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How Billy Gibbons Wrote ZZ Top's “La Grange“ By Joe Bosso How a warm-up jam became ZZ Top’s breakthrough hit.
Watch Gary Moore and B.B. King Play “The Thrill Is Gone” in 1992 By Christopher Scapelliti The amazing 10-minute performance was recorded at the Town and Country Club in London.
Want to Play Jazz Guitar? Start with These Five Songs By Matt Warnock Check out these five tunes as you begin to develop your jazz-tune list and build your jazz-soloing vocabulary.
Five of Danny Gatton's Greatest Performances By Ed Mitchell A few examples of why Steve Vai reckons Gatton came “closer than anyone else to being the best guitar player that ever lived.”
David Gilmour Reflects on His Career with Pink Floyd By Mark Ellen “The great moments are legion. I have thousands of snapshot memories that are great."
Playlist: Roy Buchanan's Best Solo Tracks By Richard Bienstock Buchanan's inimitable guitar style spanned blues, country, gospel, rock, and beyond.
Jimmy Rip Discusses His Greatest Collaborations and Explains Why Buenos Aires Is the Rock 'N' Roll Capital of the World By Joe Bosso He’s gigged with Mick Jagger, Jack Bruce, Television, and more. But it’s with his own band that Rip really gets cooking.
Watch Randy Rhoads Perform with Quiet Riot in 1979 By Christopher Scapelliti This show – which you can watch an hour of here – marked the first time Rhoads ever used his now-legendary custom black-and-white polka-dot Flying V.
More Cowbell! 10 Rock Guitar Classics That Bring the 'Bell By Guitar Player Staff Laugh all you want, but that distinctive 'tonk' can mean the difference between a good rock song and a great one.
The Little-Known Mick Ronson/David Cassidy Connection By Michael Molenda In 1976, the teen idol – left behind by his former core audience and fighting to stay musically relevant – connected with one of the decade's great guitar heroes.
