Download Our Special Digital Edition Featuring H.E.R. Presented By Fender

American Songwriter participates in affiliate programs with various companies. Links originating on American Songwriter’s website that lead to purchases or reservations on affiliate sites generate revenue for American Songwriter . This means that American Songwriter may earn a commission if/when you click on or make purchases via affiliate links.

Today we bring our latest digital edition, a special featuring the artist H.E.R. The 23-year two-time Grammy winner discusses songwriting and her new Fender® Signature Stratocaster. As the first female black artist to be honored with a signature model guitar, she discusses the importance of learning music at a young age.

Videos by American Songwriter

“I picked up a guitar when I was seven years old and learned a blues pentatonic scale,” she says. “I remember being nine in the grocery store with my mom and “Boogie Oogie Oogie” by A Taste Of Honey came on and she was like ‘you should learn this!’”

Download the digital edition, presented by Fender, here or click the photo below.

Log In