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LEFT: John Lennon backstage for the Beatles' final performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, August 14th, 1965. RIGHT: Roger McGuinn of "The Byrds," at a recording session in Los Angeles, California. Image dated June 2, 1965.
Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn on the origins of John Lennon’s trippiest track

By Andrew Daly Published

The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era

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LEFT: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on stage in 1974. RIGHT: Roger McGuinn from The Byrds performs live on stage in London in 1971
Roger McGuinn on Bob Dylan’s big breakthrough, meeting the Beatles — and his question after hearing Tom Petty for the first time

By Andrew Daly last updated

The folk-rocker peels back the curtain on his friendships with a host of fellow music icons

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LEFT: David Crosby of The Byrds at a recording session in Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1965. RIGHT: CIRCA 1965: Guitarist George Harrison of the rock and roll band "The Beatles" records on a Rickenbacker electric guitar in the studio in circa 1965.
How David Crosby's casual recommendation changed George Harrison’s guitar playing forever

By Phil Weller Published

Harrison’s love for Ravi Shankar and his sitar experiments are well documented, and it seems Crosby got the ball rolling

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Paul Stanley with his cracked mirror Ibanez Iceman guitar
“I didn’t want to be the flashy lead player. Whether it was Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, David Crosby or Richie Havens, what the left hand was doing was more fascinating to me than what the right hand was doing": The Paul Stanley interview

By Ken Sharp Published

As Kiss hang up their guitars, Paul Stanley looks back on the instruments and musicians that shaped his musical personality

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Steve Lukather
"I Once Did a Solo on a David Crosby Record Without Ever Hearing the Song": Steve Lukather Reveals His Most Shocking Studio Sessions

By Matt Blackett Published

"He said, 'You bastard! You never even heard the song!'" recalls Luke in this hilarious interview

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Crosby, Stills & Nash convene circa 1970.
“It’s an Apocalyptic Vision of the World Crumbling Into Pieces”: David Crosby Reveals How “Wooden Ships” Came to Be

By Joe Bosso Published

In his last ‘Guitar Player’ interview in November 2022, the late songsmith explained how he, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner wrote this visionary classic

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David Crosby attends Premiere Of Sony Pictures Classic's "David Crosby: Remember My Name" at Linwood Dunn Theater on July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
“You Drop a Song on CSN and Y, and You’re Gonna See Stuff Happen”: David Crosby Talks Five Career-Defining Tracks in This Previously Unseen Interview

By Joe Bosso Published

In one of his final interviews with ‘GP’ late last year, the acoustic legend reflected on a life in music

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(from left) Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Neil Young and Graham Nash perform at Wembley Stadium in London in 1974
Watch David Crosby Lead Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in a Stirring Rendition of "Almost Cut My Hair" in 1974

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Filmed during the supergroup's infamous 1974 stadium tour, the video also features a blazing duel between the group's two chief guitar-slingers.

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A selection of career-defining albums featuring David Crosby albums (clockwise from top left): The Byrds 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' eponymous, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 'Déjà Vu', David Crosby 'If I Could Only Remember My Name,' 'Graham Nash David Crosby' eponymous, Graham Nash & David Crosby 'Wind On the Water', 'CPR' eponymous and David Crosby 'For Free.'
"Albums Are Still Our Art Form... They Are What We Are Going to Leave Behind”: David Crosby on His Epic Recording Legacy

By Jimmy Leslie Published

The acoustic legend delivers guitar insights into his classic period and final album, 'For Free'

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David Crosby attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California
Folk Rock Pioneer David Crosby Dead at 81

By Rod Brakes Published

The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young legend is remembered by fellow musicians with fondness

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