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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork

"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’

By Mark McStea published

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

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The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff published

The players who don't hog the limelight but do lay down the best chords and riffs in guitar history

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Steve Vai (left, standing) and Nile Rodgers (seated) in the studio

Watch Nile Rodgers Tear it Up on Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM

By Jackson Maxwell published

Though the Chic legend's iconic Hitmaker Strat was nearby, Rodgers took Vai's own number-one axe for a spin during the sessions for the Halo 2 soundtrack, and sounded right at home.

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Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster

“I Only Play One Guitar”: Nile Rodgers Riffs On His Famed Hitmaker

By Art Thompson published

As Fender releases a limited-edition replica, we talk to the man himself about the axe that defines his career.

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Nile Rodgers performs at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, in November 2016

Nile Rodgers Relives His Spectacular Career on the 'No Guitar Is Safe' Podcast

By Jude Gold published

The six-string maestro discusses the Fender Acoustasonic Stratocaster, and details his hugely influential funk guitar approaches.

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The Guitarists of David Bowie: Carlos Alamar, Adrian Belew, Reeves Gabrels, Nile Rodgers and More Share Their Memories

By Guitar Player Staff published

The inside story on David Bowie's star-studded procession of guitarists, by those who were there.

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