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Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar performs "It's Too Late" with Carole King during the BBC In Concert session on February 10, 1971

Watch Carole King’s Iconic "It's Too Late" BBC Performance with Session Legend Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar

By Rod Brakes published

Video The Laurel Canyon classic gets a live airing with one of the best guitarists in the business.

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R.E.M. performs at The Rat in Boston. Band members include, left to right, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, Mike Mill

"A Lot of Bands Simply Wanted to Fit In, but R.E.M. Always Wanted to Be Themselves”: Producer Mitch Easter Reveals the Genius Behind the Jangle Pop

By Joe Bosso last updated

Armed with a Rickenbacker and a Fender Twin, Peter Buck helped R.E.M. put alternative rock on the map.

Andrew Watt, 2019

“Collaboration is Key to Evolution”: Star Producer Andrew Watt Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Records

By Richard Bienstock published

The master collaborator picks the tracks that have defined his role as guitarist and producer to stars old and new.

Tom Morello

“Writing and Recording Isn’t Just About Creating Music… It’s Also an Act of Self-Creation”: Tom Morello Expands on His New Solo Album

By Joe Bosso published

Armed with just his phone and extensive network of musical cohorts, the guitarist takes his instruments into uncharted territory on ‘The Atlas Underground Fire.’

Joanne Shaw Taylor, 2020

“I’m from Britain and Grew Up Worshipping the Texas Guys”: Joanne Shaw Taylor Talks Recording with Joe Bonamassa

By Joe Bosso published

The British blues phenom digs up rare and forgotten gems from the classic era on her latest release, ‘The Blues Album.’

Joe Meek and the Tornados pictured at Meek's London studio in the early '60s

Listen to “Telstar” by the Tornados – the First Single by a British Band to Go Number One in America

By Rod Brakes published

Video This 1962 golden oldie written by legendary producer Joe Meek was a warning shot from the British Invasion.

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Sue Foley

“Your Tone is Your Voice”: Sue Foley Returns with Ballsy Texas Blues Album

By Nikki O'Neil published

The Canadian guitarist brings swagger, sweetness and bite to the bold and unfiltered ‘Pinky’s Blues.’

Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss and Gene Simmons of the rock and roll band Kiss receive presents from their fans backstage in 1976 in Los Angeles, California.

“The Planets Were All in Perfect Alignment”: Paul Stanley on ‘Destroyer’ – the Defining Album that Turned Kiss Into National Rock Stars

By Dante Bonutto published

This 1976 classic saw the New York City glam-rockers become Gods of Thunder.

Brian May, Freddie Mercury of Queen, photo session for 'Music Life' magazine, at Hotel Pacific Tokyo on their Night At The Opera Japan tour, Tokyo, Japan, 21 March 1976

“I Said I Would Like to, Effectively, Sing a Verse On The Guitar”: Brian May Reveals the Studio Secrets of His Legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” Solo

By Guitar Player Staff published

The Queen guitarist explains how he made the melody fit so perfectly with Mercury’s masterpiece.

John Hiatt

“We Were Halfway Into the Record Before We Realized There Wasn’t a Drummer on It”: John Hiatt Talks Songwriting and Recording His Latest Album 'Leftover Feelings' with the Jerry Douglas Band

By Art Thompson published

Despite the pandemic the legendary songsmith gets under the red light of Nashville’s storied RCA Studio B.

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