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Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”
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The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseball and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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Joe Walsh names the “12 best all-time-forever” guitar solos by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and nine other icons
The Eagles guitarist told us what rocked his boat from these classics across the decades of rock and roll
John Lennon played it on repeat. Frank Sinatra called it the best song of the 1970s. How a simple C9 chord inspired a timeless top-10 hit
“It was a spiritual download that just flowed through me”: guitarist Graeham Goble explains how learning this extended chord unlocked LRB's “pinnacle song” in half an hour
A new Van Halen album features Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen playing classic tracks without a vocalist
The album features recordings made by filmmaker Andrew Bennett during his time documenting Van Halen from 2006 to 2007
Nick Mason on Pink Floyd’s “lost album” following their smash hit ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
Titled, ‘Household Objects,‘ for obvious reasons, the failed effort gave way to the creation of ‘Wish You Were Here’
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the “life-altering” impact of Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’
The guitar icon reflects on the records that changed his life, including Steely Dan’s pioneering “yacht rock“ debut
Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song — and why it owes a debt to James Taylor
At least one of the Fab Four was no fan of loud guitar rock.
