“Never saw what the big fuss was”: Angus Young on the most overrated guitarist in history
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young might not be hailed as the most nuanced musician, but he is original. That is something that he ...
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The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic
His 1966 album, Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, was a pivotal moment between the initial blues scene that produced The Rolling Stones, Manfred Mann and The Yardbirds and the post blues-boom era ...
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John Nady, founder of ‘wireless revolution’ in rock, dies at 79
The Stones knew about John Nady’s groundbreaking work with wireless microphones and guitars for performers such as Neil Young and Aerosmith ... by idols such as Eric Clapton and John Mayall.
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Today in Music History for Nov. 11: ...
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A tribute to the Fender Stratocaster guitar in its 70th electric year from a fan who, aged 14, watched in awe as Jimi Hendrix played
One of the first of these new guitars was sold in Lubbock, Texas, to a young man called Buddy Holly ... by the likes of Brian May of Queen and Eric Clapton, would rather it was in the hands ...
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Peter Green recalled talking his way into Eric Clapton’s Bluesbreakers shoes. That's when his struggles began
When Clapton left the Bluesbreakers for good in the summer of ‘66, Green would reclaim the post he so briefly and tantalizingly held the year before. In the interim, he hsd auditioned for keyboardist ...
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Eric Clapton Leads All-Star Tribute to the Band’s Robbie Robertson: Videos, Set List
Thursday night's Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson found Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and others paying tribute to the late Band songwriter and guitarist. See videos ...
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Why George Harrison Wanted Eric Clapton on This Iconic Beatles Track (And How They Made It Sound More Beatle-y)
“And I knew inside of me that it was a nice song.” Harrison said the next day, he invited Eric Clapton to join the Beatles in the studio. “He said, ‘Oh, no. I can’t do that. Nobody ever ...
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Watch Bob Weir, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, & More Perform At Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert In LA
Last night’s tribute concert featured Last Waltz stars Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Mavis Staples, alongside the likes of Bob Weir, Lucinda Williams, Jim James, Eric Church, Bruce Hornsby ...
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Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Bobby Weir celebrate The Band’s Robbie Robertson
“As a young adult, I did a really deep dive into ... apparently thanks to Robertson’s collaboration on a song for it with Eric Clapton, who arrived to play the third set of the show.