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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley fought against a Kiss makeover. But it gave them their biggest hit
By Phil Weller published
Producer Bob Ezrin pushed the group into uncharted waters and came out a winner with "Beth"

Nancy Wilson on “Barracuda,” the 1977 Heart hit she blasts Donald Trump for using in his military parade
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Wilson said the song is “a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use”

The Doobie Brothers, Beach Boys’ Mike Love, George Clinton and more inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
By Robert Dye published
Love paid tribute to Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, who died the day before the event

"I’ve no recollection of ever recording it.” How a John Lennon rocker got banished from the Beatles' albums
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Recorded for 1965’s ‘Help!’ album, “If You’ve Got Trouble” was the first song the group wrote for drummer Ringo Starr. It was almost immediately consigned to the vault

How Stevie Nicks inspired one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits — which led to one of Mike Campbell’s greatest guitar solos
By Joe Bosso published
Stewart says the Heartbreakers' 1985 smash “Don’t Come Around Here No More” became a tune for Petty after Nicks took a pass

Win tickets to Little Feat and Pure Prairie League at Guitar Player Presents in Napa, California
By Jimmy Leslie published
Little Feat is supporting a spirited new album featuring guitarists Scott Sharrard and Fred Tackett, and they’ll have country rockers Pure Prairie League in tow for a GP Presents/Blue Note show at the Meritage in Napa on Saturday, June 14

Major record labels are working out deals with AI firms. Where does that leave musicians and songwriters?
By Phil Weller published
The labels sued Suno and Udio last year, but have now entered negotiations for a deal that will benefit both parties but might leave artists in the dark

Don Felder's latest album features new songs inspired by rediscovered recordings dating back to the Eagles
By Gary Graff published
The guitarist drew from tapes of song ideas found in his storage locker, and even re-cut his 1981 solo hit "Heavy Metal"

The earliest live Sly and the Family Stone recordings are among the treasures from San Francisco's Summer of Love era rediscovered and released by High Moon Records
By Jimmy Leslie published
The label's latest discs include lost albums by Grace Slick associate Jeannie Piersol and psychedelic progenitors the Final Solution
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