Peter Green
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![John Mayall performs at the Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany, January 9, 1970](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tm7aVDmngC42otNVC9fsen-320-80.jpg)
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
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Peter Green recalled talking his way into Eric Clapton’s Bluesbreakers shoes. That's when his struggles began
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist never liked comparisons to the man he replaced
![Peter Green Fender Duo-Sonic II](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eeTfcszEPCgzbagVUXJnEZ-320-80.jpg)
Peter Green’s peculiar Fender Duo-Sonic II – used extensively during his late ‘70s comeback – to be auctioned off
By Phil Weller published
The three-quarter-sized guitar featured on two solo albums that marked the Fleetwood Mac co-founder's return from obscurity in the late ‘70s
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Peter Green on his time with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac, and wrestling with his demons
By Elliot Stephen Cohen published
Having blown minds with Mayall and then formed Fleetwood Mac, the late blues guitar genius suddenly walked away at the peak of the latter band's first run of commercial success. He would endure years of horrors before making it back to the stage
![Guitarist Peter Green (right) and bassist John McVie, of British rock group Fleetwood Mac, rehearsing at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 22nd April 1969.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FLzYQfqw7YhRemFAc4HRJ6-320-80.jpg)
"This Was the Secret We’d All Been Searching for!" Discover the Key to Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 'Burst Les Paul Tone
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Learn how the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist got the incredible out-of-phase sound on his famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul, "Greeny"
![Fleetwood Mac in 1969. (left to right) Bassist John McVie, guitarist/singer Danny Kirwan, guitarist/singer Peter Green, pianist Jeremy Spencer, and drummer Mick Fleetwood](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fHbrY36Q7gUm2zMVPhMCS-320-80.jpg)
Here’s Why Fleetwood Mac's 1969 Album 'Then Play On' is One of the Greatest Blues-Rock Records Ever Made
By Jim Campilongo published
The group’s third studio LP is hard evidence of Fleetwood Mac’s growth from an excellent blues band to a blues-based act that defied description
![Gary Moore performs onstage at Shepherds Bush Empire in London on November 1, 2009](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eEhFALHhBVEzK3PxLzzDJe-320-80.jpg)
Gary Moore: "When I’d See Peter Green, I Was Hanging on Every Note He Played. When He Would Hit the Note, it Would Just Go Right Through Me"
By Darrin Fox published
The late blues guitar great discusses channeling Roy Buchanan with a Tele, the best piece of playing advice he ever got, and the hard-rock guitar icon who borrowed liberally from his "Parisienne Walkways" melody in this 2007 GP interview.
![Peter Green's 1962 Silvertone Speed Demon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dLnNpacezPNbKLogkXMwj9-320-80.jpg)
Peter Green’s 1962 Silvertone Speed Demon Recently Showed Up on Reverb – and Was Quickly Snapped Up
By Jackson Maxwell published
Said to be in “amazing” condition, the vintage six-string features a trio of Speed Bump-style soapbar pickups.
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