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Lady Willis talking to Eric Clapton. Picture taken circa Sunday 17th May 1964. The Yardbirds descend on Lord Willis at his home in Chislehurst, Kent to perform for him in his back garden, after he had remarked in The House of Lords last Wednesday that their kind of music was a 'cheap candy floss substitute for culture'.

Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds

By Gary Graff published

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LEFT: American Heavy Metal musician Randy Rhoads (1956-1982) plays guitar as he performs, during the 'Blizzard of Ozz Tour,' at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981. It was Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour as a solo artist after having been fired by the English group Black Sabbath the year prior. RIGHT: Ozzy Osbourne in YouTube screengrab

“Something inside me said, ‘This man’s not going to live to be an old guy.’” Ozzy Osbourne on his last conversation with Randy Rhoads

By Elizabeth Swann published

A recently unearthed video interview with the late singer reveals the tension between Ozzy and Rhoads over the young guitarist's future plans

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LEFT: Drummer Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. RIGHT: Steve Lukather of Toto performs at Toyota Pavilion at Concord on August 25, 2025 in Concord, California.

Alex Van Halen says he and Steve Lukather will work on a new album

By Elizabeth Swann published

The drummer previously announced he and Luke were working to make an album from Eddie Van Halen's unfinished demos

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LEFT: Rita Coolidge performs live on stage at Boisdale of Canary Wharf on May 14, 2018 in London, England. RIGHT: Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2015 in London, United Kingdom

Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock

By Phil Weller published

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Mike Campbell and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Long After Dark' tour, 7 December 1982 Wembley Arena.

Mike Campbell shares the best and worst of his years as Tom Petty’s guitar partner

By Joe Bosso published

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American singer-songwriter Don McLean during an interview, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1975.

Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”

By Christopher Scapelliti published

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Steve Perry and Neal Schon perform with Journey at a TV show taping at the Japan Center Theater in San Francisco - January 7, 1978.

The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseball and Bachman-Turner Overdrive

By Christopher Scapelliti published

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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 18th February 1969. RIGHT: Robert Fripp performing at Wickham Festival 2023.

Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun”

By Phil Weller published

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LEFT: Jeff Beck performs on stage at Royal Albert Hall on May 14, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. RIGHT: Jimmy Page performs onstage during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City.

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”

By Phil Weller published

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LEFT: American actor Jack Nicholson onstage at the Live Aid benefit concert, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985. RIGHT: American Blues and rock musician George Thorogood performs onstage during the Live Aid benefit concert at Veteren's Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985.

George Thorogood on his Live Aid performances with Bo Diddley and Albert Collins, and the two actors who made his day

By Gary Graff published

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