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José Feliciano 'Feliciano!' album artwork

Here's Why José Feliciano Is a Musical Melting Pot as Well as an Amazing American Story

By Jim Campilongo published

A true “American” artist he filtered pop through Spanish Harlem roots on his 1968 debut

Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Zaal Lux, Herenthout, Belgium, 18th April 1981.

Watch Stray Cats Reignite ‘50s Rock and Roll at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival With Their Classic Hit “Stray Cat Strut”

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Brian Setzer reinvigorated the art of virtuoso rock and roll guitar playing and raised the bar for every guitarist who dug a plectrum into rock and roll’s classic catalog

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Les Claypool and Sean Lennon of The Claypool Lennon Delirium leave James McCartney's performance in the Yellow Submarine bus at The Foundry on June 6, 2016 in Athens, Georgia.

Watch the Claypool Lennon Delirium’s Cosmic “Blood and Rockets” Performance

By Christopher Scapelliti published

VIDEO This outstanding live studio rendition showcases a unique meeting of musical minds

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Hector Tellez Jr.

Peter Buck and Krist Novoselic Pick Their Gigs Carefully, but Hector Tellez Jr. Got Both Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

By Joe Bosso published

The Cuban blues hound reveals how the R.E.M. and Nirvana legends helped record his dynamite debut album, ‘The Great Unknown’

Buddy Guy performs on the American Folk Blues Festival tour in London, October 1965

“He Said, ‘I Just Canceled a Gig, ’Cause I Wanted to See You’”: Buddy Guy Talks Befriending Jimi Hendrix

By Gary Graff published

How the blues icon met Jimi (and was invited to kick Leonard Chess’s butt!)

Joe Satriani

“I Always Want to Transcend the Technical Aspects of the Guitar to Move People”: Joe Satriani’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Mark McStea published

He’s released 18 studio solo albums, but Satch reveals why these five tracks hold a special place in his catalog

Buddy Guy performing in London, 1965

“Somebody Called and Told Him I Sounded Pretty Good, and He Decided to Come by and See for Himself”: When Buddy Guy Met Muddy Waters

By Gary Graff published

Arriving in Chicago from Baton Rouge in 1957, Buddy was a starving musician when he was “fed by the Mud”

U2 'War' album artwork

“’Sunday Bloody Sunday’ Was an Absolutely Pivotal Song for Us”: Three Albums Into Their Career, U2 Found Their Triumphant Sound and Activist Voice on ‘War’

By Joe Bosso published

Forty years on, The Edge and producer Steve Lillywhite discuss the album on which the group built its legacy

U2 'Songs of Surrender' album artwork

“There Were No Rules With This Project”: The Edge Reveals the Secrets Behind U2’s New Album, 'Songs of Surrender' – a Whopping Collection of “Reimagined” Songs From Their Back Catalog

By Joe Bosso published

When it came to remaking 40 classic U2 tracks, The Edge was guided by his heart and one grand idea: “to make intimacy the new version of punk rock”

Buddy Guy

“I Got to Chicago on September the 25th, 1957. And I’m Still Here”: How Buddy Guy Went From Diddley Bow “Country Boy” to Chicago Blues Legend

By Gary Graff published

“I said to myself, I want to do something the rest of the kids can’t do. And I thought, I want to play the guitar,” says the blues icon

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