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George Harrison on the 1968 visit with Bob Dylan that changed his future in the Beatles
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Dylan's invitation for Harrison to spend Thanksgiving with him in Woodstock forged a friendship that lasted through Harrison's life

Paul McCartney on the time he and John Lennon nearly accepted an offer for the Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live
By Christopher Scapelliti published
How a $230 million bid to reunite the group led to a comically low bid that Lennon and McCartney nearly took

On the anniversary of Marc Bolan’s death, we look back at his life in music and his greatest album: ‘The Slider’
By Mark McStea published
Producer Tony Visconti recalls the man and the musician who was not only behind the birth of glam rock but also celebrated as the godfather of punk

David Bowie said John Lennon revealed his three rules for songwriting to him
By Elizabeth Swann published
The two musicians met in New York City in 1974 and went on to build a friendship that led to their hit co-write, "Fame"

Lindsey Buckingham on joining Fleetwood Mac with Stevie Nicks and cutting their breakthrough hit album 50 years ago
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The uniquely gifted guitarist helped lead the storied blues group formed by Peter Green to become one of the biggest hit acts of the 1970s

Randy Bachman on Pete Townshend's hilarious response when the Guess Who told the Who to change their name
By Christopher Scapelliti published
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
By Christopher Scapelliti published
A last recorded meeting between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison revealed how they might have carried on despite their growing differences

Peter Frampton says Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley used his guitars on Kiss’s smash 1975 live album
By Joe Matera published
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…
By Chris Gill published
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
By Les Paul published
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.
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