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In 1973, Townshend’s all-star Rainbow Theatre concerts forced Clapton back onstage at the height of his addiction — a moment that eventually led to the creation of the Crossroads Centre and Clapton’s famous guitar festival.

Douglas made the tough call to bring in outside guitarists for two songs — a moment that stung Perry but helped launch the band’s ’70s run

The guitarist says the rivalry erupted shortly after Dickinson joined the band — and is captured in the new documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition.

Engineer David Wieland’s PolyMap system captures each string at eight points, letting players create “virtual pickups” anywhere along the string

The virtuoso duo reveal how their latest single took shape and how their solo successes made this the right time to join forces

The singer explains how a powerful edible experience in 2003 sparked a spiritual awakening that reshaped her philosophy on life — months before her breast cancer diagnosis

Written by the future “Eye of the Tiger” composer, the 1970 smash became the fastest-breaking single in Warner Bros. history — even though the band thought it was a throwaway.

The session guitarist recalls taking the young band into a London studio in 1976 to cut the demos that led to the birth of punk rock

The guitarist behind the hit southern rockers arrived at a garage meeting where a gun was present, a pat-down followed, and an unexpected deal unfolded.

The Nashville hitmaker got a memorable story from the encounter — and a surprise in return from Berry