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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in The-black-crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/black-crowes Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:38:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “That song ended up being my homage to Jimmy Page... There’s this Celtic thing that we were tapping into. Like the Bert Jansch recording of Blackwaterside”: Rich Robinson on The Black Crowes’ triumphant second act ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rich-robinson-the-black-crowes-a-pound-of-feathers xGdpaPULqSno4nkPHMF2xN Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:38:04 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With the Crowes, you’d better step up to the plate and swing your bat – or prepare to get completely ripped apart”:Bassist Johnny Colt reveals the inside stories behind the Black Crowes’ controversial Amorica album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/johnny-colt-black-crowes-amorica Xts7KrJjmFzqzBwmRoLhaW Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We barely knew the songs when we recorded them. They weren’t even finished”: When he joined the Black Crowes, Marc Ford had no time to second-guess his playing – even when he found it embarrassing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marc-ford-black-crowes-sting-me-remedy qdEj25dEU2oYnJu6PGWDy5 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Finally, they both ran out of steam. Silence. Then Keith said, ‘Are you sure you want to be the meat in this sandwich?’” The making of Don Was, the über-producer trusted by the Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer (and who’s a pretty good bassist too) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/don-was-rolling-stones-bob-dylan-black-crowes nJGgEErP7qFPXBxSPWPskV Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:52:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Explore open G tuning: a fresh perspective that reshapes your fretboard and inspired timeless blues and Americana songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/open-g-tuning M9NRFsGfCAKBGJj5EcDEfn Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:08:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:12:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d never heard it like that, apart from on record, because in the days of Zeppelin, I’d do as much as I could with the one guitar”: 25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized – thanks to the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jimmy-page-vision-for-one-led-zeppelin-classic-was-fully-realized-thanks-to-the-black-crowes 6qE8tTMAsFtXTYXFpBNykH Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:57:32 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The experience of our work with Jimmy in a vibrant, electric, mystical, and powerful perspective”: Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in upcoming deluxe version of Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/jimmy-page-black-crowes-live-at-the-greek-reissue PUFUAACfpWVNSE7eWwqAKY Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:03:16 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:08:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We're gonna play something we thought was appropriate for the evening”: Watch Slash join the Black Crowes for a heartfelt Led Zeppelin cover at star-studded FireAid benefit concert ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-black-crowes-cover-led-zeppelin-at-fire-aid cfsX9VWvcC8PZMFnhewogh Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:48:31 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve heard Jimmy Page liked my attention to detail. So do the work, kids – it pays off!” From Joe Perry to Sheryl Crow, Audley Freed has played with the greats – but nothing beats jamming with Jimmy as part of the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/audley-freed-black-crowes-jimmy-page oRiyLPAFfrjKRMVxaFzhj Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:38:57 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:13:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can put the best solo in the world in an average song and nobody is going to care. Put an average solo in a great song and you’ve still got a great song”: Rich Robinson on why he reunited the Black Crowes – and revitalized their guitar lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-black-crowes-rich-robinson-gw-interview-2024 GihShjrFu5EuekPZY7voVP Wed, 29 May 2024 16:10:01 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:56:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At some point, Slash was going to come play. Chris Robinson just said, ‘Let bud play. He could do this in a heartbeat’”: Why the Black Crowes’ Hard to Handle guitar solo was played by producer Brendan O’Brien instead of Slash ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-black-crowes-hard-to-handle-solo-brendan-obrien Wjg4FKwF5KFYtoVPbdBjwd Tue, 28 May 2024 09:50:55 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:32:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those virtuoso guys can do anything. But sometimes it’s more fun to hit one note and see if it can mean as much. Sometimes it can mean even more”: Rich Robinson on earning AC/DC’s approval, losing guitars to a hurricane, and The Black Crowes’ return ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rich-robinson-the-black-crowes-return xZJXoCo9tmCdgdksMC5uWJ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:44:01 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt Jimmy's excitement for music... He played with absolute conviction and passion and power at all times”: Rich Robinson reflects on the time Jimmy Page performed with The Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rich-robinson-on-performing-with-jimmy-page vnaRp9XoizD8yqhRwfaA8R Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:03:19 +0000 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:50:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was so destroyed you could take the paint off with your hands”: How Rich Robinson brought his ’68 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop back from the brink after Hurricane Sandy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rich-robinson-68-gibson-les-paul-goldtop-hurricane-sandy XjPVwcpgYdLJyofBUKDrGg Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:12:45 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I strived to get an electric guitar to respond like a fingerpicked, open-tuned acoustic for decades. I went about it wrong”: Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Luther Dickinson on why he never dug his first signature Gibson – and how its followup went MIA ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/luther-dickinson-magic-music-family-folk TWtrVpoZ58XXVDNDziByBD Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:30:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black Keys, Black Crowes and the next in line for Mastodon’s mind-expanding metal crown: this week’s essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/black-keys-black-crowes-essential-guitar-tracks HUxjd5Bi5cNwBAyGE2TmvF Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:04:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Our love letter to rock ’n’ roll”: Southern rock icons The Black Crowes return with their first album in 15 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-black-crowes-happiness-bastards soe6MmHyeZmTpS5fT2AwdB Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:10:15 +0000 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:46:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can have all the pedals you want, but the guitar/amp combination makes the sound. Pedals are just some extra paprika”: Rich Robinson reveals what’s on his pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rich-robinson-black-crowes-pedalboard cAuiJpWXhn9ZoAFPEvPKLA Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:14:42 +0000 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:14:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rich Robinson was doing a Facebook Q&A and I commented with a video of me playing one of his songs… long story short, it led to me playing with the Black Crowes”: How Argentina native Nico Bereciartua became the US rock institution's new guitar wingman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/nico-bereciartua-the-black-crowes UUgzjiPCxsDVQfSrMeUsJB Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:55:40 +0000 Wed, 29 May 2024 10:46:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I had joined Guns N’ Roses, that would have basically been me filling the role of someone having to back up Slash”: Marc Ford on the highs, lows and musical triumphs of The Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marc-ford-the-black-crowes hxNKJT3ukiLYYsDoEAw6KG Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:43:49 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:03:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would have gotten bored, and that would have been dangerous”: Marc Ford explains why he turned down Guns N’ Roses in favor of the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marc-ford-explains-why-he-chose-the-black-crowes-over-guns-n-roses JvV8ANYo32u3mJUNpwG6kd Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:13:19 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:34:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-black-crowes-rich-robinson-11-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound d6GWX4EGjCy5cJDtK6NpR6 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:50:05 +0000 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:50:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Isaiah Mitchell: "I played Les Pauls, Teles and Strats with the Black Crowes, but with Earthless, Strats are my number one. They're the most versatile guitars out there" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/isaiah-mitchell-earthless-black-crowes F7QJqFrbXzWQiiGRHXsoQj Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:22:54 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson repel an unwelcome stage invader –with his Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rich-robinson-repels-stage-invader-with-his-fender-telecaster XimvSBcE9xTY3QNb8xLQ7H Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:56:43 +0000 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:58:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson on 30 years of Shake Your Money Maker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/black-crowes-rich-chris-robinson TZxSawKNd9Zy5FTddLYb79 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:04:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson unpack the story behind their timeless debut, Shake Your Money Maker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/black-crowes-shake-your-money-maker UtuuGHqUcJmkRUGJ6JeD8V Fri, 07 May 2021 11:18:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ex-Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford declined offers to join Guns N’ Roses twice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ex-black-crowes-guitarist-marc-ford-declined-offers-to-join-guns-n-roses-twice abyMqERQ8fFmoubtLabqnk Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:34:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fresh Electromatics, a P90 Junior Jet and Nick 13 signature model head up Gretsch's 15-strong summer line-up ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fresh-electromatics-a-p90-junior-jet-and-nick-13-signature-model-head-up-gretschs-15-strong-summer-line-up QspvcErUcbHRHy53NqhTHm Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00:59 +0000 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:21:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson denies he snubbed Jimmy Page’s offer to collaborate ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/black-crowes-guitarist-rich-robinson-denies-claim-he-snubbed-jimmy-pages-offer-to-collaborate QiePPAaRFXCt6G2ewfkwS4 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:03:54 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:36:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Black Crowes will reunite for Shake Your Money Maker 30th anniversary tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-black-crowes-will-reunite-for-shake-your-money-maker-20th-anniversary-tour hJ4ksR5aU3VYDhCUtgoRCm Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:24:23 +0000 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:55:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Summer NAMM 2019: Gretsch Unveils New Rich Robinson “Magpie” Signature Model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/summer-namm-2019-gretsch-unveils-new-rich-robinson-magpie-signature-model nBxgSPEfrewfJfPo4Z4XY9 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:00:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Black Crowes Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Discuss the Magpie Salute's New Album, 'High Water I' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/former-black-crowes-rich-robinson-and-marc-ford-discuss-the-magpie-salutes-new-album-high-water-i AYP7GtgZeyb9oJhWeV4gqW Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Black Crowes Guitarist Rich Robinson is Selling Off Some of His Gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/former-black-crowes-guitarist-rich-robinson-is-selling-off-some-of-his-gear sdnoqcewCaZUpfnKyG9b5S Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:00:22 +0000 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:43:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Magpie Salute Premiere New Track, "For the Wind" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-magpie-salute-premiere-new-track-for-the-wind ELa2JotSu2sZUMfDLN6rXm Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:08:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Magpie Salute Announce Debut Album, 'High Water I' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-magpie-salute-announce-debut-album-high-water-i 9yxGUcbbK8gC3DJdJemm7h Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:37:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Black Crowes Frontman Chris Robinson Announces New Band, As The Crow Flies ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/chris-robinson-announces-new-band-as-the-crow-flies-black-crowes-tour r4BJizc7WCVmreiGFgky5L Tue, 09 Jan 2018 19:31:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Black Crowes Guitarists Rich Robinson and Marc Ford Talk Magpie Salute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/former-black-crowes-guitarists-rich-robinson-and-marc-ford-talk-magpie-salute Mq2PrLJQC6v4F8rvuaCXcQ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Robinson and Neal Casal Talk New Brotherhood Album, 'Barefoot in the Head' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/chris-robinson-and-neal-casal-talk-new-brotherhood-album-barefoot-head PYHvCyCKrJSy6GcbJeW6bk Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Robinson and Neal Casal Talk New Chris Robinson Brotherhood Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/chris-robinson-and-neal-casal-talk-new-chris-robinson-brotherhood-album WkooeaHoUuiKwhNVdfZwt8 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:13:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rich Robinson Talks New Solo Album, the End of the Black Crowes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rich-robinson-talks-new-solo-album-end-black-crowes 2axdckBSrvt4nc4JyYazjP Thu, 16 Jun 2016 18:27:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rich Robinson Talks Touring with Bad Company and New Album, 'Flux' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rich-robinson-talks-touring-bad-company-and-new-album-flux P8hFwPwtsk5bQHdgDjWFqH Mon, 06 Jun 2016 21:23:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marc Ford Plugs the Fuzz Back In: New Album and Kickstarter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/marc-ford-plugs-fuzz-back-new-album-and-kickstarter u8wiLPWG2ZUCcV6tK7stM8 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 23:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Luther Dickinson Premieres "Ain't No Grave" Performance and Lesson Videos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/luther-dickinson-premieres Fm9YSkVEXrSsEbBXdbTZDf Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:45:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marc Ford: Faith, Formation Flying and Fuzz ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/marc-ford-faith-formation-flying-and-fuzz ELhTwqE4YjQW6SNfKQXqwA Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:14:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Top 20 Acoustic Videos of 2014 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-top-twenty-acoustic-videos-2014 AFyyk9eGx8CSSuitmBc4t3 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 02:20:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rich Robinson Covers Derek and The Dominos' "Got to Get Better in a Little While" —Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/rich-robinson-covers-derek-and-dominos-got-get-better-little-while-video vuRh9nZmkf66UzzioiFAwn Wed, 28 May 2014 21:07:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exclusive Video Interview: The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-exclusive-video-interview-black-crowes-rich-robinson qjApi2Xka8bRom6LFEKbvF Mon, 05 May 2014 20:34:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video Exclusive: The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson Plays Two New Solo Songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-video-exclusive-the-black-crowes-rich-robinson-plays-two-new-solo-songs yZMrcWJVP8JXTTuv7Jmch Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:22:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Singing Songs About the Southland: Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Johnny Colt Talks Black Crowes, Train and Performing with His Idols ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/singing-songs-about-southland-lynyrd-skynyrd-bassist-johnny-colt-talks-black-crowes-train-and-performing-his-idols 4QZ5pdU7w6JU8ExoxhQJnB Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Black Crowes Announce Spring 2013 Tour Dates, Live Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/black-crowes-announce-spring-2013-tour-dates-live-album cDzac84fM8ZKtiQJfgTbfE Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:16:59 +0000 Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:08:42 +0000