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George Freeman, onetime guitarist for Charlie Parker, has died at age 97. Read our 2024 interview with the jazz icon
By Nikki O'Neil published
Freeman died on April 1, a few days before he would have performed gigs to celebrate his 98th birthday

Joe Perry on Jeff Beck, the Yardbirds and "The 10 Records That Changed My Life"
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist says he picked a pair of albums from his own catalog for one very good reason: "Making those albums made all the difference in my career"

"It was in the early days of wireless guitars." Squeeze guitarist Glenn Tilbrook reveals his best and worst gigs of all time
By Gary Graff published
The English guitarist and songwriter is currently performing with Squeeze, supporting Daryl Hall and playing solo dates

Kane Roberts tells how he nearly set Alice Cooper's audience on fire with his flame-throwing machine-gun guitar
By Andrew Daly published
The guitar wasn't just a show-stopping gimmick — Roberts says it was a well-made instrument too

Tommy Emmanuel shares his gig-day guitar routine, from sun-up to show time
By Jimmy Leslie published
The Australian acoustic guitar maestro reveals what it takes for him to be at peak performance for his high-energy solo shows

Pete Thorn shares the tip that convinced Joe Satriani he was the right guitarist for the SatchVai Band
By Joe Bosso published
The L.A. session ace told us the five rules he thinks every player should follow for a successful career

Dan Donegan tells how a "warm-up" session produced Disturbed's signature hit, "Down With the Sickness"
By Gary Graff published
The band is celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'The Sickness' with a rarities-packed reissue and has plans for a new full-length.

Don Felder on how he crafted his iconic guitar solo for the Eagles’ “One of These Nights”
By Gary Graff published
Felder considers his creation "the most deliberate solo I did" and says he took his cues from the style of alto saxophonist David Sanborn
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