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How Stevie Ray Vaughan surprised the son of blues royalty at his 16th birthday
Allison thought he’d lost the chance to jam with his hero, then he noticed a tour bus passing the venue
Joe Bonamassa test drives Gary Moore’s iconic Soldano amp
Bonamassa bought the historic amp head at auction last year
Top players and a gun-wielding Phil Spector: the wild story of John Lennon's rock 'n' roll covers album
Recorded under threat of a lawsuit, while in the midst of his infamous “Lost Weekend”, Rock 'n' Roll was the craziest ride of the Beatle's career – featuring top players and a gun-wielding Phil Spector
William Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75
Flea has led tributes to the Funkadelic bassist, who was one of the founding architects of funk’s most audacious musical revolution
“Dave helped us understand how to make a good Megadeth album”: Teemu Mäntysaari on the making of Megadeth’s final album
Mäntysaari says Dave Mustaine's last hurrah was a very modern collaboration built upon the established principles of Megadeth's sound
How Zakk Wylde wrote his tribute song to Ozzy Osbourne
Wylde explains how no one expected Ozzy to pass away two weeks after Back to the Beginning, saying that, “Keith Richards, Lemmy, Ozzy... they're like the air you breathe, and you think they're going to be around forever”
The guitar that changed Billy Corgan’s life
It soundtracked two of the biggest alt-rock albums of all time, but as the Smashing Pumpkins leader remembers, the guitar itself was far from expensive
Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino share the stage alongside Lauryn Hill at the 2026 Grammy Awards
The two bass legends took to the biggest stage in music for a tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack
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How a Chicago alt-rock stalwart and Hollywood A-lister put together a supergroup to celebrate their favorite records
You might know Jason Narducy from playing bass with Bob Mould. You might recognize Michael Shannon, too. He’s in the movies. But they are also in band, and are celebrating R.E.M.’s Lifes Rich Pageant in concert. Narducy tells GW how it all went down
When he joined the Black Crowes, Marc Ford had no time to second-guess his playing – even when he found it embarrassing
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…
