Although he'd already released a handful of records on his own, starting with 1982's Lone Rhino, Belew's attention during the '80s was divided between solo albums and his work with Crimson and another ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Adrian Belew’s name is about as familiar as they come for any liner-notes-reading rock ‘n’ roll fan. The Kentucky native and now Nashville resident led his own band, the Bears, and ...

Bowie could play guitar, and wasn't opposed to strumming an acoustic or electric guitar on stage – especially early into his career – so what did the stars he worked with make ...

Adrian Belew’s long and winding career as an innovative guitar visionary enters yet another new phase with the pending release of Pop-Sided, the Covington native’s first solo album in 10 years. But ...

Belew would serve as Bowie's lead guitarist between 1978 and 1979, before returning as his musical director in 1990 ...

Amid stints with King Crimson, guitar hero Adrian Belew has continued his solo career with his Side One and Side Two recordings, recently adding this final installment. Following suit in numerical ...

A wizard of sonic manipulation and texture, Belew has been the guitarist of choice for the art-rock crowd, playing with Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, and Nine Inch Nails ...

When Adrian Belew released his 25th solo album Elevator a few weeks ago, the rock legend hoped it would give listeners a boost. “It’s basically a COVID record — not that it’s all about COVID, but it ...

Zappa's 1978 tour of Europe, Belew's first, had reached Cologne, Germany, when Brian Eno – a longtime collaborator who knew Bowie was looking for a new guitarist – caught a show. He urged Bowie to see ...

Adrian Belew, a man widely considered one of the most innovative guitar players of the 21st century, once toiled in a Beatles cover band, an Elvis impersonator band, a Holiday Inn circuit band, and ...