemsite interview past, can't imagine a life without funk and soul vinyl classics.  

So it's no surprise we opted to hear all about New Orleans from Dan, a man who knows the heart and soul of this jazzy little city through its music.  Who better to give us the downlow on jazz and funk and soul in the good ol' Louisiana town known for its down home vibe, Cajun food, and maddening festivals then someone who writes about it on almost a daily basis in his blog, Home on The Groove.