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Brian May of Queen performs at the "We Will Rock You" musical premiere at Stage Palladium Theater on October 17, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany.
“He just made me feel like I couldn’t play.” Brian May thought he'd seen it all — until two guitar heroes proved him wrong

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

May recalls the impact of seeing Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix perform and how it pushed him to become a better guitarist

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My Chemical Romance In Concert At Wembley Arena, London, Britain - 12 Feb 2011, My Chemical Romance - Gerard Way And Ray Toro
How a battered Jimi Hendrix Strat helped inspire My Chemical Romance’s change in direction

By Phil Weller Published

The Les Paul fanatic soon saw axes from the Big F sneak into his collection

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American guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) seated in centre with, on left, drummer Mitch Mitchell (1946-2008) and, on right, bassist Noel Redding (1945-2003) of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in London, circa August 1967.
“Clear and unequivocal.” Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose royalty lawsuit over their classic recordings

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

High Court rejects claims from Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell’s estates over decades-old payments

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DAVE MASON English rock musician in 1975
“The problem was that Jim Gordon got Eric into heroin and things just bogged down.” Behind late Dave Mason’s work with Derek and the Dominos and Jimi Hendrix

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Mason, who died on April 19, was present for some of rock’s big moments, including the formation of the Dominos and the making of Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower”

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Todd Rundgren performs on The Midnight Special TV show in 1974
Todd Rundgren reflects on Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the moment he nearly jammed with Hendrix

By Gary Graff Published

As he nears the 50th anniversary of ‘Faithful,’ his tribute to 1960s classic rock, the songwriter and producer recalls the guitar heroes who shaped him

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Jeff Beck, performing with the Jan Hammer Group at the Providence Civic Center on October 7, 1976
Carmine Appice on cutting a Coke ad with Jeff Beck, hanging with Jimi Hendrix and playing with Rod Stewart and Rick Derringer

By Gary Graff Published

As he returns with a new Cactus album, Appice tells tales from his star-studded past dating back to his years in Vanilla Fudge

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American trumpeter and composer Miles Davis (1926 - 1991) performing live on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival at Newport, Rhode Island, 5th July 1969.
Miles Davis gave him a cryptic instruction. The result was jazz-fusion’s foundational album

By Andrew Daly Published

John McLaughlin was shaking when the recording began. By the time it finished, he had made history

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Jimi Hendrix speaking to Lulu at Melody Maker Pop Poll Awards Reception Party, September 16th, 1967.
The night Jimi Hendrix hijacked live TV — and got himself banned

By Phil Weller Published

A planned duet, a blown schedule and an impromptu tribute to Cream turned a polite variety show into one of rock’s most infamous broadcasts

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LEFT: Frank Zappa with Jimi Hendrix's burned and restored Stratocaster from the 1968 Miami Pop Festival, featured here on the cover of Guitar Player's January 1977 issue. RIGHT: Steve Vai with his Ibanez JEM 7 guitar, taken on June 15, 2009.
Steve Vai on the radical guitar mods he learned from Frank Zappa

By Phil Weller Published

Zappa was never a conservationist when it came to his guitars. That lit a fuse under a young Steve Vai

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Eric Clapton, Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett and George Harrison backstage in 1969
How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene

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