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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

Eddie Van Halen on guitar solos, the music teacher who slapped his face, and his all-time worst song
By Jas Obrecht published
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
By Fred Stuckey published
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"
By Gary Graff published
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
By Mark McStea published
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
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

Jimmie Vaughan tells the stories behind five key songs from his career
By Mark McStea published
The Austin legend shared his thoughts with us this past year while discussing guitar highlights from his deep catalog

Rory Gallagher delivers a master class in blues in Guitar Player’s 1978 interview
By Stefan Grossman last updated
The Irish guitar hero discusses the albums that inspired him, and the gear and techniques that made him one of the all-time greats
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