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Joe Bonamassa on his friendship with the ultimate bluesman, B.B. King – and paying the ultimate tribute
B.B. King would have celebrated his 100th birthday in September last year. But when Joe Bonamassa discovered that the centenary was going almost unnoticed, he swung into action
When Joe Satriani volunteered to help Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small with his home recording
Small's appearance in the new SatchVai music video isn't his first collaboration with the two virtuosos. They cropped up on his cult animated TV series, Metalocalypse, and have since become mentors
Pat Metheny, Al Di Meola and more of the biggest names in jazz and fusion are playing in London this year
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A stacked lineup of blues, jazz and fusion greats will perform across Spring and Summer in the English capital
Vince Gill on the importance of versatility – and how the Eagles enabled him to flex his hidden rock chops
Gill shocked everyone – including Henley – when he proved himself to be capable of playing bona fide rock riffs
They were alt-rock legends who had to follow up a classic debut – then R.E.M.’s Peter Buck offered to lend a hand
Feelies guitarist Glenn Mercer says the pressure was on to come up with a killer sophomore album – but having a little help from Buck certainly helped in making one
Teemu Mäntysaari shreds Megadeth… while ice skating
With the Winter Olympics sending the world into ice skating fever, the Finnish virtuoso has taken the opportunity for one hell of a flex
Joe Bonamassa is cutting back on his gear collecting habit
Bonamassa was forced to rethink his collection following the LA wildfires last year
Cult Japanese guitar hero Masayoshi Takanaka gave away his iconic surfboard guitar. Now he’s got it back for his first-ever world tour at 72 years old
Japan's jazz fusion pioneer is riding a global wave after blowing up on streaming – and he's bringing his bright red surfboard guitar along with him
Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him
Nathan East and Doyle Bramhall II will make up Slowhand's band for the short run later this year
Joan Jett on defying stereotypes and teaching herself guitar by playing along to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records
The Godmother of Punk recalls being told by her guitar teacher that she could only play folk music on acoustic guitar – and that rock was strictly out of bounds
