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John Fogerty on losing Creedence Clearwater Revival’s music and the epiphany he had revisiting one of his greatest tracks
By Phil Weller published
Fogerty, who won a 50-year battle for the ownership of CCR’s music in 2023, celebrates this week with the release of ‘Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years’

Steve Vai on accepting his most impossible guitar gig: playing Eddie Van Halen to David Lee Roth
By Phil Weller published
Vai says he approached the opportunity from a place of love and freedom, not to cut down one of the world’s greatest guitar players

Win Tickets to Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals at GP Presents in Oakland, California
By Jimmy Leslie published
Harper is back on tour with his primary band, with his daughter Harris Harper as the opening act

Joe Bonamassa on why he turned down Peter Green and Gary Moore’s iconic 1959 “Greeny” Les Paul — and why Metallica’s Kirk Hammett was absolutely the right owner
By Christopher Scapelliti published
His decision to pass and Hammett’s decision to buy illustrate why guitar collecting is as personal to every guitarist as their playing style

Paul McCartney's 1973 TV special is a fascinating moment from his post-Beatles career
By Phil Weller published
While John Lennon and George Harrison established themselves away from the Beatles’ shadow, McCartney struggled to find his feet in a new era

Anthrax’s Scott Ian recalls his favorite memory of Ozzy, and why he was dressed as Gene Simmons at the time
By Phil Weller published
Ozzy and Scott had been friends for 13 years – but one moment stands out most vividly in the guitarist’s memory

$530 off an Ultra Luxe Tele? I’ve never seen Fender go this big on discounting American-made guitars
By Daryl Robertson published
Fender just went all out on cutting American-made guitar prices, with hundreds slashed off Ultra Luxe, American Pro II, and Acoustasonic

How an unreleased John Lennon demo saw three-quarters of the Beatles write a song together, 40 years after Lennon's death
By Phil Weller published
Starr was shocked to hear what Lennon said in the original demo tape, and saw it as a sign to get the Beatles back together in a roundabout way
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