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George Benson on the time he met Jimi Hendrix, how Peter Frampton changed the course of his career and what Paul McCartney made of his Beatles tribute

One of the all-time jazz guitar greats on upsetting guitar companies, receiving praise from Frank Sinatra, and what it was really like working with Miles Davis

Guitar World

Ed Sheeran shows Howard Stern how he played his guitar to help win the Let’s Get It On case: “You can’t copyright a chord sequence - you just can’t”

He also reveals how the Unplugged version of Layla inspired him to be a musician and led to a friendship with Eric Clapton

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25 great blues-rock guitar licks lesson

Play in the style of Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, Gilmour, the three Kings, John Mayer and more with our tab and audio lessons

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Joe Bonamassa shares his favorite Gibson ES-335 licks in this exclusive lesson

Learn some soloing tips from Mr Bonamassa as he takes his 1961 Gibson ES-335 up the dusty end to show you what the legendary semi-hollow can do

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Layla hoping to put opponents on knees

A new Black Fern rugby player has an extra challenge to keep her going hard in top matches, Adam Julian discovers

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King's Coronation Concert: Who is Steve Winwood and what songs is he famous for?

The rock'n'roll icon is behind many famous tracks

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What happened the night Stevie Ray Vaughan died - by those who were there

On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan played the gig of his life. Just hours later he was killed when his helicopter crashed in thick fog. This is the inside story of that tragic day

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Blues, booze and debauchery: the agonising life and death of Paul Butterfield

Paul Butterfield inspired Dylan to plug in, was a virtuoso singer and mouth harp player, and took black blues to white America. But beneath the surface, trouble was brewing

Louder

How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history

A tale of Jeff Beck’s generosity, Jimmy Page’s enduring gratitude and a 1959 Fender Telecaster that helped define a whole generation of rock music

Guitar World

Cory Wong and Wampler unite for the Wong Compressor – “the most versatile compressor that has ever existed”

The dual-function stompbox features a flexible compressor circuit, a boost inspired by an Eric Clapton-favored unit, and offers an XLR output for connecting straight to PAs, mixers and audio interfaces

Guitar World

We once asked Leslie West who his favourite guitarist was: his answer was not what we expected

Mountain's Leslie West on the guitarist who sounded like a "45-year-old blues guy when he was barely in his twenties"

Louder

Custom Flying Vs, strange open tunings and massive bends: how Albert King created his own strain of the blues – and inspired Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan

A left-hander, King flipped a right-handed guitar upside down, put it in an unorthodox tuning, and forged a style steeped in steely drama and epic bends

Guitar World

Joan Armatrading pens first symphony as she eyes career move into classical music

The 72-year-old’s used to playing stadiums with the likes of Queen and Eric Clapton, but she’s now looking forward to the world premiere of 'Symphony Number One'

Daily Mirror

Derek Trucks names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Tedeschi Trucks Band slide maestro reveals his formative influences – from the obvious to the obscure – what he thinks is the "fiercest" guitar solo of all time, and why rhythm guitar is a lost art

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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival: 11 of our favourite performances from past years

The 2023 line-up is phenomenal and features past artists that helped set the standard including John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr and Vince Gill

Guitar World

Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled

From H.E.R. to John McLaughlin and Marcus King to Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr, the LA event takes place this September and features an eclectic, once–in-a-lifetime lineup

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Eric Clapton launches The Definitive 24 Nights box set, announces global cinema event

Recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall, The Definitive 24 Nights includes previously unreleased versions of many classics - video for Layla out now

Guitar World

Slash on his love of Les Pauls: “That Kris Derrig Les Paul came in the 11th hour when we were doing Appetite. It just sounded f**kin’ perfect – like a gift from on high”

The Guns N' Roses guitarist and rock icon talks about the guitars he treasures most – including buying and returning Joe Perry's Dark Burst LP – and reveals how his love for Les Pauls has inspired and shaped him as a player...

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J Mascis: 10 albums that changed my life – “The Stooges was definitely my guitar sound inspiration. That’s still the best sound I’ve heard for guitar on a recording”

The Dinosaur Jr frontman picks the albums that took him from a young drummer under Ian Paice's spell to pioneer of US alt-rock, and warns of the danger of the pastel-coloured sports jacket

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Abbey Road engineer Ken Scott on recording The Beatles: “I was there when Eric Clapton played the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it was just another day at the office so it didn't mean anything at the time”

On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible”

Louder

John Lee Hooker: The Best Of Friends - Album Of The Week Club review

More than a dozen of John Lee Hooker's superstar duets, gathered together in a collaborative showcase

Guitar World

Joe Bonamassa names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The king of modern-day blues-rock on "the greatest rock guitar player that ever was", who he considers "the Frank Sinatra of the blues" and "Immaculate Conception as a guitar player" – and why he regularly apologizes to Eric Johnson

Guitar World

Watch Marcus King play a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom once owned by Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton

King was on tour in France when super-collector Matthieu Lucas of Matt’s Guitar Shop dropped by with a very special single-cut in tow

MusicRadar

Ed Sheeran's final album will be "perfect" and released "after I die"

Star reveals he wants to build the posthumous album "for the rest of my life"

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Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Nick Mason and more join list of artists calling for Roger Waters' concert ban to be reversed

Frankfurt's city council forced the cancellation of a scheduled performance by Roger Waters - and now a list of notable names have lined up to support the former Pink Floyd man

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