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The secret sound that has David Bowie’s “‘Heroes’” surging on the charts following its ‘Stranger Things’ appearance
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Producer Tony Visconti reveals how Robert Fripp’s guitar work made the 1977 song a timeless anthem

The show that ended David Bowie’s touring career — and the song that became his last hit
By Gary Graff published
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The guitar legend who launched David Bowie and John Lennon to the top of the charts, got high with Paul McCartney and talked back to Chuck Berry
By Andrew Daly last updated
Carlos Alomar reveals the stories behind some of his wildest adventures with rock and roll royalty

He spoke the one name you shouldn’t say to Kinks guitarist Ray Davies. What happened next was...
By Joe Matera published
Steve Bolton on playing guitar for Davies, David Bowie — and the time Dr. John threw voodoo at Keith Richards

David Bowie on how he almost got former Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney back together in 1974
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Bowie and the ex-Beat;es discussed forming a trio at a time when Lennon was hungering to collaborate on music for the first time in years

Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings
By Phil Weller published
Bowie had presented him with the crux of the song on a 12-string guitar with only six strings

On the anniversary of Marc Bolan’s death, we look back at his life in music and his greatest album: ‘The Slider’
By Mark McStea published
Producer Tony Visconti recalls the man and the musician who was not only behind the birth of glam rock but also celebrated as the godfather of punk

David Bowie said John Lennon revealed his three rules for songwriting to him
By Elizabeth Swann published
The two musicians met in New York City in 1974 and went on to build a friendship that led to their hit co-write, "Fame"
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