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The Dutch prog-rock band that combined Chuck Berry guitar riffs and yodeling to score a top-10 hit
By Phil Weller published
The prog classic was born out of a moment of magic, and continues to appear in popular culture decades on

Kenny Chesney reveals Jimmy Buffett's ashes were smuggled into his Rock Hall induction
By Elizabeth Swann published

Randy Bachman on the rehearsal mistake that led him to became the the guitarist for Canada's biggest American hitmakers
By Joe Matera published
As Bachman and Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings prepare to return to the road next year, the guitarist recalls how it all began

Jeff Beck had a secret love affair with a PRS guitar. Paul Reed Smith is trying to track it down
By Phil Weller published
He’s most commonly associated with Les Pauls and Strats, which makes Paul Reed Smith’s revelation even juicier

Fingerstyle virtuoso Marcin on why a pick is “the most limiting thing in the world”
By Phil Weller published
He says playing with a pick would be disrespectful to his musical heritage

Jimmy Page says this separated Steve Lukather from his peers
By Phil Weller published
The Toto guitarist only met the Led Zeppelin icon once — but he'll never forget what Page told him that day

The late Steve Cropper on his ingenious substitute for a guitar slide on the timeless Sam & Dave hit “Soul Man”
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Cropper, who died Wednesday at age 84, was a legend helped define the sound of soul music and the iconic groove of Stax Records

Buddy Guy on Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page — and the famous guitarist in the audience he thought he was a cop
By Phil Weller published
Much to his surprise, the British blues scene turned him into a global star among rock-loving teenagers

Tommy Emmanuel on the night he showed up an electric guitar legend before a full house — and was promptly put in his place
By Phil Weller published
Les Paul may have been in his 90s, but no one was going to treat him like an old man

Joe Bonamassa on the artist who demanded Eric Clapton play “The Thrill Is Gone” — and why only an icon can tackle the B.B. King hit
By Phil Weller published
Joe calls his tribute to King "a labor of love," but fans will have to wait for the album's release to hear it's most exciting collaboration
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