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King Tuff on his beloved butchered Gibson SG and the world’s most embarrassing Uber journey
The inimitable Kyle Thomas – aka King Tuff – checks in for a confessional interview documenting misadventures with the electric guitar
Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s epochal performance at an English train station paved the way for the blues-rock revolution
The legendary concert, which was filmed for a Granada TV special called Blues and Gospel Train, was attended by Clapton, Richards, Jeff Beck, and Brian Jones, and has now been commemorated with a plaque
Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on the guitar he values most, and what links Jimmy Page and Prince
Goes to 11 The alt-rock mainstay would rather not play than have to use a Strat or Les Paul. If he’s only given a Marshall amp he’ll stick to singing. And he still writes songs like he did when he was 15
Session guitar great Chris Spedding diagnosed with lymphoma
A GoFundMe has been set up for Spedding, who has played with Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, the Pretenders, John Cale, and Jack Bruce, among countless others
New footage of Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Woodstock performance unearthed after decades
22-year-old student Albert Goodman sneaked onstage to film Hendrix's history-making performance – and the footage is finally available to watch
The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar
Marr will be auctioning off his four-decade guitar collection next month, including a Gibson ES-355 that played a pivotal role in The Smiths’ repertoire
“I said, ‘Jimi who?’” How Buddy Guy first encountered Jimi Hendrix
In 1967, Guy was not nearly as famous as the A-list blues-rock guitarists who took cues from his stinging phrases, piercing volume, and embrace of feedback
How Sawyer Hill went from playing in Arkansas garage bands to touring arenas with Yungblud
He started on a $100 Epiphone and auditioned for his first band with Stairway to Heaven. Now Gibson are sending him guitars and he’s touring with rock’s next great hope. How did Sawyer Hill get here?
