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Steve Earle wrote a timeless tale of outlaws in America. It became a hit. Then Tennessee made it the state song
By Joe Matera published
The al-country firebrand says he was just trying to build an audience for himself on rock radio when he wrote "Copperhead Road" in 1988

How a guitar accessory and a rejection of grunge created one of the 1990s' defining songs
By Joe Matera published
Mark Bryan reveals how Hootie and the Blowfish claimed their biggest chart success with "Only Wanna Be With You"

“I’m going, ‘This guy is better at what I do than I am!' ” Eddie Van Halen on the one guitarist he said out–Van Halened him
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Ed's impressions of Steve Vai weren't entirely positive, and he wondered if others saw him the same way

Bumblefoot says his top guitar tips will help you break out of ruts and engage with the music
By Joe Bosso published
The shred virtuoso also talks about working with Steve Vai and Brian May for his new album, 'Bumblefoot....Returns!'

"We hit this one lick, and the lighting director came rushing forward: 'Don't change a thing!”’ Billy Gibbons reveals how a soundcheck jam turned into ZZ Top's breakthrough hit
By Gary Graff published
Gibbons says he has new music in the works with ZZ and the BFGs, whose new single — "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" from the Paramount+ series Landman — comes out today

“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough
By Andrew Daly published
Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art

Junior Marvin on being picked by Bob Marley as his lead guitarist on 'Exodus,' the album that brought reggae to the world
By Andrew Daly last updated
Marvin says engineer Roger Mayer brought him a Strat from Manny’s in New York specifically chosen for album sessions

Ace Frehley goes behind the scenes of rock's greatest TV interview — when Tom Snyder interviewed Kiss in 1979
By Andrew Daly last updated
“Kiss had a weird chemistry back then,” the Space Ace says. “Which is one of the reasons that group worked”
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