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“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: Session pro George Terry recalls the first time he met a Beatle
By Matt Owen published
Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show
By Janelle Borg published
The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances
By Jackson Maxwell published
Technology has advanced light years in the six decades since the frenzy of Beatlemania, and the world of onstage guitar amplification is no exception

John Lennon’s lost Vox amp – used on the Beatles’ first recordings and Cavern gigs – may have been found
By Matt Parker published
Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the most valuable amp on the planet – and we’ve had the exclusive first look

Junior Marvin saw Jimi Hendrix blow away the Beatles – but says the guitar hero was too shy to speak to him
By Matt Parker published
The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage

The Beatles were pop trailblazers and studio experimentalists, but the Fab Four also had a heavier side
By Jon Bishop published
This lesson takes you into the three guitar styles of John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, from electric 12-string work to slide solos

“I was in shock for the first few days”: Rusty Anderson on how he became Paul McCartney's guitarist
By Janelle Borg published
Rusty Anderson recalls the moment he met Paul McCartney – and recorded with him on the same day

John Lennon’s lost Help! Framus 12-string has become one of the most expensive guitars to ever sell at auction
By Matt Owen published
The influential instrument was found in an attic after 50 years, and tipped to oust Kurt Cobain's $6m Martin D-18e in the record books

The Liverbirds played alongside the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – and paved the way for women in rock
By Janelle Borg published
From booting Chuck Berry’s manager off stage and proving John Lennon wrong, to touring Japan and blazing a screaming trail across Europe, The Liverbirds took Merseybeat beyond British shores, on their own terms
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