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Scott Gorham tells how Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” was saved from oblivion
By Andrew Daly published
The classic-rock icon also shared with us the Irish origins of the group’s twin-guitar harmony attack
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take”
By Gary Graff published
Although the song is credited to Sting, the former Police guitarist believes his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Jimmy Page on how Led Zeppelin's triumphant 2007 reunion took shape, and the tour that never was
By Jackson Maxwell published
Speaking to GP in 2020, Page said that he, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham “had honed ourselves to the point where we were ready” for a tour after the band's acclaimed full set at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert
Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie
By Phil Weller published
The song is set to feature in the audiobook version of the drummer’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, Brothers, and finds Eddie in melodious form
“I get hired to be me, instead of those awkward moments where they say, ‘Can you sound like XYZ?’” Molly Miller on balancing jazz and Jason Mraz
By Jeff Jacobson published
Miller revels in her jazz chops on new album The Battle of Hotspur. But as this doctor of musical arts explains, it’s just one facet of her myriad guitar talents
Cold water therapy inspired Sam Evian’s new album – which has so many guest guitarists, he wound up playing bass
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The vintage instruments and recording gear in his upstate New York studio let the singer-songwriter follow his muse where it leads. On Plunge, it swims in a wash of warm, overdriven guitars, with guests including Adrianne Lenker and El Kempner
He was one of jazz guitar’s greatest tutors, but on Wildest Guitar, Mickey Baker’s playing is unhinged in the best possible way
By Jim Campilongo published
When it came to guitar instrumentals, no-one served them hotter than Mickey Baker
Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva
By Phil Weller published
The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic
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