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Ralph McTell scored a hit with “Streets of London.” It only took him 10 years — and three recordings
By Joe Matera published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: The guitarist says his song is better known in the U.S for a successful cover version
Nick Lowe says he’s just a strummer — but these two classic-rock hits launched made him a songwriter's songwriter
By Gary Graff published
Lowe tells the story behind "Cruel to Be Kind" and four other tracks from his 50-year career
David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from session guitar greats, and jamming with Lennon and McCartney
By Matt Blackett published
A mega-star with the Partridge Family, Cassidy was nonetheless a serious guitarist, and worked in the studio with the likes of Larry Carlton and Mick Ronson
Eddie Van Halen on guitar solos, the music teacher who slapped his face, and his all-time worst song
By Jas Obrecht published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: EVH touched on the essence of his approach to soloing in this classic Guitar Player interview
John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue
By Fred Stuckey published
The blues legend, who died on July 22, was one of the guitar world's major losses in 2024
Randy Bachman tells us how an inside joke gave him a hit even bigger than "Takin' Care of Business"
By Gary Graff published
Not many artists can boast that their song won an award from the Stuttering Foundation of America
Zakk Wylde cracks us up with tales of Ozzy as he reveals the stories behind his greatest tracks
By Mark McStea published
The heavy metal shredder also explains how he fuses together Pat Martino and Jimi Hendrix in his practice sessions
Guitarist Billy Duffy tells the story behind the song that gave the Cult a second life
By Mark McStea published
The guitarist says the hit track was key to helping them shed their goth reputation and develop their own sound and image
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