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Stevie Nicks’ ‘Edge of Seventeen’ and That Chugging Guitar

The third single of her 1981 solo debut, Bella Donna, features many top-notch musicians though none stands out more than Waddy Wachtel and his chugging guitar

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Celebrating Mel Brooks

The legendary filmmaker, writer and actor is one of just 19 artists who have earned “EGOT” status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. A new documentary is coming from Judd Apatow

FEATURES: Perfect Rock Songs

The Doobie Brothers’ ‘China Grove’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics

The band’s Tom Johnston credits the lyrics’ imagery to a fellow musician for helping start “the thinking process with this wacky sheriff, samurai swords, and all that”

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John Mayall Interview: A Chat With the British Blues Legend

For 50+ years he’s been the king of British blues. “[Blues and jazz] have always been part of the same thing. It’s all black American music, basically”

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11 Great Southern Rock Albums

The genre is difficult to define. You just know it when you hear it. And these studio albums are, without a doubt, the real deal.

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Tony Bennett, Last of a Generation of Crooners: Tributes

He spanned popular music for more than seven decades. During his celebrated career, his recording peers ranged from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga

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Blues Image’s ‘Ride Captain Ride’: A Tale of 73 Men

The singer and the keyboardist were having trouble coming up with a lead lyric for the new song they were writing. The answer was sitting right in front of them.