Zach Person on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood" | Hooked
The rising blues-rock riffmeister cops to his early obsession with SRV's iconic number that consumed his teenage brain and is still infused in his own guitar-playing vocabulary.
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Melissa Dougherty on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" | Hooked
The 6-string foil for Grace VanderWaal and Mayer Hawthorne was mesmerized by the guitar god's dexterous orchestration and explains why the song is great for teaching solo-guitar compositions.
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Today's guitar stars Molly Tuttle, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Emily Wolfe, Charlie Starr, and others, fondly reminisce on the moment 6-string influences forever impacted their musical lives.
10. Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"
The L.A.-based studio ace and blues hound sets the stage about how SRV's power punched him in the chest and forever changed his world.9. Phil X on Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog"
The exuberant Bon Jovi lead guitarist goes back to the '70s when Page blew off his doors with slinky, nuanced playing and then performs a chunk of the song with bassist Daniel Spree and drummer Brian Tichy.Read MoreShow less
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