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Randy Bachman on Pete Townshend's hilarious response when the Guess Who told the Who to change their name
Bachman says the Who's hotel-trashing antics caused his band trouble with staff when “we could not convince them we were quiet Canadians”
John Lennon had a plan to keep the Beatles going into the 1970s. Paul McCartney rejected it. The rest is history
A last recorded meeting between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison revealed how they might have carried on despite their growing differences
How Snapple and a 1968 news story on Steve Miller led to an urban myth about head-banging insects and heavy metal
A suspicious report about rock music's effect on termites took on new life at the turn of the 21st century. Our reporter dug in
Peter Frampton says Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley used his guitars on Kiss’s smash 1975 live album
The his rock acts were coincidentally working on their breakthrough live albums at Electric Lady Studios in New York City
"I don't think I knew four chords when I started recording. All the songs I liked you could play with two or three chords. We made a lot of noise, got into a lot of fights…" Johnny Cash looks back…
Singing about "death, hell, danger, trouble, killing and murder, blood, and redemption," Johnny Cash's American Recordings marked the beginning of a late-period resurgence. In 1994, he did the Guitar Player Interview…
"Try. Listen. Be patient. Don't worry about playing fast…" Back in 1974, Les Paul offered seven timeless bits of advice for guitarists
Writing for Guitar Player magazine back in 1974, Les Paul offered advice for new guitarists. His timeless tips are as still as equally relevant over half a century later.
"If you pick up a guitar and start copying Eddie Van Halen, you're going down a cul-de-sac…" How U2's The Edge tore up the rule book
40 years ago, The Edge spoke to Guitar Player about the development of his technique: "I don't play proper guitar!"
Peter Frampton on Humble Pie’s out-of-the-blue hit tune
Forged onstage during soundcheck, the song would become a standout track from the band’s epic live album, ‘Rockin’ the Fillmore’
