Got the blues? Well, the blues got Gibsons. We take a look at some of the pioneering guitarists who have used our instruments while helping shape the history of rock and roll.

The buzz surrounding the Grammy Awards duet between Lady Gaga and Elton John lingered all last week, with postings of the glam-stoked performance appearing all over the web.

Ringo Starr will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, February 8. The legendary former Beatle will join his late bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison at a location in front of the Capitol Records Building. Festivities will include a drum line and speeches from Don Was, Ben Harper and Joe Walsh. Gibson.com is pleased to celebrate the career of this towering figure in the history of rock and roll with streaming video of the ceremony.

Classic rock bands have commanded the Super Bowl halftime stage since Janet Jackson’s infamous 2004 “wardrobe malfunction,” with Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen providing the soundtrack to the world’s biggest tailgate party. This year The Who are scheduled for a blistering break from the gridiron action in Miami on Sunday, February 7, and they’ve already leaked a set list that includes “Baba O’Riley,” “Pinball Wizard,” “Tommy, Can You Hear Me?”, “Who Are You” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” — an orgy of flat-out great music.

We worship classic guitar riffs. Like a rock and roll baptism, a great intro riff will plunge you into a song and make the world stop around you. That’s even after you’ve heard it thousands of times before. It’s also pretty handy that some of the best riffs are also some of the easiest to play (i.e., “Smoke On the Water”). Here we turn up the volume on five opening guitar riffs that make us remember why we love the guitar, and rock and roll, so much. We’re opening the floor for debate, we’re throwing ourselves to the wolves: Tell us which amazing riffs we left out. Just leave your feedback in the comment section below.

“Just listen to a song like ‘No More Trouble,’ or ‘So Much Trouble in the World,’” says Rita Marley, wife of the late Bob Marley. “The lyrics to those songs fit the times, fit what’s happening.”

It appears the Rolling Stones are gearing up to leave their mark on yet another decade. Together since 1962, the unrepentant British rockers have weathered trends, tragedies and even a brief spell where Mick Jagger insisted on wearing shoulder pads and white spandex tights. But their biggest accomplishment might be managing to get through it all with a minimum number of lineup changes. Let’s take a look at the band’s elite group of guitarists, starting with one of the most famous in the world.

1969 was a thrilling year for guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana and the band bearing his surname. They had recorded their first album and played Woodstock — where Santana wielded his SG Special like a Viking warrior — before its August release, creating a buzz that sent “Evil Ways” into the pop singles top 10 and Santana to number four on Billboard’s albums chart. By the time they returned to the studio in 1970, they were superstars and a tough act to follow – even for themselves.

Lady Antebellum is having a good week. On Tuesday, the young Nashville band released its second studio album, Need You Now, which looks set to debut on top of the pop charts. The title track from the record spent five weeks in the number one position on Billboard's Hot Country Song chart, and its current single, “American Honey,” seems destined to repeat the trick.

Miss Pearly Gates and her kin from the Les Paul Standard class of 1959 have a little sister who’s just as beautiful. And this week Gibson is celebrating her birthday by unveiling the Custom Shop’s newest classic guitar reissue: the 50th Anniversary Les Paul 1960 Standard.