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Why Dolly Parton was the magic connection for Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris: “We both said, ‘Dolly!’”
The two singers discovered they shared a favorite voice — then found something extraordinary when all three sang together. The result was Trio, their hit collaboration
David Gilmour’s wildest Pink Floyd guitar sound was an accident: “I wired it wrong. David loved it”
Behind the scenes of The Dark Side of the Moon, Meddle and Pink Floyd’s most experimental years
Adrian Belew on his hit-making sessions for Paul Simon’s Graceland: “He stood next to me and sang these parts. That gave me absolute chills”
The King Crimson guitarist recalls creating parts for “The Boy in the Bubble” and “You Can Call Me Al” — and the unforgettable moment when Simon sang the songs directly to him
Roger Daltrey says the Who are rehearsing again: “It sounded great”
Daltrey drops a surprising update less than a year after he and Pete Townshend completed the Who’s farewell tour — plus, Zak Starkey is back behind the kit
David Gilmour wished he’d written this Fleetwood Mac guitar solo. Then he had to play it: “Maybe I can’t do that”
When Mick Fleetwood invited Gilmour to perform, the Pink Floyd legend wasn’t sure he could do the song justice
Billy Gibbons on the first time he saw Eddie Van Halen live
Gibbons stumbled onto fretboard tapping by accident five years before “Eruption” — then watched Eddie turn the technique into a guitar revolution
Dolly Parton knew “I Will Always Love You” would be played when she died. She wanted this song instead
Parton had already chosen the song she wanted at her funeral — and in 2015 she also recorded a mystery song to be opened on her 100th birthday, whether she was there to hear it or not.
How Dolly Parton met the Beatles twice — and stole the show both times
Former Fabs Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were on hand for a pair of memorable events in the late country icon’s history
