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Fred Tackett compares his gigs with Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Bob Seger, and recalls his friendship with Lowell George
The veteran session Strat-slinger who restarted Little Feat in the ‘80s discusses how he developed an essential studio skill, why brass is his main inspiration, and the best advice he ever heard
Mike Peters, frontman of the Welsh band, The Alarm, has died aged 66
Peters was first diagnosed with cancer 30 years ago – and remained an active campaigner to raise funds and awareness for cancer research through his charity, Love Hope Strength
Nashville guitar extraordinaire Mac Gayden – who worked with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel – dies at 83
The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love
The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off
Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn was the third person to ever own a Rickenbacker 12-string, following George Harrison – and his timely purchase would completely transform the Dylan song, and the band's entire trajectory
When Bob Dylan played with an LA punk band to promote the album he made with Mark Knopfler
1983's Infidels, Dylan's first secular album in half a decade, was graced with a bounty of sweetly tasteful leads from the Dire Straits man. To recreate two of its songs on Late Night with David Letterman, Dylan hired LA punks the Plugz
How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar
The Whitesnake, Winger and Alice Cooper guitarist joined Dylan for a 1987 movie, and they jammed every day
After playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro claims she is a guitar player for life
After learning the instrument for the once-in-a-lifetime role, Barbaro is now taking her guitar journey beyond the screen and into her day-to-day life
Bob Dylan may have played Gibson, but Timothée Chalamet started his transformation with a budget acoustic
The actor was fully equipped with high-end Gibsons for A Complete Unknown – but picked out a budget-friendly Yamaha when he first started taking guitar lessons
Rosanne Cash on her father’s six-string salute to Dylan – and why it’s the ultimate country music honor
The country legend says her father was not precious with instruments – instead, he respected the players
Eric Bibb never planned to be a roots troubadour, but the blues took hold of his career
With more than 40 albums, three Grammy nominations and countless Blues Foundation awards to his name, Eric Bibb releases his most autobiographical set of songs yet on his latest release, In the Real World
