Elliot Stephen CohenSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Elliot Stephen Cohen Dickey Betts on dueling with Duane Allman, and composing Allman Brothers' biggest hit By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 19 April 24 In 2019, the late Dickey Betts sat down with Guitar Player to reflect on the Allman Brothers and his musical career, from his early influences to his last solo live album “I Don’t Come Onstage To Pose and Play Some Pyrotechnic Scales. It’s To Kick Some Serious Ass”: Dick Dale Talks Gigs and Gear By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 28 October 21 In this priceless 2017 interview the King of Surf Guitar reveals how he helped develop the sound of electric guitar music alongside the legendary Leo Fender. Stax Legend Steve Cropper on the Genius of Otis Redding and Rod Stewart, and the Thrill of Hearing Your Song on the Radio By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 22 September 21 As the Hall of Famer returns with his “first proper solo album,” he reflects on his long and remarkable role in the Stax family and beyond. Peter Green Talks Life, Music, Demons and Gear in This Previously Unpublished 2003 Interview By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 4 November 20 “If you’re comfortable in life, I think the blues might evade you. Suffering is something holy.” MOST READ1“I was doing what I was supposed to do, while something totally different was coming from Jeff… There were parts where it just did not work”: Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 2“We all grew up with their music, looking at the album covers, and learning these classic guitar riffs and parts”: Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors show3“If we were recording at Olympic Studios, we would often hear Led Zeppelin. I’d see Jimmy Page sitting there, overdubbing in darkness”: Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks4Three guitars that exemplify the PRS SE line in 2024 – reasonably priced, impeccably put-together, and versatile in terms of both tone and playability: PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 5“I bought my ’59 sunburst Les Paul from my first wife’s brother... he’d gotten sick – he called me and said, ‘I’m probably not gonna make it. Will you buy my Les Paul?’ Now it gets to live on and still make music”: Vince Gill on his beloved 'Burst
Dickey Betts on dueling with Duane Allman, and composing Allman Brothers' biggest hit By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 19 April 24 In 2019, the late Dickey Betts sat down with Guitar Player to reflect on the Allman Brothers and his musical career, from his early influences to his last solo live album
“I Don’t Come Onstage To Pose and Play Some Pyrotechnic Scales. It’s To Kick Some Serious Ass”: Dick Dale Talks Gigs and Gear By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 28 October 21 In this priceless 2017 interview the King of Surf Guitar reveals how he helped develop the sound of electric guitar music alongside the legendary Leo Fender.
Stax Legend Steve Cropper on the Genius of Otis Redding and Rod Stewart, and the Thrill of Hearing Your Song on the Radio By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 22 September 21 As the Hall of Famer returns with his “first proper solo album,” he reflects on his long and remarkable role in the Stax family and beyond.
Peter Green Talks Life, Music, Demons and Gear in This Previously Unpublished 2003 Interview By Elliot Stephen Cohen published 4 November 20 “If you’re comfortable in life, I think the blues might evade you. Suffering is something holy.”
