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The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson
Rich Robinson on why he reunited the Black Crowes – and revitalized their guitar lineup

By Mark McStea Published

Toxic band member behavior drove the Robinson brothers apart – but it also brought them back together. Rich Robinson details the challenge of playing in 15 different tunings, how a flood made his Les Paul Goldtop sound better, and why Nico Bereciartua is just the guitarist the band needs

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Left-Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes perform at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on May 15, 2024 in London, England;Right-Record producer Brendan O'Brien attends the SiriusXM's "Town Hall" with AC/DC's Angus Young And Brian Johnson on November 17, 2014 in New York City
Why the Black Crowes’ Hard to Handle guitar solo was played by producer Brendan O’Brien instead of Slash

By Janelle Borg Published

Legendary producer and multi-instrumentalist Brendan O’Brien sets the record straight on whether he played all the instruments on The Black Crowes’ debut album

Guitarists
The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson
“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

By Amit Sharma Published

The Robinson brothers are back in session as The Black Crowes complete their triumphant comeback. Here, Robinson gives us the guitar story behind the rock ’n’ roll album of the year

Guitarists
Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes onstage with Jimmy Page at the Greek Theatre, LA in October 1999
“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

By Matt Parker Published

The band has unreleased recordings of Page playing on Black Crowes songs in 1999 – and plan to release them next year

Guitarists
Rich Robinson playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop onstage in 2023
“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

By Matt Parker Published

The Black Crowes guitarist says his restored LP is a rare example of an instrument that (eventually) came back stronger following the 2012 disaster

Electric Guitars
Luther Dickinson
“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

By Andrew Daly Published

The North Mississippi Allstars man has led a storied career. He discusses his surprising jams with Rich Robinson and co, recording with The Replacements at the age of 13, and how his dad (via Bo Diddley) set him on a lifelong open-tuned path

Guitarists
The Black Keys' Patrick Carney (left) and Dan Auerbach perform onstage at the Audacy Riptide Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida on December 2, 2023
Black Keys, Black Crowes and the next in line for Mastodon’s mind-expanding metal crown: this week’s essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published

The must-hear licks, riffs, solos and six-string moments from BIG|BRAVE, Bring Me The Horizon, Dead Poet Society, Bodega, Slift, Waxahatchee, and more

Music Releases
Black Crowes 2024
“Our love letter to rock ’n’ roll”: Southern rock icons The Black Crowes return with their first album in 15 years

By Phil Weller Published

The album arrives March 15 and the band has dropped hip-shaking lead single Wanting and Waiting to mark the occasion

Bands
Rich Robinson
“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

By Andrew Daly Published

Why a Black Crowe seeks the company of a Red Lama and an Angry Troll but finds the meaning of life (tone-wise) lies in the magic that happens between guitar and a vintage tube amp

Pedalboards
Nico Bereciartua performs with The Black Crowes at the 2023 Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona on February 25, 2023
“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

By Andrew Daly Published

From chatting with Robinson on social media to opening for Aerosmith in arenas, Bereciartua's star has had a rapid ascent. He discusses his favorite guitars for slide, his six-string chemistry with Rich Robinson, and why playing with the Black Crowes is the greatest honor of his life

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