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British guitarist Henry McCullough performs live on stage with The Grease Band

Fans call for Wings guitarist Henry McCullough to be honored with hometown statue

By Matt Owen Published

McCullough, who died in 2016, had a glittering solo and session career that saw him play with Paul McCartney and Joe Cocker

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Friko play live: [from left] Korgan Robb, Niko Kapetan and David Fuller

Meet Friko, the Chicago indie darlings with guitar tones rigged to blow

By Adam Kovac Published

Pairing one-off pedals with lunchbox amps, Korgan Robb and Niko Kapeta's second album is a masterclass in atmosphere

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Peter Frampton performs onstage at Yaamava’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino on June 23, 2025, and H.E.R performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show

Peter Frampton met one of his favorite new guitar players at George Lucas’s birthday party

By Phil Weller Published

They both played guitar solos in front of Han Solo. Then, they joined forces on Frampton’s new album

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Canada's experimental rock band "Angine de Poitrine" performs during a concert part of the Nuits Botanique music festival in Brussels on May 28, 2026

Angine de Poitrine on why they’re one of 2026’s biggest success stories

By Phil Weller Published

Guitarist Khn shares his theories in an exclusive interview with Guitar World

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AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- "Judge Callbacks" Episode 2109 -- Pictured: Nene Royal

16-year-old guitar prodigy blows America’s Got Talent away once again with crushing cover of Muse hit

By Phil Weller Published

Nene Royal nailed the classic bassline and dished out a feast of guitar solos

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Billy Strings performing live, and again in Fishers, Indiana with a helmet on having been struck by a lighter the night before

Billy Strings plays show wearing a helmet after being hit in the head by object on stage

By Phil Weller Published

The bluegrass virtuoso wasn’t taking any risks when he returned to the stage in Indiana

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Mike Campbell and Tom Petty perform live in 1981

Mike Campbell on 5 classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tracks recorded with his Fender Broadcaster

By Andrew Daly Published

Campbell's 1951 Broadcaster was integral to that Heartbreakers sound – no matter who was playing it

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James Burton (left, background) and Elvis Presley onstage in 1974

James Burton on his electrifying tenure as Elvis Presley’s guitarist – and the tragic day it came to an end

By Jackson Maxwell Published

From the Archive The Tele titan anchored The King’s latter day backing group, the TCB Band, from 1969 until Presley’s tragic death in 1977

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Nils Lofgren and Bruce Springsteen

Nils Lofgren on how the Bruce Springsteen gig saved his life at his lowest point

By Jonathan Horsley Published

From the Archive Lofgren was broke, living back home in D.C. with his folks, when a call to jam turned his life around

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Cream perform during their farewell concert, with Eric Clapton playing a Gibson ES-335.

“It was like seeing an instrument from outer space": The story of Eric Clapton's Cream guitars

By Tony Bacon Published

Beyond the tales of Clapton’s lost ’Bursts, the guitarist reached for a variety of instruments during his tenure in Cream, from the iconic ‘Fool’ SG to a mid-’60s ES-335

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