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David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from session guitar greats, and jamming with Lennon and McCartney
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
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
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"
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
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
The guitarist says the hit track was key to helping them shed their goth reputation and develop their own sound and image
"I’m still in denial." Jimmie Vaughan on the pain that lingers from Stevie Ray's death
The Austin legend shared his thoughts with us this past year while discussing guitar highlights from his long career
Rory Gallagher delivers a master class in blues in Guitar Player’s 1978 interview
The Irish guitar hero discusses the albums that inspired him, and the gear and techniques that made him one of the all-time greats
