A Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert isn't the first place you'd normally go to in hopes of hearing long, drawn-out guitar solos.
Category: guitar heroes
Everything changed for Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray when he heard Jimi Hendrix’s wah-wah pedal
The transcendent sight of the Fab Four invading America wasn't what got David Murray to devote himself to a life in the earbusting arts.
Word-for-word with John Sykes of Blue Murder: the complete interview, May 15, 1989
Ever since his death was announced last January, a lot has been said about former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes.
Guitar legend John Sykes always preferred Thin Lizzy as a band over Whitesnake
John Sykes only recorded two albums with Thin Lizzy before the death of Phil Lynott, but his time with the band meant a lot to its fans.
That time Steve Howe told me that Chet Atkins was his number one guitarist out of all the great players
I interviewed Steve Howe for the second time in July of 2001, when Yes was on a North American tour performing with symphony orchestras.
That time Sue Foley told me that she thought Memphis Minnie was like the female Robert Johnson
I've always thought that Foley was one of the best female guitarists around, so I asked her to name her favourite female players.
God bless Duane Allman’s guitar playing on Boz Scaggs’ “Loan Me a Dime”
Sometimes I'm a little late to the game, case in point being Boz Scagg's version of Fenton Robinson's "Somebody Loan Me a Dime".
John Sykes’ status as a true, unsung guitar hero revealed in new feature-length documentary
A new feature-length documentary that takes a deep dive into the career of British hard-rock guitarist John Sykes premiered today.
Mick Ralphs, one of the greatest rock guitarists of the ’70s, dead at 81
Very sad to hear about the passing of former Mott the Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs, as announced by his publicist today.
That time Robert Cray told me how he liked to remember Steve Ray Vaughan’s final gig
I interviewed Robert Cray for the third time back in July of 2000, when he was heading to Vancouver to play a blues festival.
The best guitarist you’ve never heard of releases his sophomore album this week
Five years ago an Irish guitarist by the name of Joe Hodgson contacted me after checking out this website.
That time I asked Joe Satriani if it was risky getting Kenny Wayne Shepherd to replace Eric Johnson on the G3 Tour
I did my third interview with Joe Satriani in August of 1997, when he had just finished up recording his seventh studio album, Crystal Planet.
That time North Mississippi Allstars guitarist Luther Dickinson got blown away hearing about Experience Hendrix magazine
I interviewed North Mississippi Allstars guitarist-vocalist Luther Dickinson two months after the release of the band's debut album.