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Rosanne Cash on her father’s six-string salute to Dylan – and why it’s the ultimate country music honor
By Matt Parker published
The country legend says her father was not precious with instruments – instead, he respected the players

Brian May issues health update after suffering ‘minor stroke’ last year
By Matt Owen published
The Queen guitar hero suffered a health scare late last year, which left him briefly fearing he might not be able to pick up the guitar again

The remarkable untold story of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios – from the man who helped him build it
By Henry Yates published
Founded by Hendrix just months before his death, Electric Lady Studios was a mind-expanding creative mothership where his guitar playing reached new heights...

Joe Satriani was days away from signing Jeff Beck for G3 – before the Yardbird dropped out and suggested Prince as a replacement
By Janelle Borg published
Satriani discusses how Beck may have overlooked him due to their generational differences as guitarists

Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy
By Nick Bowcott published
A personal tribute to the Tygers of Pan Tang and Blue Murder guitarist, who passed in January at 65

Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works
By Matt Owen published
Guitar World caught up with Phil X to discuss rumors of a new Bon Jovi record, and the guitar ace dished out some spoilers on one of his standout contributions

When Donna Grantis joined Prince’s band, she expected the unexpected – but she never thought he’d ask her to take iconic Purple Rain solo
By Janelle Borg published
Grantis was the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s final band, 3rdeyegirl, and was asked to take the solo on the spot

Ozzy Osbourne announces his final-ever live performance – featuring an original Black Sabbath lineup reunion and some of the biggest names in heavy music
By Matt Owen published
Osbourne will be returning this summer for his final show, and is sharing the history-making bill with Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax and many, many more

Yasmin Williams brings lap-tapping and double-neck guitar to late-night TV with Colbert performance
By Janelle Borg published
Williams pushes the boundaries of the Gibson EDS-1275 with a compositionally rich, lap-tapping showcase of her skills

Eric Bibb never planned to be a roots troubadour, but the blues took hold of his career
By David Mead published
With more than 40 albums, three Grammy nominations and countless Blues Foundation awards to his name, Eric Bibb releases his most autobiographical set of songs yet on his latest release, In the Real World
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