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The Patti Smith Group guitarist looks back on the making of the landmark compilation, which brought obscure and overlooked ’60s songs back into the spotlight and became a touchstone for generations of musicians

Townshend and John Entwistle said their inadvertent switching of lead guitar and bass roles confused fans — but it defined the Who's sound

An exclusive excerpt from ‘Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story’ recalls Beck’s resentment toward the Yardbirds following Clapton’s hasty departure

We look back at a few of the big guitar moments from the global music event, held 41 years ago this weekend

Danny Gatton said his playing “knocked him on his ass” and Brian Setzer calls it “the best solo of all time”: Danny Cedrone could have been rock’n’roll’s first guitar hero – but he didn’t live to see the impact he had

As ‘Parachutes’ turns 26, the story behind “Yellow” reveals how a nighttime break, a busted piece of studio gear and a Neil Young impression produced one of the biggest songs of the 2000s

Released on this day in 1964, “A Hard Day’s Night” has confounded guitarists with its famous opening chord. Here’s why no one was ever able to play it correctly.

Inspired by an advance listen to Led Zeppelin’s unreleased ‘Presence,’ Rainbow aimed higher than ever on its 1976 masterpiece. Not everyone’s contribution survived the session

The Who guitarist still called Young “one of my favorite guitar players” but used AC/DC to illustrate a point he'd been making ever since he built one of rock's first home studios

The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era