“It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work

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How To Play BOSTON By Stella Lefty! Beginner Guitar Lesson (HCrEAf7Xlu) - Fathom Journal

How To Play BOSTON By Stella Lefty! Beginner Guitar Lesson (HCrEAf7Xlu)  Fathom Journal

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“I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself

An awkward sleepover, a classic Cooper album and some advice from her father helped the future Halestorm star realize that fitting in wasn’t the point

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“I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence

The alt-rock pioneer says Van Halen led generations of guitarists to prioritize speed and technique over memorable musical ideas.

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“I would dress up as cool as I could and try to learn his stuff.” How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey

His brother Jimmie found the album behind a Dallas blues club. The discovery would shape his tone and technique, and create a blues giant for a new generation

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“It felt too good to believe, so I bought it.” How a $175 Rickenbacker made Peter Buck a lifelong Rick devotee

The R.E.M. guitarist was looking for a cheap replacement after his Telecaster was stolen. What he found instead helped shape the sound of American alternative rock

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“He said, ‘Yeah, what are you gonna do about it? You’re a girl. You don’t have the money to fight this.’” Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock

The Grammy-winning singer helped pen the piano coda that closes "Layla," but was never credited despite her pleas to the guitarist

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