The Greatest Guitar Players in Rock & Roll History: My Top 10 List By Mark KassaPublished: July 13, 2025 One of the most enduring debates in rock & roll is: Who are the greatest guitar players of all time? While Jimi Hendrix often claims the top spot in polls, the[…]
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Thank you Fox 2 Detroit and Charlie Langton for the interview and feature on his show this past Sunday! We talked about the Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift, Mylie Cyrus, Billy Eilish, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles and more! Here is the link to the interview https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1412987 #grammyawards #buddymiles #jimihendrix #taylorswift[…]
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Joins us March 1st as we honor the legacy of Buddy Miles! An Amazing Lineup of Musicians including- Dennis Chambers, Kenny Olson, Derek St. Holmes, Tony Lindsay, Juma Sultan, Peter Keys, Jim McCarty, Lance Lopez, Henri Brown, Norwood Fisher and host band Slight Return USA! Emcee is Doug Podell ![…]
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Thank you Ken Voss for the feature/review of the Slight Return® “Welcome to the D®” Album in The Jimi Hendrix Information Management Institute Issue 123- Summer/Fall 2023! Check out Ken Voss’s other issues and the rest of this issue on his site! #jimihendrix
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Saturday July 22nd, we have some incredible musicians joining Slight Return® on stage for a “Woodstock” set private event at the M1 Concourse- 11x Grammy Award Winner Tony Lindsay (Lead singer for Santana 25 years) and percussionist Juma Sultan who played with Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock! It is an honor[…]
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Mark Kassa- Stone Free Guitar Solo Live! #slightreturnusa #live #markkassa #jimihendrix #thirdstonefromthesun
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A great time playing at the Emagine Theater for the Folktellers Universe Studios in Detroit, MI. Slight Return performed live in the EMAX while the Folktellers Hero’s Journey animation played on screen. Photos by Kathy Ruzan #folktellers #stephensadler #josefbastian #johncarlos #slightreturnusa #markkassa #williampope #ronniekarmo #christianvegh #tonymitchell #emaginetheater #emax #jimihendrix #santana[…]
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We are proud that we helped to raise $100,000 for the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund! 97 percent of every dollar goes directly to the wounded veterans in the State of Michigan. It was a honor and fantastic time playing a set with Bass Legend Billy Cox from Jimi Hendrix’s[…]
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Salute Our Warriors Event July 14th- featuring Military Veteran and special guest- legendary bassist from Jimi Hendrix’s “Band of Gypsys”, and headliner from the Experience Hendrix Tour- Billy Cox! Billy will be performing live with Slight Return!! 97 percent of every dollar goes directly to help the families of the[…]
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Voodoo Child- Slight Return feat. Dennis Chambers on Drums…..and Bass?? This was a one take jam we did at the studio, then had some fun making the video. Video editing by Roy Oberg at Galaxie Videos #dennischambers #markkassa #slightreturnusa #detroit #welcometothed #tommcdonough #loudhousemedia #royoberg #galaxievideos #jimihendrix #voodoochild
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Music 301- Shin-ei “Vibe 2” Demo and Review by Mark Kassa- Lesson 16 #shinei #music301 #slightreturnusa #slightreturnuk #musicnoises #markkassa #royoberg #galaxievideos #welcometothed #tommcdonough #musicplayermagazine #bobfeldman #hendrix #trower #psychedelic #univibe #lessons #reviews #detroit
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Mark Kassa demonstrates the Shin-ei “Vibe-Bro” Univibe – built to the exact specs of the originals produced in 1969-1970 used by legendary artists like Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower and current artists like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Doyle Bramhall II, Scott Henderson, Oz Noy and others. More info on[…]
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Music 301 Lesson #5 Funk Guitar feat. Mark Kassa #JimiHendrix #AndySummers #ThePolice #PeteTownsend #TheWho #Mi5 #UniversalMusicGroup #TomMcDonough #TedMason #MusicNoises #Guitar #GuitarPlayer #Lessons #MusiciansInstitute #RecordingAcademy #ChicagoChapter #DRTCharts #WelcometotheD #ViciousTides #WarrriorsSoul #MarkKassa #GalaxieVideos #Music301 #SlightReturnUSA #SlightReturnUK #freeguitarlessons #WelcometotheD #Funk #Disco #NileRogers #BrickHouse #FunkyPeople #freeguitarlessons #MusicNoises #musicplayermagazine
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Rhythm Guitar Styles- Music 301 Lesson #4 feat. Mark Kassa #JimiHendrix #AndySummers #ThePolice #PeteTownsend #TheWho #Mi5 #UniversalMusicGroup #TomMcDonough #TedMason #MusicNoises #Guitar #GuitarPlayer #Lessons #MusiciansInstitute #RecordingAcademy #ChicagoChapter #DRTCharts #WelcometotheD #ViciousTides #WarrriorsSoul #MarkKassa #GalaxieVideos #Music301 #SlightReturnUSA #SlightReturnUK #freeguitarlessons #WelcometotheD #MusicNoises #MusicPlayerMagazine
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Slight Return- 8 consecutive months in the DRT Global Rock Charts! This week at #31 Warrior’s Soul- Slight Return feat. Andy Vargas. Grateful to be among bands like Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Puddle of Mudd, Shinedown and Killswitch Engage #Mi5 #UniversalMusicGroup #TomMcDonough #TedMason #MusicNoises #TheDCap #WelcometotheD #MusiciansInstitute #ChicagoChapter #RecordingAcademy #TeriCooper #TeamJohnHill[…]
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New Music 301 Episode featuring Mark Kassa. Lesson 3- Jimi Hendrix Rhythm Guitar Lesson featured in Music Player Magazine (video by Roy O Berg at Galaxie Videos) #JimiHendrix #Mi5 #UniversalMusicGroup #TomMcDonough #TedMason #MusicNoises #MusicPlayerMagazine #WelcometotheD #TheD #Detroit #ViciousTides #chords #scales #lessons #major #minor #blues #rock #slightreturnusa #slightreturnuk #recordingacademy #chicagochapter #musiciansinstitute[…]
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Want more information about the career of Slight Return? Check out our new Press Kit- Full Length Version Slight Return USA – Press Kit- Full Version – Mi5 Recordings/Universal Music Group- Slight Return’s Vicious Tides and Warrior’s Soul reach #13 on the DRT Global Rock Charts and combine for 7[…]
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Mark Kassa of Slight Return played the Star Spangled Banner- Jimi Hendrix Style to close out the DePaul University “Woodstock at 50” Celebration that also featured Robert Leonard of Sha Na Na and 7 Time Grammy Award Nominee- Gerardo Velez. Mark Kassa jammed with Gerardo Velez- who played with Jimi[…]
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Mark Kassa from Slight Return will be performing the Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix style- at De Paul University in Chicago on Oct 7th to close out their 50th Anniversary of Woodstock Celebration. Great guests will be there including 7 time Grammy Winner- and percussionist for Jimi Hendrix at[…]
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Great times playing at the Henry Ford Museum performing at the Star Trek Happy Hour- celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock and the episode of Star Trek when they meet hippies in space. #RLrecordings #Mi5 #UniversalMusicGroup #TomMcdonough #TedMason #MarkKassa #WilliamPope #RonnieKarmo #TonyMitchell #slightreturnusa #slightreturnuk #BruceJackson #BlastFM #teamjohnhill #woodstock #hendrix #santana[…]
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