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“Mick Taylor would play the top lines. Keith Richards would write most of the songs... Once, Keith said, ‘You play too f*cking loud. I can’t work with you in the room right now‘”: Andy Johns on the Rolling Stones' turbulent Exile on Main St. sessions
By Matt Blackett published
Though the late engineer had already worked with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Free, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin, he saw what would become the Stones' masterpiece as “the most important project” he'd ever taken on
"The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Rod Brakes published
The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history
Watch Mick Taylor Play This "Incredibly Resonant" 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard With the Rolling Stones
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video Hear the ‘Ya-Ya’s’ guitar in action in this electrifying performance of “Love in Vain” from the Rolling Stones' 1972 tour
Watch Keith Richards Play This Legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video This iconic ‘Burst has been seen in the hands of Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton
The Best Guitar Moments of 1972
By Chris Buono published
From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson
Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year
By Joe Bosso published
This fascinating interview tells the story of a career that has seen the U.S. expat cross paths with everyone from Randy Rhoads to Albert King to Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor
“Sometimes You Can't Really Tell Who's Playing”: Keith Richards On His and Ronnie Wood's Rare Musical Chemistry
By Rod Brakes, Tom Wheeler published
This classic interview from the GP archive reveals some fascinating insights into the Rolling Stones’ twin guitar sound.
Fans Demand Rolling Stones Release Entire ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out’ Live Recordings
By Rod Brakes, Christopher Scapelliti last updated
An online petition calls for a box set of the band’s historic 1969 Madison Square Garden gigs in their entirety.
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