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“I’m responsible for him being what he is today”: The man who transformed B.B. King from “terrible” to legendary
How the stepson of Robert Johnson took B.B. King under his wing as he workshopped his chops in Memphis
Marcus King opens up about his friendship with Brent Hinds
The two guitarists were friends for the better part of a decade, and Hinds contributed one of his last-ever recorded solos to a Marcus King track
Billy Duffy on staying true to the Cult’s manifesto and his vision for rock guitar
The Cult’s long-time guitarist on channelling Hendrix through a Gretsch, nailing his sound on She Sells Sanctuary, and keeping the spirit of rock alive
Kiss have “recorded a great new song that Paul wrote”, says Tommy Thayer
Thayer says rumors that Kiss are busy working on new songs behind the scenes are true
Rhythm king to the stars Brian Tichy on how Led By Vultures is giving him his Dave Grohl moment
Rhythm king to the stars Brian Tichy explains how Led By Vultures is giving him his Dave Grohl moment
Tony Iommi reveals his final phone call with Ozzy Osbourne
Iommi says he is still in shock after Ozzy’s death and that the late metal icon was determined to put on a show at Black Sabbath’s triumphant farewell
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram hails new signing as the future of blues
The 24-year-old talent joins Kingfish’s record label and already has 12 years of gigging experience under his belt
Noel Gallagher was forced into becoming Oasis’ lead guitar player – and he didn’t want the role
From the Archive Gallagher shouldered the lead guitar player spot despite never feeling entirely comfortable with solos
Randy Rhoads on the struggle to become his own player and avoid the Eddie Van Halen comparisons
From the Archive He was regularly compared to Eddie Van Halen, but Randy Rhoads struggled with the height of his hype
The Canadian guitarist who worked with Rush, Heart and k.d. lang – and unwittingly co-wrote a Rolling Stones song
Award-winning session player Ben Mink – who missed out on playing guitar for Chuck Berry by a coin-toss, and took up violin after meeting Jimmy Page – can’t believe he’s managed to pay the rent for over 50 years
