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Curtis Mayfield’s 1994 “All Men Are Brothers” Interview
Curtis Mayfield’s soulful, sanctified music was equally suited to the street corner, prison yard, and church. Like Bob Marley and Pops Staples, the author of “People Get Ready,” “It’s All Right,” and “Keep on Pushing” often dedicated his ta...
The Wit and Wisdom of Jeff Beck
On the evening of August 12, 1985, Jeff Beck knocked on the door of my room in West Hollywood’s Sunset Marquis. He’d flown over from his Riverhall estate in England a few days earlier to do publicity for his just-released Flash album. Our m...
“I Can’t Be Satisfied”: The Story of a Song
Chances are, anyone well-versed in the repertoires of Muddy Waters, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, John Hammond, R.L. Burnside, Rory Gallagher, Larkin Poe, and other purveyors of blues songs has encountered “I Can’t Be Satisfied.” Most of t...
Jeffrey “Skunk” Baxter’s 1980 Interview: “My Specialty is Guitar Solos”
Jeff Baxter at interview’s end. Photos by Jas Obrecht.
On my first day as the new assistant editor for Guitar Player magazine, Don Menn handed me a list of my ongoing monthly assignments. In addition to writing original articles and the P...
Jimmie Rodgers: The Life and Essential Sessions of “The Singing Brakeman”
How a Musical Everyman Became “The Father of Country Music”
Even in his own lifetime, Jimmie Rodgers’ impact was nothing short of astonishing. He recorded over a hundred songs and sold millions records, mostly to impoverished Southerners....
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