slide guitar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of slide guitar
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Rea said that at the time he was "meant to be developing my father's ice cream cafe into a global concern, but I spent all my time in the stockroom playing slide guitar".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
“John Sinclair” gains an extended outro with a slide guitar solo that Lennon had previously faded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Nollman mainly plays slide guitar for whale species, but has worked with a wide range of other musicians, including a grammy-winning oboe player, violinists, percussionists, a chanting Tibetian lama and more.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
That attention has grown steadily since 2013, when Webster, then 16, self-released her debut album, “Run and Tell,” a folksy whirl of slide guitar and twang.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
As Wynn’s Chevy lurched to a stop, he pushed a few buttons and a slide guitar intro began for what I could only guess was Brent Chisholm’s duet with Momma.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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