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“My playing has always sucked, but it sells, because I keep it simple, I guess. I’m not a guitar player, I never took the time”: Soul icon Steve Cropper on writing Green Onions, stressing out Brian May – and the secret of Billy Gibbons’ guitar style

Cropper says he isn't it a great guitar player but if you co-wrote Green Onions and (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, you don't need technical wizardry. He walks us through a career marked by hits, grooves and soul

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10 of the best instrumental test tracks to give your hi-fi a vocal-free workout

Our pick of the best instrumental tracks to test out the talents of your hi-fi

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‘It became a beacon of hope’: the incredible story of Stax Records

A new docuseries traces the highs and lows of the Memphis record label, soaring with major acts like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes but a victim of both capitalism and racism

The Guardian - US

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"At the end, Jimmy says to me: 'I want you in my band'. I say: 'But I've got a maths exam in the morning!'": Rick Wakeman, and the blues records that changed his life

It all started with a love of trad jazz and Etta James – plus a baptism of fire in an after-school session with R&B star Jimmy Thomas

Louder

“Paul McCartney was one of my favorite bass players. I didn’t do him justice”: Paying tribute to the Beatles turned out to be a humbling experience for Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn

As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn cut an instrumental version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. But the experience wasn't all that satisfying...

Guitar World

32 Wrestlers Who Had Huge Moments In Both WWE And WCW

Here's a rundown of the biggest wrestlers who worked for both WWE and WCW.

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“What you don’t play is as important as what you do play. You need the space, as it makes the small things that you do seem bigger”: 5 questions with McKinley James

The soul/blues/rock ’n’ roll aficionado on how he fills out a duo – and why guitarists using pedals to replicate classic sounds are “shooting themselves in the foot”

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WWE's Booker T On Why He Thinks L.A. Knight's Money In The Bank Loss Will Help His Future

Wrestling fans may think the WWE did L.A. Knight dirty with his Money In The Bank loss, but Booker T believes it was best for his career.

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WWE 2K23 roster reveal with every confirmed wrestler

Cody Rhodes, Bron Breakker and Bad Bunny are officially on the WWE 2K23 roster

GamesRadar

Watch Donald “Duck” Dunn as Booker T and the MGs blow minds in Norway in 1967

On 7 April 1967, the Stax/Volt Revue hit Europe. Norwegian TV caught them in action in Oslo. What’s Norwegian for “locked in”?

Guitar World

John Fogerty: “I practice ferociously. I’m grateful God allowed me to keep going with my love of guitar. It didn’t end when I was 15, and it didn’t end when I became famous”

The iconic singer-songwriter reflects on his Creedence Clearwater Revival-era gear – including “the best-sounding solid-state amp ever made” – and the long-awaited release of the band’s famed 1970 Royal Albert Hall show

Guitar World

Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies at age 92

The white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player co-founded the influential record label with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound."

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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies

Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age 92

The Independent UK

‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train

David Pirner reveals why he wrote his ‘metaphor for depression’, while Tony Kaye recalls what inspired the video – which showed the faces of missing children and became a phenomenon

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Wrestling legend Booker T snubs The Undertaker as he names his WWE Mount Rushmore

Wrestling legend Booker T has named the four wrestlers he believes are the greatest of all time and it does not include 'The Deadman' and WWE Hall of Famer - The Undertaker

The Independent UK

Booker T. Jones performs at Stax, ahead of milestone

A performance by master keyboardist Booker T

Daily Mirror

Triple H had no idea who Logan Paul was when YouTube star joined WWE

Logan Paul won over a legion of new fans following his Summerslam performance, but Triple H has admitted he had no idea who the YouTuber was when he first came to the company

Sports Illustrated

Notebook: Bellator’s Valerie Loureda Signs With WWE

“My goal is to headline a WrestleMania. I want to be the first Cuban-American Latina woman to headline."

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Booker T Returns to the Ring As Part of a Hectic ‘WrestleMania’ Weekend

His busy ‘WrestleMania’ weekend also includes inducting his wife, Sharmell, into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Sports Illustrated

What We Learned at UFC 271

Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier and Tai Tuivasa each earned compelling wins to extend their individual pursuits.

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