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"I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches, really" – Mark Knopfler announces all-star charity band with over 60 members with Gilmour, Ringo, Jeff Beck, Sting, Clapton and Brian May all onboard

They've recorded a new version of Knopfler's Going Home: Theme From Local Hero

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Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler unites world guitar heroes for charity record

Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd are among the stars to feature on the record for the Teenage Cancer Trust

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“Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single

Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raise funds for teenage cancer charities with an epic version of his Local Hero theme, featuring Jeff Beck’s final recording, and over 50 guitar legends – including David Gilmour, Joan Armatrading and Brian May

Guitar World

“It just brings you to tears”: David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Slash and more join forces for epic new recording of Mark Knopfler's Going Home

The new all-star recording of Mark Knopfler's debut solo single will raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

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“Musically, Eric was a very generous guy. I loved working with him because he encouraged me to play”: How Eric Clapton used Roger Waters, George Harrison, and Stevie Ray Vaughan as foils to survive the ‘80s – the decade he was not prepared for

This was the decade that saw Slowhand board a train with Another Ticket and disembark as a fully-fledged Journeyman. Here, Albert Lee, Phil Palmer, and more recall a turbulent time in Clapton's career

Guitar World

“Take Jeff Beck, David Gilmour and Allan Holdsworth – Alan should be seen as being in that company”: Remembering the late Alan Murphy, the player Fender trusted as a tone consultant, who played with Kate Bush, Go West, and more

As November 2023 would have marked Alan Murphy’s 70th birthday, we look back at the man and his music, with personal recollections from the collaborators who knew him best

Guitar World

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Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham"

Drum Heroes: Celebrating the hard-working and fast-living Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and ELP drum hero who even had a drum-feature solo hit

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“Nobody in Decca studios had ever witnessed somebody setting up their guitar and amp and playing at that volume. People in the canteen were complaining”: How Eric Clapton revolutionized electric guitar in the ‘60s

It was a febrile time for popular music, and in Eric Clapton, guitar had a hero in waiting who would change forever how we would play the instrument

Guitar World

Stratocaster vs Telecaster: What’s the difference between these legendary guitar siblings?

Two seminal guitars from the same manufacturer; what are their similarities and differences, and which is right for you?

Guitar World

"That was my first falling off a cliff moment" – Tal Wilkenfeld on the challenges and trust of playing bass with Prince and Jeff Beck

"He's not there for himself, he's there for the music," she says of Beck

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“The strings I put on it cost more than the actual guitar”: Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley explains why he used a $5 junk shop guitar and a $10,000 Martin – in the same session

The British guitarist – who has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Mark Lanegan and Perfume Genius – has been discussing his esoteric gear philosophy

Guitar World

"No matter what his issues may be personality-wise, he's a brilliant singer": The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson chooses the soundtrack of his life

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the album that brings him joy every time he listens to it

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"Every single note he played could kill me with its beauty": Celebrating the life of a man regularly described by his peers as the greatest guitarist of them all, Jeff Beck

A look back on the life, times and truly extraordinary music of the The Guv’nor

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“I had a couple of passes at the solo, and that was it. Keith’s playing great – and it’s unusual to hear me playing at full acceleration outside of Led Zeppelin”: Jimmy Page on his surprise Rolling Stones collaboration, and the gear that made rock history

In this all-encompassing 2020 interview, the Led Zeppelin legend reflects on the evolution of his guitar rig, writing rock’s greatest albums – and how the Beatles shaped the sound of Whole Lotta Love

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"I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars

Jimmy Page at 80 - classic interview: "It’s hypothetical, but I may not have come up with the riff from Whole Lotta Love on the Telecaster"

Guitar World

“I’ve always found them to be extraordinarily versatile guitars – you can play any kind of music on them”: Rockabilly great Darrel Higham on why he uses only Gretsch guitars – and that time he bought a 6120 he found lying around Jeff Beck’s house

A lifelong Eddie Cochran fan who partnered with Jeff Beck for a tour celebrating the music of Cliff Gallup, Higham tells us why he can’t get enough of That Great Gretsch Sound

Guitar World

Del Palmer, Kate Bush’s bassist, engineer and former partner, dies aged 71

The songwriter’s studio linchpin played and engineered everything from Hounds of Love to sessions with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton

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"The crowd was berserk, and Bruce just beaming. It was like he knew. He'd taken a massive step": Bruce Springsteen and the long road from Sunday matinees to stardom

Like many young teenagers in the 60s, Bruce Springsteen was obsessed with rock'n'roll. A decade and a lot of hard graft later, he was being hailed as its future

Guitar World

The 20 greatest bass solos of all time – from the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ to the only bass solo James Jamerson ever recorded

We count down moments of bass guitar genius from Tal Wilkenfeld, Flea, Victor Wooten, John Myung and many more

Guitar World

Slide guitar is the ultimate test of feel – see if your skills are up to scratch and fine-tune your expressive playing with these genre-hopping licks

Be it bottleneck blues, pop-style melodies or rootsy riffs, slide skills are a must-have for any guitarist. Sharpen yours up with this slide deep-dive

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrity deaths in 2023: Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Marie Presley, Jeff Beck among the notables we lost this year

Locally, Chicago mourned the loss of Mike Nussbaum, Frank Galati, Dick Butkus, Harry Porterfield, Bill Zehme and more.

Louder

In Memoriam: remembering the rock musicians we lost in 2023

Raising a toast to those musicians, producers, songwriters and artists who passed away in 2023

Guitar World

Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023

We had to say goodbye to a staggering number of guitar geniuses this year. We salute those players and their contributions to the instrument

Louder

As teenagers Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck jammed and traded licks. As young men they changed the sound of rock'n'roll. In 1999 they sat down to talk about it

“Jimi Hendrix? What about him? He stole my fuzz box!"

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