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Kirk Hammett reflects on Peter Green's legacy: "You could put Oh Well or Green Manalishi up against the first two Sabbath albums"

By Rod Brakes

The custodian of the Greeny Les Paul recounts his recent meeting with Peter to reunite him with the guitar after decades apart

Bernie Marsden looks back on his final encounters with Peter Green

By David Mead

The Whitesnake and UFO guitarist shares his memories of his hero, friend and fellow rock legend

Gibson built a custom "Greeny" 1959 Les Paul for Metallica's Kirk Hammett

Gibson has built Kirk Hammett a replica of his “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard

By Richard Bienstock

Could a Custom Shop release of the guitar made famous by Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green be in the works?

5 guitar tricks you can learn from Peter Green

By Richard Barrett

You might never be able to wield Greeny yourself, but you can still learn the nuances of the blues legend's playing...

17 star guitar players share their favorite Peter Green moments

By Richard Bienstock

Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Jonny Lang, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa and more on the late Fleetwood Mac founder's genius

Guitarist Peter Green (right) and bassist John McVie, of British rock group Fleetwood Mac, rehearsing at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 22nd April 1969.

Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and British blues icon, dies aged 73

By Michael Astley-Brown

Guitar legend passes away in his sleep

The story of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, as told by John Mayall, Mike Vernon and Green himself

By Johnny Black

How the British blues-rock powerhouse came together, according to the people who were there

How Gary Moore came to own Peter Green's iconic Les Paul, Greeny

By David Mead

In this 1995 interview, Moore reveals how Green's departure from Fleetwood Mac led him to sell his legendary guitar - for a surprisingly low price...

Kirk Hammett: "I love that Greeny has its own fanbase that’s completely independent of me"

By Jon Wiederhorn

The metal icon details how he came to own Peter Green's legendary Les Paul, where it fits in Metallica's sound, and his own tributes to the Fleetwood Mac co-founder

The story of Peter Green, one of British blues' most influential players

The story of Peter Green, one of British blues' most mythologized - and influential - players

By Henry Yates

We look back at Greeny's trailblazing tenures in The Bluesbreakers and the Mac, 50 years on....

Photos from the Peter Green tribute concert in London on 25 February 2020

The Peter Green tribute concert: 10 guitar highlights from David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, Billy Gibbons, Pete Townshend and more

By Scott Rowley

We went to Mick Fleetwood & Friends’ celebration of Peter Green's music and this is what we learned

Footage of David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Kirk Hammett and more rehearsing for Peter Green tribute concert released

By Richard Bienstock

“It’s important to recognize the profound impact Peter and the early Fleetwood Mac had on the world of music,” says Mick Fleetwood

Kirk Hammett talks Greeny Les Paul, meeting Peter Green and playing - and singing (!) - on a new Green and Fleetwood Mac tribute record

By Richard Bienstock

"It's got that talk-singing kind of thing," Hammett says of his performance. "I can handle that"

The Deep Secret Behind Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 Les Paul Tone

By Christopher Scapelliti

Learn how Peter Green got his trademark, "out-of-phase" sound from his 1959 Les Paul.

Blues Legend Otis Rush Dead at 84

By Richard Bienstock

Rush's sound and style influenced rock and blues artists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Jimmy Page.

Fleetwood Mac Announce First-Ever Career-Spanning Set, '50 Years—Don't Stop'

By Richard Bienstock

The 3-CD release gathers music from the band's half-century career.

Watch Kirk Hammett Play Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" on the Peter Green Les Paul

By Damian Fanelli

How to Play Peter Green's "Oh Well" Intro

By Jackson Maxwell

Kirk Hammett: “Jimmy Page Told Me to Buy Peter Green’s Les Paul”

By Christopher Scapelliti

In a recent interview with Guitarist, Hammett reveals how he came to own Greeny, the 1959 Les Paul made famous by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green.

'Man of the World: The Peter Green Story' Coming to DVD

By Guitar World Staff

Man of the World: The Peter Green Story, a film made in 2009, is officially coming to DVDNovember 18.