In November 2009 the guitar used by Diddley in his last-ever stage performance sold for $ 60, 000 at auction.

Probably the most ambitious and perhaps significant work to date is Ingwe ( 2003 – 2009 ) by Georges Lentz ( written for Australian guitarist Zane Banks ), a 60-minute work for solo electric guitar, exploring that composer's existential struggles and taking the instrument into realms previously unknown in a concert music setting.

In 2009 some experts in Hendrix's guitars questioned whether the guitar Boucher bought was in fact an elaborate forgery.

Mickey Hart ( in background, playing drums ) and Bob Weir ( playing guitar ) performing at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball during the Inauguration of Barack Obama | presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, January 20, 2009.

In June 2009, Bernard Sumner formed a new band called Bad Lieutenant with Phil Cunningham ( guitar ) and Jake Evans ( guitar and vocals ), that completed an album, Never Cry Another Tear, which was released on 5 October 2009.

In 2009, Wertico's trio joined forces with Marbin, which consists of Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch ( saxophone ) and Dani Rabin ( guitar ).

American electronic pop duo, Microfilm, did a tribute song to Billy Mackenzie in 2009 titled " I'll Sing Like Billy Mackenzie in Heaven " which featured guitar and additional vocals by Scissor Sisters ' member Del Marquis.

Innovator, inventor, performer and guitar virtuoso Les Paul also died on August 12, 2009 at the age of 94.

The Korean piano and guitar maker Samick Music Corporation is the largest shareholder, controlling 33 % of Steinway stock ; Samick Chairman Jong Sup Kim has been a member of the Steinway board of directors since November 2009.

Sanrio and various corporate partners have released Hello Kitty-branded products, including the Hello Kitty Stratocaster electric guitar ( since 2006, with Fender in the US ) and even an Airbus A330-200 commercial passenger jet airliner, dubbed the Hello Kitty Jet ( 2005 – 2009, with EVA Airways in Taiwan ).

In chronological order others include: " I've Been Everywhere " by Hank Snow ( 1962 ) ( album of the same title ) and Johnny Cash ( 1996 ) Unchained reworked from the original 1959 Geoff Mack Australian-place-names version made popular by the singer Lucky Starr ; " Down on the Corner " ( 1969 ) by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys covered by a dozen other groups ; " Kalamazoo " ( 1995 ) by Luna on Penthouse ; " Cold Rock a Party " ( 1997 ) by MC Lyte on Bad As I Wanna B ; " Kalamazoo " a song by the rock trio Primus on the 1997 Brown Album ; " Top of the World " by Rascalz ( 1999 ) on Global Warning ; " Kalamazoo ", a song by Ben Folds Five on the 2004 EP Super D ; " 65 Miles from Kalamazoo " ( 2008 ) by R. J. Miller ( a lament for a lost Gibson guitar and a metaphor about " an old girlfriend from Kalamazoo "); and " Kalamazoo " ( 2009 ) by Mike Craver on his album Shining Down.

In August, 2009, Paul was named one of the ten best electric guitar players of all-time by Time magazine.

* James Williamson – lead guitar ( 1970 – 1971, 1972 – 1974, 2009 – present )

* Ron Asheton ( deceased ) – lead guitar ( 1967 – 1971, 2003 – 2009 ), bass guitar ( 1972 – 1974 )

* Daniel P. Carter – lead guitar ( 2009 – present )

Derek Trucks playing slide guitar, 2009

In 2009, in honor of Linda Ronstadt, the Martin Guitar Company has made a 00 – 42 model " Linda Ronstadt Limited Edition " acoustic guitar.

* Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards ( 1991 – 2009 )

* Gem Archer – rhythm guitar, bass, harmonica ( 1999 – 2009 )

* Andy Bell – bass, rhythm guitar ( 1999 – 2009 )

In August 2009, Finn travelled to Los Angeles to record some overdubs at Jim Scott's Los Angeles studio before they began mixing tracks.

On the 40th anniversary of the July 1969 moon landing — and Bowie's accompanying commercial breakthrough with " Space Oddity "— EMI released the individual tracks from the original eight-track studio recording of the song, in a 2009 contest inviting members of the public to create a remix.

September 2009 saw the release of Sinatra's digital-only album Cherry Smiles: The Rare Singles, featuring previously unreleased tracks and songs only available on 45.

In 2006, Cook travelled to Cuba, and wrote and produced two original Cuban crossover tracks for the album The Revolution Presents: Revolution, which was released by Studio! K7 and Rapster Records in 2009.

In November 2009 " Forever ... the EP " was released which contained international bonus tracks not used on the Eye Legacy album.

The band's most recent studio album ( 2 October 2009 ) is an acoustic album featuring new arrangements of previously released tracks ( except one, the new track: ' It's Not Your Fault ') entitled Less Is More.

In 2009, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the Surveyor 3 landing site in some detail, in which surrounding astronaut foot tracks could also be seen.

Electronica in 2009 gained global recognition as an essential part of most hip hop becoming the core sound on a range of tracks by artists like The Black Eyed Peas and new emerging artists like Tinie Tempah, and in 2010 Daft Punk with the release of the soundtrack for Tron: Legacy.

* " Ted Aukerman, ' Faithwalk Again ' Full Length CD " ( Featuring Randy Stonehill on several tracks ) Released December 2009

The extension was announced in March 2009 and introduced on 13 December 2009, when the Circle was extended from Edgware Road to Hammersmith, sharing tracks with the Hammersmith & City line.

Walking tracks normally allow access to the summits of Mount Beerwah, Mount Tibrogargan ( although Mount Beerwah summit track is closed as of April 2009 ) and Mount Ngungun, however climbing Mount Coonowrin is prohibited due to the danger of rock falls.

All the tracks recorded with Clinton in 1971 were released by Westbound in 2009 as the album U. S. Music With Funkadelic.

In October 2009, Mike Peters, the mayor of Liverpool, was found dead on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks that run through Liverpool.

As of January 6, 2009, all 4 big music studios ( Warner Bros., Sony BMG, Universal, and EMI ) have signed up to remove the DRM from their tracks, at no extra cost.

In June 2009, Better Than Ezra announced that it had acquired the rights to Closer and would re-release it in the Fall of 2009 with two new previously unreleased tracks, " Simple Song " and " Screwed Up and Beautiful.

In October 2009 Uriah Heep released their 40th Anniversary Celebration album, containing new studio recordings of twelve of their best known tracks, plus two brand new songs.

Scarface is currently planning production ; he has produced three tracks on UGK's Underground Kingz including " Life in 2009 ," " Still Ridin ' Dirty ," and " Candy.

In ( 2009 ) Walter Kibby and Tracy Singleton both recorded tracks with Swade G aka Wade Antonio Kibby, younger brother of " Dirty Walt ".

Schock also co-wrote several tracks on the 2009 debut album Kiss & Tell by Selena Gomez & the Scene.

They released their first new material, a mini CD " Box Of Shorts " on May 18, 2009 comprising six new studio tracks, produced by Paul ' Bassman ' Riley.

An hour long edit of the show was broadcast on Christmas morning, 2008 on Danish Channel DR2 and the full concert was issued on DVD on 11 May 2009 ( with six extra tracks from a Danish television recording of the band from 1974 ).