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Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio
Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot
Satriani has recruited some of the biggest-name players in the world on his virtuosic merry-go-round tours, but there’s one name he’s never been able to cross off his bucket list
Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level
The guitarist has reflected on their brief time touring together and recognized the detail that made him so unique
“In my head, I could hear it as a monster.” Tony Iommi on the moment he instantly composed “Iron Man,” calling it one of two Black Sabbath songs he relates to
The guitarist, who will regroup with Black Sabbath's original lineup, told Guitar Player the song is an example of his desire to write "something dramatic and big"
Nita Strauss opens up about the support of her guitar hero, Steve Vai, and her hopes to inspire more female guitar players
She also credits Jennifer Batten as a female guitarist who "checked the boxes for me" at a time when few women were playing guitar
Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
He tried out the amp in front of 7,000 people before Jimi Hendrix showed him how to make it sing
B.B. King on the night in 1967 when he jammed with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
The night marked the moment King recognized his influence on the new generation of blues guitarists — but he had no bitterness for his years in obscurity
John Lee Hooker told us how the blues is supposed to be played
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this engaging chat from our August 1992 issue
