The Latest Breaking News from Harvey Mandel

When Nils Lofgren tried to join the Rolling Stones: “I was nervous. I said, ‘Hi, Keith. Ron Wood might have mentioned me…’”

Lofgren almost flew out to audition after Mick Taylor’s eventual successor put him in touch with the Stones

Guitar World · Aug 19

“She had scratches on the side of her face. I said, ‘What happened?’She said, ‘Oh nothing, Keith threw the cat at me’”: Bill Wyman on Jimi Hendrix’s brilliance, Keith Moon’s madness and Mick Jagger’s brutal reaction to him leaving the Rolling Stones

The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix – ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has known them all

Louder · Oct 25, 2025

“I remember Eddie Van Halen asking me, ‘What’s wrong with you? Where’s that fire, dude?’ But I didn’t want to explain it to him”: George Lynch, the guitar hero who connected with EVH but got burned by Ozzy Osbourne

He almost got the gig to replace Randy Rhoads

MusicRadar · Jul 17, 2025

“Jim Morrison was carried out. Jimi Hendrix was there. We were all getting drunk”: Ritchie Blackmore recalls the first time he saw two-hand tapping – at a wild show in 1968

Years before Eddie Van Halen put it in the early pages of the guitar textbook, Harvey Mandel was highlighting his performances with flourishes of two-hand tapping – grabbing the attention of onlookers in the process…

Guitar World · Jan 11, 2025