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Steve Earle wrote a timeless tale of outlaws in America. It became a hit. Then Tennessee made it the state song
The al-country firebrand says he was just trying to build an audience for himself on rock radio when he wrote "Copperhead Road" in 1988
How a guitar accessory and a rejection of grunge created one of the 1990s' defining songs
Mark Bryan reveals how Hootie and the Blowfish claimed their biggest chart success with "Only Wanna Be With You"
"We hit this one lick, and the lighting director came rushing forward: 'Don't change a thing!”’ Billy Gibbons reveals how a soundcheck jam turned into ZZ Top's breakthrough hit
Gibbons says he has new music in the works with ZZ and the BFGs, whose new single — "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" from the Paramount+ series Landman — comes out today
Junior Marvin on being picked by Bob Marley as his lead guitarist on 'Exodus,' the album that brought reggae to the world
Marvin says engineer Roger Mayer brought him a Strat from Manny’s in New York specifically chosen for album sessions
Joe Bonamassa names "10 Records That Changed My Life"
Joe B reveals each album's significance to him — and includes one or two that might surprise you
It took 50 years, but this guitarist's tune has become an inescapable hit. You've probably heard it at least once today
David Paton's "Magic" was a number-five hit in 1975. Ozempic turned it into a 21st century pop-culture phenomenon
“The best Van Halen album — period.” Lzzy Hale tells us the 10 records that changed her life
“It’s one of the magical things about music,” she says. “If it gets inside you, it’s yours, and nothing can take that away”
What Charlie Christian did with his reasonably sized toolbox was incredible. Here's what I learned
Jazz guitarist Jim Campilongo reflects on Christian's groundbreaking guitar work on the 1987 compilation 'Charlie Christian – The Genius of the Electric Guitar'
