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Wrecking Crew guitar aces Billy Strange and Tommy Tedesco recalled the mad guitar genius of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
Wilson, who died June 11 at age 82, gave some of the studio world's guitar greats their shining moments on the Beach Boys' hit records
How Stevie Nicks inspired one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits — which led to one of Mike Campbell’s greatest guitar solos
Stewart says the Heartbreakers' 1985 smash “Don’t Come Around Here No More” became a tune for Petty after Nicks took a pass
Stephen Stills on the guitar skills he learned following Jimi Hendrix for two years
Stills said he also befriended Duane Allman while the future Allman Brothers Band legend was performing in the group Hour Glass in the late 1960s
Ernie Isley recalls sitting next to Jimi Hendrix as the Beatles made their American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
Isley said he and his brothers had no idea they were sitting next to a future guitar deity. "We just knew he played extremely well"
Here’s what ‘Back to the Future’ got wrong about Marty McFly’s Chuck Berry–inspired guitar show
The film made a crucial error in its iconic dance scene, where Fox's McFly performs "Johnny B. Goode" on a now-famous Gibson ES-345
How Jay Graydon nailed the impossible guitar solo in Steely Dan's “Peg"
The session ace was the last of several big names — including Robben Ford, Rick Derringer and Larry Carlton — who attempted the song's deceptively difficult solo
Chuck Berry was buried with a Gibson ES-355. His son reveals his family's brain-twisting task to honor the Father of Rock and Roll
The younger Berry says Gibson came to the rescue with a donated guitar as a "thank you" for Chuck's years of music and support
Eric Schenkman on the bizarre mishap that gave his guitar its signature sound on the Spin Doctors' new album
The guitarist says he was surprised to learn Zappa has intentionally made a similar modification to his guitars
