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A year after that interview, the man Annie Leibovitz hailed as “the rock ‘n’ roll photographer” died in New York at age 74, ...
Normally closed for events in July, and August, World Records couldn't resist opening up for a classic rock experience.
In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s ...
More than mere instruments, the most valuable guitars of all time are revered pop culture artefacts. All but one of the guitars featured here are linked to legendary artists, while the most coveted ...
Khruangbin's Laura Lee and Mark Speer recreated their signature stratocaster and bass with Fender. Shop their limited-edition guitars here.
Legendary Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher has been honoured in his native Cork to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.
As Clapton detailed in a 1994 interview with Guitar World, the virtuoso’s passing made him consider the Stratocaster in a deeper way.
Eric Clapton and George Harrison had a long and enduring friendship. At first, though, Clapton didn't see Harrison as a friend.
Clapton’s stage-played and signed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster sold for $65,000, while Ike Everly’s 1950 Gibson ES5 Electric Archtop Guitar went for $25,400.
In my last column, we discussed 1960s-era Eric Clapton, focusing on his work with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers and Cream, and his predilection for relying on Gibson guitars during that time ...
For the American and English kids who came of age in the ’60s—Hendrix, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, the electrified Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival—the guitar’s look was as ...