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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Come and celebrate Buddy Miles Day in Dearborn, MI at the Michael Guido Theater at the Dearborn Center for Performing Arts on Friday, March 1st 2024! Hosted by “With The Power of Soul” LLC and Slight Return® LLC Incredible guests including Drumming Legend Dennis Chambers, Derek St Holmes , Tony[…]
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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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Slight Return® Upcoming Thursday July 14th Live Performance feat. Billy Cox from Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and benefitting the Salute Our Warriors “Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund” Saturday July 16th- Video shoot at Harpos Music Theater Sunday July 24th- Private Event- Slight Return- “The Woodstock Set” at the M1[…]
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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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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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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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Have a great 4th of July! A while back I was invited to play the Star Spangled Banner at Huntington Arena in Ohio. It was a privilege. Here is the clip from Fox Sports #fourthofjuly #independenceday #ohio #jimihendrix #rlrecordings #mi5 #tommcdonough #tedmason #universalmusicgroup #toledo #walleye #markkassa #slightreturn #hockey #ice
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This week our song “Vicious Tides” has gone up to #47 on the charts thanks to the great work of our team! Tom McDonough, Ted Mason, Bruce W Jackson, UniversalMusicGroup and our friends that have been sharing the music! Fingers crossed we can break into the top 40 #rlrecordings #mi5[…]
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Slight Return’s Vicious Tides feat. Andy Vargas has broken the Top 100 it’s first week on FM radio! #universalmusicgroup #mi5 #RLrecordings #slightreturnusa #vicioustides #souleros #andyvargas #dennischambers #tonygreen #jackendino #chrishanzsek #omarbinno #tedmason #tommcdonough #santana #jimihendrix #shin-ei
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Sharing a cool Hendrix video of Foxey Lady at the Miami Pop Festival. this is a share from youtube
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