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Hooked: Dirty Honey on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"
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Hooked: Dirty Honey on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love"

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Hooked: The Black Pumas' Eric Burton on Cat Stevens' "Peace Train"
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Hooked: The Black Pumas' Eric Burton on Cat Stevens' "Peace Train"

Hooked: Ida Mae's Chris Turpin on Richard Thompson's "The Calvary Cross"
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Hooked: Ida Mae's Chris Turpin on Richard Thompson's "The Calvary Cross"

Hooked: Propagandhi's Sulynn Hago on the Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia"
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Hooked: Propagandhi's Sulynn Hago on the Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia"

Hooked: Illiterate Light's Jeff Gorman & Devon Gilfillian
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Hooked: Illiterate Light's Jeff Gorman & Devon Gilfillian

The guitar brothers highlight how their teenage selves fell in love with the 6-string life thanks to School of Rock, the Chili Peppers, Hendrix, Neil Young, and the Beatles.

Hooked: Thomas Erak on Sunny Day Real Estate's "Round"
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Hooked: Thomas Erak on Sunny Day Real Estate's "Round"

Hooked: Patrick Droney on Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"
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Hooked: Patrick Droney on Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"

Note phrasing, patient playing, and using dissonant chords for suspense are all lessons learned from the British guitar hero.

Hooked: Fat Mike on RKL's "Blocked Out"
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Hooked: Fat Mike on RKL's "Blocked Out"

Hooked: Joel Hoekstra on AC/DC's "Back in Black"
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Hooked: Joel Hoekstra on AC/DC's "Back in Black"

The 6-string sharpshooter recounts the riffs that propelled him to a life of rock glory with Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and more.

Hooked: Julien Baker on My Chemical Romance's "Thank You for the Venom"
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Hooked: Julien Baker on My Chemical Romance's "Thank You for the Venom"

The somber songstress details how Ray Toro's "metallic" riff showed her an alternative mood to standard melodies and guitar intervals.

Hooked: Tommy Emmanuel on The Shadows' "Apache" & Chet Atkins' "Windy and Warm"
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Hooked: Tommy Emmanuel on The Shadows' "Apache" & Chet Atkins' "Windy and Warm"

Hooked: Blue October's Will Knaak on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"
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Hooked: Blue October's Will Knaak on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"

The Texas rocker remembers his big break playing the iconic song onstage, and explains how the father of rock 'n' roll's double-stops and harmonic ideas still inform his playing today.