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Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song — and why it owes a debt to James Taylor
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
At least one of the Fab Four was no fan of loud guitar rock.

George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle
By Phil Weller published
Although his solo career was going strong, the Quiet Beatle entertained the possibility of forming a new band with one of his former Fabs

The mystery behind Eric Clapton’s guitar session on the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
By Phil Weller published
The collaboration was a first in the Beatles’ history, but those involved in its recording all share the same strange experience

John Lennon said it was the worst. George Harrison called it one of his favorites. How a “throwaway” Beatles song made it onto 'Rubber Soul'
By Phil Weller published
Paul McCartney said the track revealed Lennon's insecurities about relationships, noting, "John was always on the run, running for his life"

John Fogerty on the compliment he received from George Harrison when they both performed with Bob Dylan
By Elizabeth Swann published
The former Beatle's confidence booster came at an important time in Fogerty's career

George Harrison on the “greatest guitar solo” of all time — and the player who left a lasting impression on him
By Phil Weller published
As the Beatles return to the screen this week, we recall the guitarist whose gear choices, chord changes and lead lines inspired the Quiet Beatle most of all

John Fogerty says one word from Bob Dylan convinced him to do something he’d avoided for 15 years
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Bad feelings about his Creedence Clearwater Revival days made him swear off his old hits. Dylan changed everything in a moment

George Harrison on the guitarist who changed the guitar landscape — and why he wasn't a fan of what followed
By Phil Weller published
A resolute fan of 1950s rock and roll, he never got along with hard rock — despite his love for the guitarist who paved the way for it

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

Peter Frampton says George Harrison failed to tell him one crucial detail about playing at this groundbreaking 1971 concert
By Nikki O'Neil published
The young guitarist for Humble Pie found himself unexpectedly sitting opposite Harrison at an impromptu rehearsal just days before the celebrated benefit
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