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Bassist Tim Lefebvre (also known for David Bowies 'Black Star' album) performs with Chris Potter Circuits Quartet at Lantaren Venster on April 4, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
“There was that moment of, ‘My God! I’m recording with David Bowie!’” Bassist Tim Lefebvre on the making of David Bowie's Lazarus

By Chris Jisi Published

The session for Bowie’s Blackstar album took place in early 2015 at the Magic Shop in New York

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Left-Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols performs in their first North American concert at The Great Southeast Music Hall on January 5, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia; Right-David Bowie performs on stage on his Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane tour in London in 1973
On July 3, 1973, David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust – that same day, Steve Jones stole his equipment

By Janelle Borg Published

Turns out the Sex Pistols guitarist had a lucrative “side hustle” as a gear thief...

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Guitarist and bassist with Iggy and the Stooges Ron Asheton performs on stage at the Whisky on October 23, 1973 in Los Angeles, California.
When Ron Asheton switched from guitar to bass, Iggy and the Stooges recorded their most influential record

By Brian Fox Published

How a chance meeting between Iggy Pop and David Bowie put the Stooges back on their feet

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Robert Smith of The Cure performs at OVO Arena Wembley on December 12, 2022 in London, England.
Robert Smith on his disastrous first show as a singer and guitarist when he butchered a Jimi Hendrix classic

By Phil Weller Published

Smith only carried on fronting the band because he’d fallen out with everyone who filled the role

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LOS ANGELES - 1973: Musician David Bowie performs onstage with bass player Trevor Bolder (1950-2013) during his "Ziggy Stardust" era in 1973 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Trevor Bolder speaks out on his storied history with David Bowie

By Chris Jisi Published

How could anyone who played bass on Ziggy Stardust not be a rock legend?

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A black and white action shot of David Bowie and Carlos Alomar sharing the mic onstage, with Alomar playing his Fender Stratocaster
Carlos Alomar on being punished by James Brown, scolded by Chuck Berry – and adored by David Bowie

By Andrew Daly Published

Playing professionally since his teens, Carlos Alomar was part of the DAM Trio rhythm section that backed David Bowie from the mid-’70s – and now, he says, it’s time to commemorate that legendary collective

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David Bowie and Carlos Alomar onstage in the '80s, with Alomar soloing on a red Stratocaster
Carlos Alomar on making Fame, Heroes – and Bowie’s Berlin era

By Andrew Daly Published

The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) Fame with John Lennon

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A montage of Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Brian May and Tony Iommi playing guitar
How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar

By Brad Tolinski Published

As big beasts like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple dominated the era, players such as Steve Howe and Brian May transformed the landscape and the guitar hero cult grew, producing its GOAT by the dawn of the ‘80s

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Herbie Flowers playing double bass
British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86

By Janelle Borg Published

Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and Bowie's Space Oddity

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John Lennon playing a Telecaster and an image of David Bowie and Carlos Alomar (playing a Stratocaster) onstage
Carlos Alomar recalls making Fame with two rock icons – and why he turned down dinner with a Beatle

By Matt Parker Published

The long-term Bowie collaborator says he had to put his guitar ideas first

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