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"I remember looking at him and thinking: 'This guy's gonna die.'" Robben Ford's wild tales of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and more

Session guitarist extraordinaire Robben Ford got high with George Harrison, hit on by Barry Manilow, yelled at by Miles Davis, blanked by Bob Dylan and headhunted by Gene Simmons... and these are his stories

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“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars

The Strat-addicted bluesman describes the three guitars he couldn’t, can’t or won’t live without

Guitar World

"Touring was about how messed-up I could get, and it wasn't about the music any more. Things got very, very dark." British bluesman Danny Bryant hit rock bottom two years ago: Now he comes clean

Walter Trout protoge Danny Bryant has survived alcoholism, divorce and liver disease, but new album Nothing Left Behind is the exorcism he needed

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"He was a guy who would chop the bedroom door down with an axe, like Jack Nicholson": A decade on from the disease that nearly killed him, Walter Trout is on a roll, looking at a world gone wrong

Walter Trout on growing up, deep fakes, John Lee Hooker and John Mayall, defeating addiction and new album Sign Of The Times

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“The first gig, they handed me a mayonnaise jar full of cocaine and said, ‘Welcome to the band’”: Blues survivor Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret

As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other

Guitar World

“Mesa/Boogies have what they call ‘suggested settings.’ I have it set for death metal”: Why Walter Trout uses a metal setting to dial in his blues guitar tones

The American-made amps are sometimes associated with far heavier genres, but Trout insists they are perfect for the blues

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne: A celebration of a lifetime in rock - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Mick Ralphs, Warren Haynes, Glenn Hughes, Harem Scarem, Walter Trout, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse and more

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"I did all my research in his home in his record collection": A tribute to John Mayall, November 29, 1933 – July 22, 2024

A look back at the life, music and legacy of the Godfather of British blues, John Mayall

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“The first big gig for Starship was opening for Skynyrd in Florida in front of like 30,000 people. I had all these note-for-note solos, going, ‘God, I hope I nail these!’” Alastair Greene played sideman to rock greats –before he came back to the blues

The guitarist recalls the stress of his no rehearsal debut for Starship, learning lessons from Robin Trower and growing up with Seymour Duncan

Guitar World

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including The Sheepdogs, Ricky Warwick, The Band Feel and five other members of the new rock power generation

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John Mayall obituary

Bandleader, composer, instrumentalist and singer who nurtured players such as Eric Clapton and put British blues on the map

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“A wonderful guy that changed the game for all of us”: John Mayall, 1933-2024 – the guitar world pays tribute

Joe Bonamassa, Mick Jagger and Walter Trout have led tributes to the influential British blues pioneer, who has died at the age of 90

Guitar World

"My friends and I went through hours and hours and many bags of weed blasting that record": The soundtrack of Walter Trout's life

Blues legend Walter Trout picks his records, artists and gigsof lasting significance

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"It's the Devil's Music - Hide your kids' stuff!" How Slash made the blues sound like a party again – only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Eagles, Pink Floyd, Kerry King, Sebastian Bach, Lenny Kravitz, Steve Harley, The Black Keys, Walter Trout, Nazareth, Troy Redfern and more

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including Black Country Communion, Orange Goblin, The Warning and more

Eight righteous rockers for elevated levels of even more righteous rockin'

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"A 72-year-old rock'n'roll delinquent with a righteous touch": Walter Trout gets heavy and heartfelt on new album Broken

Welcome to Walter Trout's world of damaged goods

Guitar World

Devastating displays of double-neck tapping and Joe Bonamassa’s Christmas single: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

Catch up with the best guitar tracks from the past 7 days with fresh cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor, J Mascis, Felix Martin and more

The Texas Tribune

In this East Texas town, a 45-foot tall oil pump is a holiday symbol and connection to the past

Rudolph the Red-Nose Pumping Unit has long been a holiday tradition in Lufkin. The machinery, now used worldwide to extract oil from the ground, was invented by a local businessman.

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“Tone is in the fingers. That’s not to say you can’t get close. Some YouTube players can get so close to Stevie Ray Vaughan, it’s frightening!” Danny Bryant is one of modern British blues’ finest players – ignore his tone wisdom at your peril

Give Bryant a Strat and he'll give you the blues straight, no chaser. He reveals the ‘death metal’ lessons Walter Trout taught him, and how to get the best out of your Strat

Newcastle Herald

Best weekend reads: New Annual stars, Josh Niland, Walter Trout, Brett Piva, Boy and Bear and more

What's in the Hunter's best weekend liftout.

Newcastle Herald

Walter Trout and his guitar fell in love with Australia in 1981

Lizotte's date in January

MusicRadar

Jeff Healey documentary announced – and the trailer is pure guitar fire

See The Light: The Jeff Healey Story documents the life of the late Canadian guitar great through all-new interviews and archive footage, and is lit up by his inimitable playing style

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