“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

* This article was originally published here

“I said, ‘How come you didn't use these!?’” Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings left him stunned

Lukather says the unreleased recordings are completed performances by both Van Halen brothers — not scraps being pieced together after the fact

* This article was originally published here

“Nothing was planned. It was all a first take.” The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history

Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them wrong

* This article was originally published here

Paul McCartney impressed by Paul Mescal’s left-handed guitar skills ahead of biopic - Pearl & Dean Cinemas

Paul McCartney impressed by Paul Mescal’s left-handed guitar skills ahead of biopic  Pearl & Dean Cinemas

* This article was originally published here

“The stickers became part of the guitar. He couldn't take any off.” Alvin Lee's daughter tells how Gibson accidentally preserved his Woodstock ES-335 forever

After sending his legendary “Big Red” ES-335 in for a neck repair, the Ten Years After guitarist got back a very different instrument

* This article was originally published here

“The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery

The guitarist notes that he’s in the best shape he’s been in for decades following a heart attack last year —though one part of his treatment still makes no sense.

* This article was originally published here

“You left your wax cylinders at home?” Jack White welcomes Stephen Colbert back to public-access TV

Less than 24 hours after ‘The Late Show’ ended, White joined Colbert on Michigan's ‘Only in Monroe’ for a bizarre hour of music, Bigfoot talk and set-smashing

* This article was originally published here

“He was shaking the last time I saw him. He had the same thing that killed Lowell George.” Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards on the country-rock pioneer who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26

Despite his tumultuous lifestyle, Gram Parsons delivered transcendent music with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and his own Fallen Angels

* This article was originally published here

“We smoked a lot of pot together, so that was really helpful.” How Neil Diamond, a bag of weed and a twice-rejected song turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars

As the Bellamy Brothers reveal, they were hurting for a hit when they befriended Diamond’s band. The rest is history

* This article was originally published here

Clapton Slow Blues Rhythm Lesson

* This article was originally published here

“His voice was a whisper.” Adrian Belew on the last time he saw Frank Zappa

More than 30 years after Zappa’s death, Belew shares memories of visiting the ailing guitarist — and the unexpected phone call that gave him closure

* This article was originally published here

“We both laughed when he said that — but he was right.” Gary Moore on how Bob Daisley steered him toward a blues reinvention

A casual remark from Daisley helped the hard-rock guitarist remake his career with ‘Still Got the Blues’

* This article was originally published here

“We would listen to that album nonstop.” Eric Clapton reveals the surprising pop influence behind Cream's sound

The guitarist says a Beach Boys record played a key role in shaping the music of his 1960s power trio

* This article was originally published here

Someday Style Rhythm Lesson – Using 6ths

In this lesson we’ll take a look at a Clapton Someday After a While style rhythm that you learn in the Play Like Clapton – From the Cradle era course. This is in the key of D.

The post Someday Style Rhythm Lesson – Using 6ths appeared first on Learning Guitar Now.

* This article was originally published here

“I said it as a joke, but I think it spurred him a little bit.” What Neil Diamond really said to Bob Dylan backstage at The Last Waltz

An offhand remark from the Band’s farewell concert was recalled by Ronnie Wood in 1992 and has been retold for decades. Diamond said the truth is more nuanced

* This article was originally published here

“Andy went home and s*** all over the album to anyone who’d listen.” Todd Rundgren on the chaos behind ‘Skylarking,’ XTC’s brilliant psychedelic breakthrough

Rundgren recalls studio turmoil, tensions with Andy Partridge and the unexpected brilliance of Dave Gregory during the making of XTC’s classic 1986 record

* This article was originally published here

“It sounds like some sort of weird Eno art project.” Inside Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and the “devilish experiment” that became 801, rock’s strangest supergroup

Eno clashed with the technically minded musicians, but the result was one of rock’s greatest — and most beloved —live albums

* This article was originally published here

“It was beat to hell — but it was the best-playing guitar ever.” How a battered Jimi Hendrix Strat helped inspire My Chemical Romance’s change in direction

The Les Paul fanatic soon saw axes from the Big F sneak into his collection

* This article was originally published here

“Joe took it really badly.” Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas, who died May 11, on the time Steve Hunter replaced Joe Perry on “Train Kept A Rollin’”

Douglas made the tough call to bring in outside guitarists for two songs — a moment that stung Perry but helped launch the band’s ’70s run

* This article was originally published here

“A straightforward tube combo hiding serious 21st-century tech.” We review the Supro Airwave 1x12 combo

The new Airwave blends classic Supro tube tone with onboard Two Notes DynIR cab simulation, letting players record direct, practice silently or run straight to front-of-house.

* This article was originally published here

“There are so many special memories within the walls — not to mention the rooftop.” Coming soon: A chance to stand where the Beatles played their last concert

Apple Corps plans to open the Beatles’ historic headquarters at 3 Savile Row in London, giving fans access to the site of the band’s final live performance.

* This article was originally published here

“What I learned at GIT.” Jennifer Batten delivers three must-know fusion licks

The first woman to graduate from the famed Guitar Institute of Technology, she reflects on her time there as the school's first female instructor

* This article was originally published here

“He was angry I’d given away a No. 1 hit.” Neil Diamond says he was fired five times before the Monkees scored a hit with his song “I’m a Believer”

Diamond, who returns this week with a new album, said he nearly offered the song to a country star before the pop group made it their biggest hit

* This article was originally published here

“It was such great stuff.” Steve Vai says he’s heard Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings

Vai recalls sitting in Eddie’s studio surrounded by unheard music — and explains why the guitarist believed Van Halen already was his solo career.

* This article was originally published here

“I was like, ‘Ed, you better stop smoking.’” Valerie Bertinelli recalls the night she met Eddie Van Halen — and the “tragic, scary” years that followed

The actress says their whirlwind romance quickly collided with addiction, fame and the habits that ultimately damaged the guitarist’s health

* This article was originally published here

Win tickets to see Eric Johnson in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents

The Texaphonic 2026 tour touches down at the Guild Theatre on the San Francisco Peninsula, Sunday, May 10

* This article was originally published here

Colonial Arts Center launches $5 guitar lessons May 7 - My Buckhannon

Colonial Arts Center launches $5 guitar lessons May 7  My Buckhannon

* This article was originally published here

“It sounds like a terrible B-flick horror soundtrack.” Eddie Van Halen on the night he got drunk and wrecked Marvin Hamlisch’s piano

During a late-night experiment in a rented Malibu home, the guitarist scraped the composer’s Yamaha grand with forks and knives — and turned the chaos into a track later used on Van Halen’s ‘Balance’

* This article was originally published here

“Look up!” Olivia Rodrigo reveals the hidden note Jack White left in her ‘SNL’ dressing room

White texted her a hint, prompting a full-scale search of the dressing room ceiling and closets

* This article was originally published here

“Even Clapton came out and gave me the thumbs up.” The day Ministry’s Al Jourgensen shut down a studio — while Eric Clapton was recording next door

The distortion-loving guitarist recalls how a tape experiment blew out the power while Clapton was recording his 1989 album ‘Journeyman’

* This article was originally published here

“It was like getting into a swimming pool with lead weights tied to your boot.” Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music

Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — and discovered just how painstaking their recording process could be.

* This article was originally published here