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Todd Rundgren recalls taking over Badfinger’s ‘Straight Up’ after George Harrison abandoned the troubled sessions
Rundgren says Harrison left the album unfinished as Apple Records scrambled to salvage the project behind “Baby Blue” and “Day After Day.”
How Alice Cooper spun a 1960s ballad into his own glam-rock anthem
As the lead track to 1973‘s ‘Billion Dollar Babies,‘ it served double duty as a dramatic opening number on the album‘s tour
How Neil Diamond, a bag of weed and a twice-rejected song turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars
As the Bellamy Brothers reveal, they were hurting for a hit when they befriended Diamond’s band. The rest is history
Todd Rundgren on the tense sessions for XTC’s ‘Skylarking,’ the hit album that nearly broke up the band
The producer recalls the infighting and conflicts behind the 1986 record that saved the group’s career
“Django had only two fingers, Pete. Get on with it”: Peter Frampton on adapting his playing as IBM progresses
The guitarist says thinner strings, new fingering approaches and sheer stubbornness are helping him keep playing — and recording new music on ‘Carry the Light’
Win tickets to see Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, featuring “Mr. Jimmy” Sakurai
Guitar Player Presents brings the Zeppelin tribute show to the scenic Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California., Tuesday, May 19
Coming soon: A chance to stand on the Beatles’ famous rooftop
Apple Corps plans to open the Beatles’ historic headquarters at 3 Savile Row in London, giving fans access to the site of the band’s final live performance.
Pete Townshend on the woman who preoccupied him and Jimmy Page at the Who’s “I Can’t Explain” session
Townshend was surprised to find Page hired for the Who's landmark recording — but both guitarists were distracted by talk of their shared girlfriend
