David Cassidy David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from the session guitar greats, and jamming with Paul McCartney and John Lennon 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 Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia Mick Ronson: the Rise and Fall of Glam-Rock’s Greatest Guitarist In 1970, he changed the career of David Bowie and went on to work with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Morrissey and more. Latest David Cassidy The Little-Known Mick Ronson/David Cassidy Connection By Michael Molenda published 29 April 21 In 1976, the teen idol – left behind by his former core audience and fighting to stay musically relevant – connected with one of the decade's great guitar heroes. Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1"They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time 2"It's a very weird situation, and I don't think I'll ever understand it." Guitarist K.K. Downing updates his status with Judas Priest as he tells the story behind the song that defined the group's heavy-metal image 3“There's a bigger vision with this guitar." Fender's first seven-string Stratocaster is here — and could be headed for full-scale production4"It's great. I dig this!" Watch Eddie Van Halen compose "Amsterdam" on a Charvel guitar in an unearthed home video from 1987 — eight years before the song's official release5"The best news I have heard all year. Bless them for keeping this guitar in Ireland." Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland
The Little-Known Mick Ronson/David Cassidy Connection By Michael Molenda published 29 April 21 In 1976, the teen idol – left behind by his former core audience and fighting to stay musically relevant – connected with one of the decade's great guitar heroes.