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![Ernie Isley and Paul McCartney](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zcb39Y6Nn33mRHRxFcRnqg-320-80.jpg)
Ernie Isley recalls how a surprise meeting with Paul McCartney led to the pair jamming "Twist and Shout"
By Phil Weller published
Nearly 60 years after both groups found success with their hit cover versions, the pair united for a special impromptu performance of the track
![Paul McCartney performs as he headlines the Pyramid Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2022 in Glastonbury, England.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D2ViQWJ4jry9HskKQExkua-320-80.jpg)
“I’ll just do a little bit of it and show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he played for John Lennon that earned him a spot in the band
By Christopher Scapelliti published
McCartney says Lennon was impressed by his guitar playing and the fact that Paul knew all the words
![The Beatles pose for a portrait in the studio in circa 1965.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/egAJLxLuHvEvoARSgwPq96-320-80.jpg)
“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
By Joe Bosso last updated
The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his hard-won advice on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly
![Beatles Pete Best line-up, December 17,1961](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVmvSwexqbi7c3Ge3DnfYa-320-80.jpg)
"Do you know what happened to my lost bass, the one that got pinched?" How Paul McCartney's simple 2019 query over coffee in a studio led to a forensic hunt for the iconic Höfner 500/1 violin bass
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The theft of Paul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner bass is a 50-year-old mystery that spans from Hawkwind to the Who. Here's how the Lost Bass project filled a gap in rock and roll history.
![Andrew Watt performs onstage at Beacon Theatre on February 04, 2022 in New York City.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wqpW6tZuxZEWde9ronCbEc-320-80.jpg)
"Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album
By Brad Tolinski published
Andrew Watt has made records with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, and more, but manning the boards for the Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds was, he says, "the honor of my lifetime”
![Keith Richards with guitar and the cover of Guitar Player](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wgTcxUK2dEiAJsiDDuNZzY-320-80.png)
“It wouldn’t have worked!” Keith Richards on why Jeff Beck wasn’t the right fit for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney’s bass carnage – and why his 5-string Telecaster works
By Tom Poak published
In a new interview in the latest Guitar Player, Keith Richards opens up about Charlie Watts, Jeff Beck, playing with McCartney and this theory on why his 5-string Telecaster works
![Paul McCartney performs at Live 8 at Hyde Park in London on July 2, 2005](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPrxuJC5HthRKq8YbcuSaG-320-80.jpg)
"I Kept Trying to Use Other Guitars, but Nigel Godrich Would Say, ‘You Know What We Should Try, Don’t You?’ ‘Casino?’ ‘Yep!’": Paul McCartney Reveals How He Fell Back in Love with His Epiphone Casino, and Transformed His Sound, in 2005 GP Interview
By Michael Molenda published
For the critically acclaimed 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,' McCartney was encouraged to abandon his Les Paul, but also found time to beef up his acoustic fingerpicking, and plug into his old Vox AC30.
![Les Paul tinkers in his studio.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QsKMEYf2fzkdiTYSDaAcwi-320-80.jpg)
The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 2
By Martin McQuade published
Seventy-five years later, we’re still reeling from this groundbreaking single
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