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When Paul McCartney stormed out of a Beatles session, George Harrison was the glue that held it all together
By Christopher Scapelliti published
As 1966 got underway, Harrison took on new roles in the Beatles — including substituting for McCartney as he veered away from playing bass guitar

Alex Skolnick on five jazz albums every rock and metal guitarist needs to hear
By Joe Bosso published
The metal guitarist found rebirth and rejuvenation when he overheard a John Coltrane album being remastered in a nearby studio

The late Glen Buxton makes an appearance on the new Alice Cooper album, courtesy of a rediscovered guitar riff
By Gary Graff published
A 15-second snippet guitar work by Buxton, who died in 1997, brought him back into the fold for the original group's first album in 52 years

The interview that ended Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton's friendship
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
History says Clapton insulted Van Halen. Taken within context, his comments were part of a wider discussion about understanding the blues

"I’ve no recollection of ever recording it.” How a John Lennon rocker got banished from the Beatles' albums
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Recorded for 1965’s ‘Help!’ album, “If You’ve Got Trouble” was the first song the group wrote for drummer Ringo Starr. It was almost immediately consigned to the vault

Wrecking Crew guitar aces Billy Strange and Tommy Tedesco recalled the mad guitar genius of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
By Chuck Crisafulli last updated
Wilson, who died June 11 at age 82, gave some of the studio world's guitar greats their shining moments on the Beach Boys' hit records

How Stevie Nicks inspired one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits — which led to one of Mike Campbell’s greatest guitar solos
By Joe Bosso published
Stewart says the Heartbreakers' 1985 smash “Don’t Come Around Here No More” became a tune for Petty after Nicks took a pass

Stephen Stills on the guitar skills he learned following Jimi Hendrix for two years
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Stills said he also befriended Duane Allman while the future Allman Brothers Band legend was performing in the group Hour Glass in the late 1960s
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