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Grace Bowers returns to YouTube with a powerful statement of defiance
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist is embarking on a new chapter, making “music for the girls in the front row”

Samantha Fish on the best advice about guitar solos she ever heard
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says she used to fill her solos with every trick in the book. Then she tuned into the song’s melody — and it changed everything

“I have to confess to a certain sort of jealousy.” David Gilmour reveals the guitarist whose career he envies most
By Phil Weller published
Despite crafting some of rock's most celebrated solos, the Pink Floyd legend admits he'd happily swap places with Eric Clapton — and explains why.

“I think it sounds lousy.” Mick Jagger says he isn’t a fan of the Rolling Stones’ most celebrated album
By Phil Weller published
Though the record classic is now hailed as a masterpiece, Jagger calls it one of his least-favorite albums and blames the disorder that surrounded its creation

How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey
By Phil Weller last updated
His brother Jimmie found the album behind a Dallas blues club. The discovery would shape his tone and technique, and create a blues giant for a new generation

The last music Steve Cropper heard before he died was his own new album
By Phil Weller published
The Stax guitar icon gave his blessing to ‘Watching the Tide’ hours before his passing, leaving behind one last statement from the soul-music pioneer.

Jack White on the “blessing” behind the White Stripes
By Phil Weller published
White may be deemed the mastermind of the Detroit garage rockers, but he shared the stage with an artist he considers vital to his success

Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead
By Phil Weller published
Early reports of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fatal 1990 crash sparked a devastating case of mistaken identity that left Marx grieving a friend who was still alive
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