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Billy Gibbons called Norman’s Rare Guitars looking for a young musician he'd seen online in the shop’s videos
By Phil Weller Published
Norman Harris says giving back is important. Through the store's hugely popular videos, he's helped emerging players find audiences — and in some cases launch careers, including Marcus King’s

Alex Lifeson says Paul McCartney convinced Rush to get back on the road: “You can’t argue with a Beatle”
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
After the Taylor Hawkins tribute, McCartney told Lifeson and Geddy Lee that touring was “in our blood” — advice that helped push the reluctant Rush guitarist toward a reunion

Television guitarist Richard Lloyd diagnosed with cancer as GoFundMe launched
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The Television co-founder and former Tom Verlaine bandmate is facing serious complications, including tumors in his liver and repeated stays in the ICU

Did John Lennon and Paul McCartney last meet in 1978 over a pizza in New York City?
By Phil Weller Published
Radio and TV personality Elliot Mintz says he saw the two former Beatles together two years after their last known encounter

Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck collaborator says Bolin’s addictions forced a heartbreaking decision, months before the guitarist’s death.

Dolly Parton reveals the health issues she’s been battling
By Elizabeth Swann Published
The “9 to 5” songwriter says she neglected her own health while caring for her late husband and is now focused on getting herself “back up to snuff”

Former White Stripes drummer Meg White and friend targeted in tabloid stalking error
By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Daily Mail secretly followed a Detroit local for days, convinced she was the famous drummer — even after she told its reporters they had the wrong woman

Adrian Belew on the last time he saw Frank Zappa: “His voice was a whisper”
By Phil Weller Published
More than 30 years after Zappa’s death, Belew shares memories of visiting the ailing guitarist — and the unexpected phone call that gave him closure

Guitar legend Chris Spedding is battling lymphoma — and a GoFundMe has been launched to support him
By Elizabeth Swann Published
The session legend whose six-decade résumé includes Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Elton John and the Sex Pistols has begun a nine-month course of chemotherapy

“The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery
By Phil Weller Published
The guitarist notes that he’s in the best shape he’s been in for decades following a heart attack last year — though one part of his treatment still makes no sense.
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