
Andrew Daly
Editor and Journalist at Freelance
Vinyl Enthusiast & Music Journalist. Bylines: Guitar World, Guitarist, Guitar Player, Bass Player, MusicRadar, Songlines, Goldmine
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guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly
Ryan Hedgecock formed Lone Justice in the early ‘80s as part of his journey from glam-loving kid to punk-meets-country Tele slinger, aiming to express “the indigenous sound of LA.” He nearly did it too – with the big-voiced Maria McKee out front, Lone Justice took the city by storm, garnering praise from Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, before signing with Geffen Records. “People liked that we were doing something with country music that hadn’t been done before,” Hedgecock says.
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yahoo.com | Andrew Daly
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guitarworld.com | Naomi Baker |Andrew Daly
Martin Barre might protest that he is “not and never will be a guitar hero”, but he’s certainly looked and sounded like one at numerous points in his career – and perhaps never more so than on Jethro Tull’s Aqualung. However, in a recent interview with Guitarist, he explains the song’s tone was influenced by another six-strong icon. “I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed,” he tells Guitarist. “I loved him to bits.
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guitarworld.com | Phil Weller |Andrew Daly
Eddie Van Halen was a revelation when it came to the electric guitar. A shredder of Olympic proportions, he was also a notorious tinkerer of his weapons of choice. His Frankenstein Strat – which marries an ash-bodied Strat with a Gibson PAF humbucker and a Floyd Rose – will forever prove that. Indeed, his love of modding has just been turned into a full-fledged documentary.
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guitarworld.com | Andrew Daly
Before hooking up with Run-D.M.C., New York City session veteran Eddie Martinez had made his rounds with Blondie, Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger and David Lee Roth (and let’s not forget his contributions to Run-D.M.C.’s self-titled 1984 debut). Still, he says that lending his licks to a hip-hop album, which became King of Rock, was a different animal. “Big ‘rock’ guitar wasn’t associated with rap prior to me playing on Rock Box and King of Rock,” Martinez says.
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