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They were one of the world's first “all-female” rock bands – then they disappeared. But the Rolling Stones and the Beatles never forgot them
By Janelle Borg published
The ’60s saw the emergence of the Liverbirds, the pioneering Liverpudlian band that toured relentlessly across Europe and beyond, even gaining a residency at the legendary Star-Club in Hamburg – but never quite got the recognition they deserved

Don Was on why Keith Richards shouldn't be underestimated
By Janelle Borg published
Was first started working with the Stones in 1994 – and the partnership would continue for decades

How Keith Richards wrote the iconic Satisfaction riff – without even realizing it
By Janelle Borg published
Turns out, you can actually write bona fide hits in your sleep... at least, you can if you’re Keef

Mick Taylor's Rolling Stones baptism by fire came just two days after Brian Jones' death – in front of 250,000 people
By Jackson Maxwell published
Jones’ decline into drug addiction in the two years prior to his tragic death at the age of 27 prevented the Stones from touring, leaving them quite rusty – not that that lessened their drawing power

Mick Taylor says this obscure album cut is his best guitar performance with the Rolling Stones
By Jackson Maxwell published
“Because of the structure of the song, it pushed my guitar playing in a slightly different direction,” the ex-Stone said of his unlikely pick

Met Museum refutes that former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor ever owned the ’59 Les Paul he claims was stolen and now appears in a new exhibit
By Janelle Borg published
Taylor's representatives are requesting that the museum make the guitar available for inspection – while the museum asserts that it was Keith Richards who held onto the guitar until 1971

One of the world’s finest guitar collections has been kept under wraps for decades – now it's been donated in full to the Met
By Phil Weller published
The collection has been in the works since 1987 and is now set to be displayed in a permanent gallery that charts the instrument’s influence on American culture

Harvey Mandel nearly became a Rolling Stone – here’s why he thinks he would have been a better fit
By Janelle Borg published
While the former Canned Heat guitarist impressed Mick Jagger, he didn't manage to convince Keith Richards...

St. Vincent, Andrew Watt and Gojira claim big Grammy wins for guitar music
By Phil Weller published
Justus West also claimed some notable triumphs with Beyoncé as Gojira underlined the importance of supporting young bands

Before the Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman needed a good bass guitar – so he built a proto-fretless model
By Jackson Maxwell published
It's a tale as old as time: three guitarists, a need for a bass player, and no one wants the job. Eventually, Wyman took it on, and built himself a proto-fretless model in the process
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