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Ted Stilles assembling Hartke speaker cabinets in the early 1990s

Better Late Than Never

From Hartke Systems to Québec: Ted Stilles recounts the recording sessions, partnerships, and life-changing moments that led to the album Better Late Than Never.

Better Late Than Never

From Hartke Systems to Québec: Ted Stilles recounts the recording sessions, partnerships, and life-changing moments that led to the album Better Late Than Never.

Bhang: The Reissue

Bhang: The Reissue

Bhang: The Reissue — Ted Stilles and RidingEasy Records

Bhang: The Reissue

Bhang: The Reissue — Ted Stilles and RidingEasy Records

When Music Becomes A Tool

When Music Becomes A Tool

When Music Becomes A Tool — Ted Stilles

When Music Becomes A Tool

When Music Becomes A Tool — Ted Stilles

Ted Stilles Bhang: The Wall, and the Friend Who Pierced It

Ted Stilles Bhang: The Wall, and the Friend Who...

In 1980, I completed Ted Stilles Bhang — and the world wasn't ready. How Al Anderson, Bob Marley's guitarist on Natty Dread, changed everything.

Ted Stilles Bhang: The Wall, and the Friend Who...

In 1980, I completed Ted Stilles Bhang — and the world wasn't ready. How Al Anderson, Bob Marley's guitarist on Natty Dread, changed everything.

The Robert Lumpkin Uprising: Where It Got Real

The Robert Lumpkin Uprising: Where It Got Real

From junior high jam sessions to opening for Buzzy Linhart — Ted Stilles recalls the band that gave him his first real stage and the friendships that shaped everything.

The Robert Lumpkin Uprising: Where It Got Real

From junior high jam sessions to opening for Buzzy Linhart — Ted Stilles recalls the band that gave him his first real stage and the friendships that shaped everything.

Christmas 1967: The Day Music Became My Life

Christmas 1967: The Day Music Became My Life

Ted Stilles traces his musical journey back to its roots: from a jazz household in Montclair, NJ to the Christmas guitar that changed everything — and never looked back.

Christmas 1967: The Day Music Became My Life

Ted Stilles traces his musical journey back to its roots: from a jazz household in Montclair, NJ to the Christmas guitar that changed everything — and never looked back.