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Steve Stevens on introducing the guitar synthesizer to America and shaping sounds on Billy Idol’s new hit album, ‘Dream Into It’
Idol’s first studio full-length in 11 years, the record debuted at number seven on the U.S. Top Albums chart
Hear Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s debut track from the SatchVai Band, "I Wanna Play My Guitar"
Featuring former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes, the song is a shred fest featuring Satch and Vai riffing and soloing in tight tandem
Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig
“I never take it for granted," Fish says of life on the road. "Even when it doesn’t go the way it should"
John Lee Hooker told us how the blues is supposed to be played
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this engaging chat from our August 1992 issue
Alice Cooper on his 1973 hit that inadvertently ripped off the Who
The tune helped propel 'Billion Dollars Babies' to the top of the charts in the U.S. and U.K., bringing Cooper his greatest fame
Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers vet Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on how the Ventures revolutionized guitar rock
The virtuoso explains how his diverse musical interests shaped his guitar playing
Pete Townshend on the awful gift that made the Who one of the world's greatest rock bands
Samantha Fish reveals the guitar that became the heart and soul of her new album, ‘Paper Doll’
The blues shredder also reveals that her faithful cigar-box guitar may soon reach the end of its days on the road
Elvis Presley and The Stones covered his songs, Albert King played drums in his band and Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Two months before his death, Jimmy Reed told us his story in his own words
In one of the big boss bluesman's last ever interviews — just prior to his death in 1976 at the age of just 50 — Jimmy Reed told Guitar Player about his life and times
"We were all very serious – guitar battles and everything…" The Band's Robbie Robertson and Rick Danko look back
The Band's 1976 Guitar Player cover story went onsale just as the band themselves came to an end. Founding members Robbie Robertson and bassist Rick Danko looked back on the country rock group that influenced a generation
