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Amy Winehouse rehearses ahead of tomorrow's Wembley Arena performace of "The Miller Strat Pack" concert on September 23, 2004 at Black Island Studios in London. The event pays homage to the Fender Stratocaster at tomorrow's charity concert for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, and celebrates 50 years of the iconic guitar.

"She made it look so effortless.” Watch Amy Winehouse stun audiences with her voice and a Stratocaster

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: Known for her singular voice, Winehouse was also a talented guitarist

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Ralph McTell performs at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 30, 1970.

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

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Portrait of musician Nick Lowe playing a Hamer guitar, circa 1990.

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

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David Cassidy performs onstage

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

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Eddie Van Halen plays his custom Frankenstrat guitar at Cobo Arena during Van Halen's "Hide Your Sheep Tour" on August 13, 1982, in Detroit, Michigan.

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

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John Mayall performs at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany, January 9, 1970

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

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Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive performs on stage at The Magnolia on November 05, 2023 in El Cajon, California.

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

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Zakk Wylde, best known as the former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and founder of Black Label Society. During a shoot for Guitarist Magazine, February 23, 2011.

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

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Billy Duffy of The Cult performs during the Revolution 3 Tour at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 24, 2018 in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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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Jimmie Vaughan (left) and Stevie Ray Vaughan photographed in 1990 at the time they made the Vaughan Brothers album Family Style

"I’m still in denial." Jimmie Vaughan on the pain that lingers from Stevie Ray's death

By Mark McStea published

The Austin legend shared his thoughts with us this past year while discussing guitar highlights from his long career

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