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Mark Knopfler & Phil Palmer performing live onstage
“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname

By Andrew Daly Published

Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set

Guitarists
Photo of Herbie FLOWERS
“There was no intention to be clever. We didn’t know what we were doing!” Herbie Flowers’ bassline on David Bowie’s Space Oddity

By Bryan Beller Published

Listen to Herbie Flowers give lift to David Bowie’s lyric about “floating in a tin can” 

Bassists
Earl Slick and David Bowie
“David united us in a truly special way. I am sure he would have loved this album”: David Bowie’s key collaborators have formed a new band – hear KillerStar's debut single

By Matt Owen Published

With Earl Slick on guitar and Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, KillerStar unites figures from across Ziggy Stardust's career. But as the band explains, this project is “something altogether new and exciting”

Bands
American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Fireside Bowl, Chicago, Illinois, February 17, 1984.
“He completely floored me. I hadn’t been so gung-ho about a guitar player since Jeff Beck”: How David Bowie helped launch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s career – and why their joint tour was canceled at the last minute

By Damian Fanelli Published

Bowie’s Let’s Dance album introduced the future blues icon to the world. The pair were slated to perform together in support of the record, but SRV never got on the tour bus…

Guitarists
Bowie and Gail Ann Dorsey in Paris, France on September 25, 2002.
"There was something about that picture of Marilyn that resonated with how I feel when I’m trying to get something right on the bass": Why Gail Ann Dorsey named her bass after Marilyn Monroe

By Nick Wells Published

The story behind the Bowie bassist’s iconic Music Man StingRay

Bassists
David Bowie: The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (1972) sleeve
"I never wanted to be just the bass player, plonking away. I played a lot of notes – too many sometimes!" Trevor Bolder and the low-end magic of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

By Mike Brooks Published

The Lowlist Ziggy Stardust was recorded in just one day. It made David Bowie a star. But bass players could only hear Trevor Bolder...

The Lowlist
Stevie Ray Vaughan
His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero

By Amit Sharma Published

Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history

Guitarists
Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton on the highs and lows of his remarkable guitar journey, meeting George Harrison, and how David Bowie made him cool again

By David Mead Published

From early pop stardom with The Herd to Frampton Comes Alive! and finding salvation in Bowie’s band, Frampton reflects on a rollercoaster career and the darker side of fame…

Guitarists
David Bowie and Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton says playing guitar for David Bowie helped him regain “credibility” as a player

By Matt Owen Published

The guitar legend reflected on his relationship with Bowie, who recruited Frampton for his 1987 Never Let Me Down album and Glass Spider tour – two pivotal experiences in Frampton’s career

Guitarists
David Bowie Performing At Radio 2 Live And Exclusive, London, Britain - 18 Sep 2002
Gail Ann Dorsey: “David Bowie asked me to sing Under Pressure – I was terrified!" 

By Nick Wells Published

Gail Ann Dorsey on the genius of David Bowie, her fears following Freddie Mercury and her moment in the spotlight on Bowie's Reality Tour

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