Alan Paul
Alan Paul is the author of three books, Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan, One Way Way Out: The Inside Story of the Allman Brothers Band – which were both New York Times bestsellers – and Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues and Becoming a Star in Beijing, a memoir about raising a family in Beijing and forming a Chinese blues band that toured the nation. He’s been associated with Guitar World for 30 years, serving as Managing Editor from 1991-96. He plays in two bands: Big in China and Friends of the Brothers, with Guitar World’s Andy Aledort.
Latest articles by Alan Paul

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Fifty years on this definitive album remains the gold standard of blues-based rock and roll.

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On the album's cover, Ronnie holds the 1967 Gibson SG his father held on his 1979 album, ‘Bayou Lightning’

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The two former ABB guitarists reunited to bring Gregg's unheard song to life for Haynes' new album

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The former Traffic guitarist also tells us about his time with Eric Clapton as a founding member of Derek & the Dominos

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Once a preternatural phenomenon, the precocious blues guitarist charts a broader musical path on Salvation, an album born out of loss and self-discovery

By Jackson Maxwell Published
Though he did so with incredible creative and commercial success, leading the Allman Brothers Band in the wake of Duane Allman's untimely passing took a heavy toll on Betts, emotionally and musically

By Jackson Maxwell Published
After a chance backstage meeting, Sullivan quickly fell under Guy's wing, forming a close bond with the blues legend that holds to this day

By Alan Paul Published
Duane Allman’s death might have been the end of the Allman Brothers Band. Instead, led by Dickey Betts, it marked the start of a remarkable era in the group’s life – and rock history

By Alan Paul Published
In a candid interview, the classic rock hero discusses the strange journeys of some of his biggest hits, opening for Pink Floyd, and injecting blues into the San Francisco scene in the midst of the Summer of Love

By Alan Paul Published
Blackberry Smoke's frontman and guitarist dishes on making a “little-amp record,” and how playing guitar in another famous band helped strengthen his connection to his own group

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Roots player Daniel Donato is celebrating the drop of new cross-genre album Reflector by hitting the road with his heroes

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It was also “a way of not going crazy,” says Warren Haynes

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The guitarist makes his full-length debut album, featuring guests Derek Trucks and Marcus King

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Having played alongside the likes of Blake Mills and Duane Betts, the Dawes frontman knows how great lead guitar work can give performances a powerful edge
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