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“David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s Walk On the Wild Side
Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist
The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero
Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others
The life and times of Mike Vernon, the British blues legend who got Eric Clapton his Bluesbreakers tone
The producer of vintage Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers was one of British blues’ towering figures
Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing a guitar icon – and how David Bowie calmed him down
Slick stepped into fill the spot in the mid 1970s, and thought he'd have a hard time winning over the fans and the media
The story of Fanny, one of the world’s first all-female rock bands
Fanny never topped the charts, but they made fans of everyone from the Beatles to David Bowie – despite constantly having to prove they could play
How David Bowie's longest-serving guitarist became the hero in his own story with KillerStar
KillerStar might be populated by Bowie alumni, but with guitarist-vocalist Rob Fleming fronting, The Afterglow is a record with its own unique flavor, says Earl Slick
How Gibson made the ultimate tribute to David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson
This Collector’s Edition replica of Ronson’s Bowie-era ’68 Les Paul Custom transports you spiritually – and tonally – to the glory days of the Spiders from Mars (Hull) – but it does not come cheap
How Gail Ann Dorsey honed her bass craft with David Bowie and Lenny Kravitz
Bowie’s long-time bassist salutes her mentor and unpacks her approach to the bass chair with Lenny Kravitz
