“That’s why he sounded like that — and that’s why we couldn’t crack the code!” Joe Walsh on Jimi Hendrix and the simple reason his sound and style were a mystery to his guitar-playing contemporaries

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Win tickets to see Charo in concert in Northern California

The flamenco guitar goddess performs at the Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California on Saturday, June 20

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“If he was that tuned into me and missed that point, then he missed the whole point.” Eric Clapton on the one thing Eddie Van Halen didn’t understand about playing the blues

History says Clapton insulted Van Halen. Taken within context, his comments were part of a wider discussion about understanding the blues

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“Ozzy requested a remote switch so he could turn the pedalboard off from the next hotel room.” Randy Rhoads’ constant practice drove Ozzy Osbourne crazy. The solution? A tiny pedalboard designed to please them both

A unique feature were the "Ozzy Jacks," added at the singer's insistence

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“I had no idea what the phrase meant.” John Fogerty shares the origins of “Proud Mary” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards

The Creedence Clearwater Revival legend joined Taylor Swift, Kiss and Alanis Morissette among other honorees at the star-studded event

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“It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster

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“I think it sounds lousy. I had to finish the whole record myself, because otherwise there were just these drunks and junkies.” Mick Jagger says he isn’t a fan of the Rolling Stones’ most celebrated album

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