The Latest Breaking News from Hank Marvin

Veteran admits he sailed close to the wind as he taught prog giants to drink – but he learned how much it means to play live with a band

Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

Sir Tom Jones, 10cc and Gary Barlow join previously confirmed headliners Chaka Khan, James, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Bananarama and Elbow.

New charity album ‘Think Loud 4 Parkinson’s’ contains a unique version of Procol Harum’s 1967 number one ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ along with Leo Sayer’s cover of The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ set to the music of Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’.

On his own after a number of short-lived bands and the death of his friend, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott, the late guitar hero ditched the ‘hard rock’ sound he'd grown tired of for something with more modern ingredients

Physics does not adequately explain reflected sound and echo effects. Take as example the echo-producing Echoplex, a magnetic tape device that influenced the soundtrack of a generation. Think of Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love (1969) and the echo on its violin sections. The echo coming from Hank Marvin’s guitar shaped…

We pay tribute to the kings of twang with this electric masterclass in early rock ’n’ roll instrumental guitar

The good-humoured architect of twang died on 30 April, but his legacy is a guitar tone for the ages, forever evoking greasers, flick knives and hot-rods

Marvin had been offered a 10 year contract from Stevie Wonder on the day he joined Bob Marley and the Wailers. But he never looked back. Here he looks back on making musical history with reggae's global icon