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How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero
Burbridge played with The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band before joining Dead & Company alongside guitarist John Mayer
He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio
Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...
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Rory Block left home as a teenager then met and impressed her blues heroes
She refined her skills with help from Skip James, John Hurt and Fred McDowell, wound up with a signature Martin guitar, and with advice from Maria Maulder, fought self-doubt to deliver new album Heavy on the Blues
Tom Petty wanted to turn a catchy riff into a much-needed hit. He didn't stop playing it until he did
Under pressure to follow up his multi-platinum breakthrough, Damn the Torpedoes, with another best-selling album, Petty wanted a lead single “that had a little lick from the beginning”. That lick proved to be a stubborn one
The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill
Michael Anthony’s 16th-note bass grooves remained as much a part of the “Van Hagar” sound as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar pyrotechnics
Sub Pop-backed alt-rockers SPRINTS on guitar trolls, nylon-string fuzz wars – and the tonal benefits of olive oil
Second record All That Is Over sees the Irish group adding new sounds, avoiding scales, and continuing to confuse sound techs with their eccentric approach to gear
Chris Buck on vintage “dogs”, signature model intrigue, and how rock royalty helped his regal blues-rock tap into America
How many bands take 16 years to craft their debut album? This one did… But Chris Buck and Cardinal Black are making up for lost time
Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career
Flown in at short notice after Rhoads' death, the Irish Strat magician would soon leave Ian Gillan, Phil Lewis, and Tracii Guns – among many others – with blown minds
Ernest Ranglin talks Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, James Bond – and how he influenced “almost every aspect of Jamaican music”
Bob Marley asked him to teach him how to play and how to write. He wrote music for Dr. No. He worked with Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, and more. Ernest Ranglin reflects on his peerless legacy
