Sep 29, 2018 · Was Malcolm Young the greatest rhythm guitarist in the world? No contest! "I recall being given one of his guitar picks after a gig on the band’s current tour, and it was half worn down.

Sep 29, 2018 · Nowadays as a guitarist you want to celebrate what you’ve been able to play, which goes back to quoting other great players, but you also feel a responsibility not to copy those people. In my mind when I’m playing my heroes are sitting on my shoulders."

Sep 29, 2018 · He must have been the first guitarist to bring the Latino rhythm and approach into rock and make it work on such a scale. He began something all those years ago, and perhaps it’s the greatest compliment you can pay him that the Latin sound has …

Dec 21, 2023 · Guitarist Albert Lee is still in the road, performing solo shows and, if called upon, with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, but it’s his track record as a session guitarist – stretching back to the early 60s with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and then Heads, Hands & Feet, with whom he really made a name for himself – that catches the eye.

Sep 29, 2018 · Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top): "My favourite guitarist is BB King. The album Live At The Regal, recorded in 1964, remains a classic. The electricity, the crackling atmosphere… Plus it’s a great sound, recorded with a full band, horns and piano, and a rabid audience thrown in.

Mar 12, 2025 · Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher has commented on his fellow guitarist Brent Hinds’ departure from the band. Last week, it was announced that Hinds and the Atlanta sludge/prog metal unit had gone their separate ways .

Aug 26, 2023 · Over the years, Classic Rock has talked to many of the world’s greatest guitarists about the fellow players who inspired them to pick up the instrument in the first place, from Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and AC/DC’s Angus Young to the likes of Metallica‘s James Hetfield, ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons and fretboard wizard Steve Vai. Here ...

Jan 31, 2025 · With guitarist Justin Derrico playing the Jimmy Page to her Robert Plant, Pink introduced the Zeppelin classic saying, "Tonight is so special, I'm so inspired by the love that is happening... this is one of our favourites", then asking "We got any Led Zeppelin fans out there?"

Dec 18, 2023 · Charles Edward Anderson Berry became a star in the 50s, but it was this show – in particular the debut of this now-infamous stage move – that would ingrain him into the fabric of live rock’n’roll. Guitarist T-Bone Walker was ‘duck walking’ back in the 30s, but it was Berry who made it popular.

May 8, 2024 · Ozzy Osbourne has named former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi as the best guitarist he’s ever played with. The Prince Of Darkness – who co-founded Sabbath with Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward in 1968 – made the comment on The Madhouse Chronicles, his new podcast with ex-The Cult and current Billy Idol guitarist Billy ...