Gary Graff
Gary Graff is an award-winning Detroit-based music journalist and author who writes for a variety of print, online and broadcast outlets. He has written and collaborated on books about Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen and Rock 'n' Roll Myths. He's also the founding editor of the award-winning MusicHound Essential Album Guide series and of the new 501 Essential Albums series. Graff is also a co-founder and co-producer of the annual Detroit Music Awards.
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The guitarist explains how the band’s more ambitious direction “inspired me to mess around with my guitar tone”

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Wachtel used the guitar throughout his career until Gibson Custom created a limited-edition Collector’s Choice replica for him in 2014

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The Page and Crowes tandem marked a high point in both artists' histories. Robinson recalls being "awestruck" to perform with his hero

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The guitarist also talks about the 1972 album’s genesis as it receives its Super Deluxe box set release

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The guitarist hints he "may have something else I want to talk about, maybe later in the year as well."

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The Serbian guitarist bought her 1964 Fender Stratocaster at a time of economic uncertainty. “It’s been a lifesaver,” she says

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Anderson credits Clapton and albums by Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa with shaping his musical direction

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The debut album Cline’s new band, Concentrik Quartet, comes out March 14

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The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom

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Todd Rundgren’s “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” helped revive 1960s-style power-pop in the era when hard-rock and heavy-metal ruled the airwaves

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The guitar wunderkind reveals the diverse range of funk, rock and R&B albums that shaped her as a musician

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The guitarist explains how the Dirty Knobs became his labor of love in the wake of Petty's premature death

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Gibbons says he has new music in the works with ZZ and the BFGs, whose new single — "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" from the Paramount+ series Landman — comes out today

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The guitarist shares his secrets for soloing and crafting metal guitar dynamics as his self-titled band drops its new album, 'The End Will Show Us How'

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Lowe tells the story behind "Cruel to Be Kind" and four other tracks from his 50-year career

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How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career

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The former Police guitarist says his riff should have earned him a writing credit

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The prog legend delivered his Christmas message alongside a special live version of a new standout track

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Not many artists can boast that their song won an award from the Stuttering Foundation of America

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The Styx guitarist says “Renegade” is appropriately titled, given its criminal theme and stolen musical phrase

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"Black Water" would be the first of two chart-toppers the Doobie Brothers released

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“Do They Know It’s Christmas” co-writer Midge Ure says he struggled to give guitar more prominence on the song

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The Tiles guitarist calls himself “one of the luckiest guys” to have such famous six-string connections
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