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Marc Ford with his custom-made guitar from Asher
“There’s a lot of gear I had to get rid of because rent was due”: Marc Ford’s life in guitars

By Andrew Daly Published

The former Black Crowes and current Lucinda Williams blues-rocker talks shred-guitar mistakes and his love for custom Asher axes

Guitarists
Chris and Rich Robinson go head to head during a Black Crowes show.
“That song ended up being my homage to Jimmy Page... There’s this Celtic thing that we were tapping into. Like the Bert Jansch recording of Blackwaterside”: Rich Robinson on The Black Crowes’ triumphant second act

By Amit Sharma Published

“It's the season of brotherly love,” says Robinson, as the once volatile Atlanta, Georgia rock legends return – but the ’Crowes are still flying by the seat of their pants

Guitarists
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Joyhnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlock, Johnny Colt, Mark "Sparky" Matejka, and Peter Keys perform on stage during Day 1 of RedFest Austin at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 23, 2014 in Austin, Texas
Bassist Johnny Colt reveals the inside stories behind the Black Crowes’ controversial Amorica album

By Scott Malandrone Published

Colt hung around for one more album, before jettisoning himself from the band in 1997

Bassists
The Black Crowes lead guitarist Marc Ford during a performance, circa 1995.
When he joined the Black Crowes, Marc Ford had no time to second-guess his playing – even when he found it embarrassing

By Andrew Daly Published

After he was hurried into the studio, Ford’s instincts took over for the Black Crowes’ The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Now, he wouldn’t change a note. Back then, however…

Guitarists
NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 03: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Don Was rehearses for The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & His Music at the Saenger Theatre on May 3, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/DJBB14/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions)
The making of Don Was, the über-producer trusted by the Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer (and who’s a pretty good bassist too)

By Andrew Daly Published

The bassist, producer and label boss on what Iggy Pop and Ringo Starr have in common, why Keith Richards is not sloppy, and that one time he pushed to play on an album he was producing

Bassists
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Explore open G tuning: a fresh perspective that reshapes your fretboard and inspired timeless blues and Americana songs

By Stuart Ryan Published

Open G has been embraced by legends including Keith Richards, The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin. Now it’s your turn to revel in its golden tones

Techniques
Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes and Jimmy Page on 6/27/00 in Chicago, Il
25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized

By Janelle Borg Published

A new mini-documentary charting the history of Page and the Crowes’ live album, Live at the Greek, has been released

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Jimmy Page (left) and Rich Robinson perform onstage at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in 1999
Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek reissue

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The newly remastered set, Page says, provides a glimpse of “the full explosive passion and exciting energy of those alchemical moments”

Music Releases
(from left) Rich Robinson, Chris Robinson, and Slash perform at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on January 30, 2025
Watch Slash join the Black Crowes for a Led Zeppelin cover at FireAid

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Unlike the surviving members of Nirvana, the Black Crowes were featured on the FireAid bill beforehand, but they had a surprise of their own up their sleeves

Guitarists
Audley Freed
Sheryl Crow’s guitarist Audley Freed on jamming with Jimmy Page as part of the Black Crowes

By Andrew Daly Published

The Gov’t Mule, Joe Perry and Jakob Dylan collaborator has come a long way since starting out on a “magnetic” toy guitar

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