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Session bass legend Mo Foster dies aged 78

The much-loved British bassist backed Jeff Beck, recorded with Phil Collins, and worked on two James Bond soundtracks

Guitar World

“There were just ideas pouring out of him… then he got on that helicopter and took off”: The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and what could have been

How SRV followed Texas Flood, wrestled blues guitar from the club to MTV and became the guitar hero everyone wanted to copy – all before passing too soon

Guitar World

The death of Ziggy Stardust, 50 years on: Bowie’s greatest act of iconoclasm and why it matters

It was a night that became mythic, but fans and friends of the star remember it in many different ways

Evening Standard

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In celebration of Jan Hammer: so much more than great film and TV soundtracks

You might know Jan Hammer as the talented film and TV score writer, but he also redefined keyboard technique and performance

MusicRadar

Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister Rosetta Tharpe became an electric guitar trailblazer

The story of the Gibson-toting guitarist who lit the fire on a six-string revolution that paved the way for rock ’n’ roll

Guitar World

Billy Gibbons has an unfinished song he wrote with Jeff Beck called Chocolate Meatballs

Billy Gibbons reflects on his solo shows, life without Dusty Hill, and new life with Elwood Francis

Louder

"I played a blues scale as fast as I could and he said, 'That's not fast, you're not a good guitarist'" – John Frusciante on his depressing encounter with a guitar teacher, and his teenage heroes Steve Vai and Adrian Belew

A new extensive interview with bandmate Flea reveals the iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist's roots

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Johnny Depp breaks social media silence with sweet tribute to late 'brother' Jeff Beck

Johnny Depp paid a sweet tribute to his pal Jeff Beck who he calls his 'brother' on what would have marked the musician's 79th birthday

Daily Mirror

Steve Lukather voices support for the ‘tone is in the hands’ camp: “There’s no magic guitar, just magic people”

The Toto hero says he's played through both Eddie Van Halen and Jeff Beck's rigs, and came to the same conclusion both times: he sounds like himself no matter what he plays through

Guitar World

Silver Sky meets Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jonny Greenwood goes stoner rock: this week’s essential guitar tracks

Fresh cuts from Baroness, The Smile, Slowdive, Cannibal Corpse, Rocco, Lance Lopez, Ichika Nito, Laurence Jones and a heck of a lot more…

Guitar World

A Beck, Bogert & Appice live box set Jeff Beck was working on before his death will be released this fall

Live In Japan 1973/Live In London 1974 was remastered from recordings that had been sitting in Beck's vault for almost 50 years, and features the power trio's interpretations of Superstition, Going Down and more

Guitar World

Neil Giraldo: “As much as I loved Jeff Beck, I never wanted to be him. I wanted to be Pete Townshend. I wanted to be the writer. I wanted to play chords”

Pat Benatar’s right-hand man (and husband) on how he wound up with Jeff Beck’s pickups, his singable guitar solos – and why being listed among the unsung greats ain’t so bad after all

Guitar World

His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero

Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history

Guitar World

The evolution of fuzz pedals: how the wildest drive of all conquered the radio – and our pedalboards

Unlike wah, flangers and chorus, fuzz has never gone out of fashion – it’s hip to be square

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Dave Mustaine thinks everyone has been using the whammy bar wrong – with two exceptions

“Whatever you do on the guitar with the whammy bar you should be able to emulate with your fingers,” says the Megadeth icon

Louder

Eric Clapton announces UK & Ireland tour

Eric Clapton will play six UK and Ireland shows in May 24, and yes, two of them are at the Royal Albert Hall

Louder

Ian Hunter: an absolutely epic interview

He’s older than rock’n’roll itself, and back with an all-star cast on his new album on Sun Records. Here he talks to about working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s

Louder

Days of thunder: the triumph and tragedy of John Bonham

John Bonham’s drumming powered Led Zeppelin like the engine of a battleship, but his death in 1980 did for his band. This is his story

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We came for Reb Beach and Steve Morse covering Crossroads. We stayed for the guitar faces

Beach ranked Morse alongside Jeff Beck, calling him “one of the great guitarists of our time,” after they performed this electrifying cover of Crossroads

Evening Standard

Hollywood Vampires postpone US tour dates after Johnny Depp suffers ankle fracture

The rock supergroup has rescheduled to new dates.

Metal Hammer

We got Tenacious D to interview Ozzy and it turns out even Jack Black gets star struck

Metal, movies and Randy Rhoads – this is what happened when Tenacious D interviewed Ozzy Osbourne

Guitar World

Jeff Beck's stage-used prototype Graffiti Yellow Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for over $94,000

The guitar has a fascinating history, heavily intertwined with Beck's significant role in the development of the Strat Plus

Guitar World

Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task

The two guitar heroes were performing at the recent Beck tribute concerts at London’s Albert Hall organized by Clapton

Guitar World

George Lynch shows us what’s on his pedalboard

Make that pedalboards, as Mr Scary reveals his fly-in ’board and his more well-stocked, Jeff Beck-inspired offering – and reveals what pedal he can’t live without

Guitar World

Legendary singer Tina Turner dies at 83

The enormously influential singer – who bridged the gap between rock n' roll, R&B and soul – succumbed to "a long illness"

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