Since 1979, Lyle Lovett has represented Bill Collings. Not as his manager. Not as a paid spokesperson. But as a fan. And as a guitar enthusiast who believes that the best acoustic instruments in the ...

Bill Collings, a highly respected luthier, whose treasured guitars were played by Keith Richards, Lyle Lovett, Pete Townshend, Joni Mitchell and many more, has died. He was 68. Collings founded ...

It's beginning to rain on a hot afternoon in Austin, Texas, but Bill Collings doesn't seem to notice. Sitting across from me in a rusty metal chair behind his factory that makes guitars, mandolins and ...