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Bon Jovi team up with Robbie Williams on new version of We Made It Look Easy

Jon Bon Jovi gushed that he was "honoured" to have Robbie Williams feature on the re-imagined version of Bon Jovi's We Made It Look Easy.

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“You lit a fire under this genre”: Joe Bonamassa trades licks with “the future” of the blues, Marcus King, during virtuosic Albert King cover

Bonamassa invited the 29-year-old blues sensation on stage during his headline show on the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Alaska cruise

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“One thing led to another, and a jam session turned into Warren Haynes sporting some of rock and roll’s most iconic guitars on stage”: Warren Haynes becomes the latest to wield Jeff Beck's ‘Yardburst’ on stage – following Marcus King and Craig Ross

The guitar icon is currently out on tour with Gov’t Mule, and was spotted brandishing Beck's Yardbirds Gibson Les Paul Standard while jamming with Derek Trucks at their tour stop in Chicago

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“I asked if he had anything inspiring – he brought Gregg Allman’s ’66 Guild Starfire. It’s cool that Gregg played a small part on this record”: Marcus King on true love as recovery, being neighbors with Billy Strings and the Tele he bought while drunk

Darling Blue finds Marcus King getting the band together in the studio for the first time since 2018, putting together a little set of songs that did a whole lot of healing

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“He was the sun which all planets rotated around”: Joe Bonamassa announces all-star album celebrating life of BB King on the King of the Blues’ 100th birthday

BB King’s Blues Summit 100 is out Feb 6 and features guest spots from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, George Benson, Eric Gales and more

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“B.B.’s only wish was, ‘Do what you can to keep the blues alive.’ Hopefully this album gives a B12 shot to his legacy”: Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators

B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes

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“I was drinking a lot and forgot that I bought it. The folks at Carter Vintage called me and were like, ‘You gonna come get this guitar?’” Marcus King on the vintage guitar he accidentally bought while drunk

King recently played Rory Gallagher’s famed white Fender Telecaster and Jeff Beck’s iconic Yardburst Les Paul

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 8, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, The Struts, Castle Rat and more

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Listen to Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen's atmospheric Hollow Man collaboration

Also out now: Bon Jovi's new single Red, White and Jersey

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“He gave the guitar back to me after the set and said, ‘Oh man, it’s such a good one’”: Marcus King takes Rory Gallagher’s legendary Isle of Wight Fender Telecaster for a spin on stage

King previously played Jeff Beck’s iconic YardBurst Les Paul thanks to French vintage guitar dealer, Matt’s Guitar Shop

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"This is the kind of guitar that encourages you to play your best, allowing you to perform faster, smoother, and more expressively than you thought possible": Gibson Marcus King ES-345 review

Marcus King delivers a royal reimagining of an ES classic – and it may take the crown as the finest signature guitar of the year

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"He's the real deal. He came in reeking of pot": Johnny Van Zant on Lynyrd Skynyrd's new live album, life without Gary Rossington and new music

Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance

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“I want to share with everyone else what he shared with me”: Marcus King’s vintage Gibson ES-345 has passed through 3 generations of his family. Now, his new signature model brings it to the masses

Based on his 1962 “Big Red” guitar, King’s latest signature is a sleeker version of the exclusive Custom Shop model that arrived back in 2021

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“This modern version captures the look and vibe of his original, with only the features that Marcus finds essential”: Marcus King’s new signature Gibson ES-345 is the evolution of a family heirloom and offers a stripped down take on the original

Inspired by "Big Red," the 1962 ES-345 that has been in the family for generations, King's new signature model has the same feel but comes with a fixed Vibrola and the Varitone switch removed

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Bonnaroo 2025 cancelled after just one night due to severe storms days after co-founder’s death

Luke Combs was the only of the four headliners for this year’s festival to take the stage

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“What better way to honor the past than by letting the YardBurst, once played by Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, live on through today's artists?”: Marcus King follows in Craig Ross’ footsteps to wield Jeff Beck’s iconic Les Paul on stage

KALEO's JJ Julius Son and Marcus King Band's Drew Smithers also played the legendary LP, which fetched over $490,000 at auction earlier this year

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Lynyrd Skynyrd announce live album recorded at Gary Rossington's star-studded final show

Watch the video for Tuesday's Gone featuring Jelly Roll, from Lynyrd Skynyrd's Celebrating 50 Years - Live At The Ryman

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“Young talent is just as capable of doing justice to Hendrix’s legacy”: The next generation of guitar stars join legends of the game to honor Jimi Hendrix at the 2025 Experience Hendrix tour

The “guitar event of the year” kicks off with young guns Ally Venable and Marcus King alongside Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd

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"This is one of my favourite songs in the whole world": Watch Steven Tyler return to the stage with Nuno Bettencourt and Mick Fleetwood

The reported Aerosmith reunion failed to materialise, but this year's Jam for Janie show was still an all-star affair

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How to buy Chris Stapleton All-American Road Show 2025 Tour tickets

Get your tickets for Chris Stapleton's All-American Road Show 2025 Tour today

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“I have a Southern accent, and it’s the same on the guitar. I adapted the guitar to do the talking for me when I was too shy”: Marcus King on why your fretboard has its own language – and how mental health became his muse

The Americana-loving singer-songwriter digs into the ties between the ebb and flow of his emotional state and the safe space inherent in the well-worn fretboard of his beloved Big Red

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“I get disrespected before I even play”: Guitar prodigy Grace Bowers on how she’s dealt with being underestimated throughout her career

From meeting Slash and making her late-night TV debut to joining forces with Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King, Bowers has had a whirlwind of a year – but admits that, at times, she's still made to feel “lesser” than

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“You don’t want the soul to be detached from things because you’ll just have gratuitous shredding”: Marcus King on the current state of the guitar scene – and why there's hope for the future

King also discussed in a recent interview how he had the guitar to do the talking for him when he was too shy, and explained why he's committed to bringing the guitar to “the state of music now”

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“No, this is not a note for note rendition. And no I don’t care that a bunch of people online hated this”: Grace Bowers continues her winning streak with a wah-laden rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at an NFL game

Over the past week, Bowers opened for The Roots, played with the house band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and made a surprise appearance at a Marcus King show

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Two of today’s brightest guitar talents, Marcus King and Grace Bowers, team up for a surprise solo-fueled rendition of a Kris Kristofferson classic on stage in New York

Bowers and King joined forces to pay tribute to the late country icon with a cover of Me & Bobby McGee

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