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BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

The Metropolitan Museum of Art claims to have solved the mystery of the Rolling Stones' 1959 Gibson Les Paul – which Mick Taylor alleges has been missing for decades

The guitar, which was famously played by Keith Richards on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, was thought to have been stolen in 1971 – a rock 'n' roll legend which the Met refutes

Guitar World

Former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor claims Met Museum has his stolen guitar

A rock 'n' roll relic is stirring up drama between a guitar legend and one of New York's most iconic museums.

Euronews

Terry Reid remembered as ‘beautiful person and soul’

After his death aged 75, musician Terry Reid has been remembered as a “beautiful person and soul”.

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A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it

A guitar once played by two Rolling Stones members is at the center of a dispute between former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Independent UK

Terry Reid, the powerhouse English vocalist invited to join Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, dead at 75

Confirmation of Terry Reid's death arrives just days after a crowdfunder was launched to help pay for his medical expenses

Louder

Rolling Stones guitarist has an axe to grind over Met museum’s Gibson Les Paul

Instrument is believed to have been among nine guitars stolen from the band’s villa in France back in 1971

The Independent UK

'Superlungs' Terry Reid, the man who turned down Led Zep and Deep Purple, dies, aged 75

English guitarist, singer and songwriter had cancelled upcoming tour last month

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Met Museum refutes that former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor ever owned the ’59 Les Paul he claims was stolen from him – and now appears in a new exhibit

Taylor's representatives are requesting that the museum make the guitar available for inspection – while the museum asserts that it was Keith Richards who held onto the guitar until 1971

Guitar World

“There was the greatest guestlist in rock history – Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Neil Young”: Jimmy Rip was a session man in demand by Mick Jagger and Tom Verlaine – then came a rock ’n’ roll icon

Armed with the Tom Verlaine’s first guitar, and his own first instrument, the 69-year-old session veteran has come home from Argentina to keep memories alive

Guitar World

Keith Richards' rich '90s home library embodies the characterful 'dark academia' trend – it's awash in moody, sensuous textures

An archival image of the guitarist's home library from 1995 is the precursor to the dark academia trend dominating our Pinterest boards– here's why it's timeless

Homes & Gardens

"Mick Jagger needs Keith Richards as much as Keith Richards needs Mick Jagger": Keef goes solo on Talk Is Cheap

The polar opposite to Mick Jagger’s synthesised solo clatter, Keith Richards' Talk Is Cheap brimmed with soul

Louder

“Much more versatile than a vintage-style Tele”: Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH review

For decades, players such as Keith Richards have been swapping out their Tele's neck single-coil for a humbucker – now Fender has unveiled its most high-spec take on the format yet

Guitar World

“Mick Taylor is mystified as to how his property found its way into the Met’s collection”: A stolen Rolling Stones ’59 Les Paul that has been missing since 1972 has surfaced – in a museum

The guitar, also played by Keith Richards on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 before it was stolen by drug dealers, has been identified by its fingerprint-like flame top

Guitar World

Guitar stolen from the Rolling Stones in 1972 finally turns up – at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

The stolen guitar had been played by Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton

Louder

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"I said, what are you talking about? Just step over Keith Richards?!" The cult of Keef: guitar hero, blues scholar, rebel, survivor, self-parody, genius

How Keith Richards influenced several generations of rock’n’rollers – for better or worse

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24 People Who Left A Mark In History And Are Actually Still Around, Much To The Surprise Of Folks In This Online Group

Numerous commenters on Reddit pointed out 35 famous people, who made history and still are our contemporaries.

Guitar World

“The only guitar I could ever play was the 125, but I wore them out – they were costing thousands to repair. They stopped making them around 1970; I was ready to stop playing”: George Thorogood on his “mutt” amp, and talking shop with Hound Dog Taylor

The 75-year-old – who’s not sure how he gets his sound – almost gave up playing when Gibson discontinued the ES-125. Now he says he’ll keep going until the guitar gives up on him

MusicRadar

“Mick came in with a song, but it was very Dylan-esque. It was like a ballad. ‘No, no. Let’s rethink. What if we push the beat up a bit?’”: How The Rolling Stones created their Satanic, samba-fuelled masterpiece Sympathy For The Devil

The Stones were hitting a whole new creative peak

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He played a guitar held together by a belt, was admired by Keith Richards, covered by Springsteen and described by Bert Jansch as “the most underrated guitarist ever” – the life and times of a beatnik folk pioneer

Wizz Jones may not be a household name but he came out of the same scene as Eric Clapton and influenced everyone from Keith Richards to Thurston Moore

Evening Standard

Rolling Stones members pay tribute following death of Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson

Keith Richard and Ronnie Wood are among the stars who have praised the singer, bass player, songwriter and producer after his death at 82.

Guitar World

“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years...” How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

The Independent UK

Rolling Stones ‘back in the studio working on new album’

Legendary rock band are working on new material following the success of their 2023 album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’

Salon

The sacred duty of playing the hits

Founding members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, hold the notes of memory

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Ronnie Wood shares key to Rolling Stones' longevity

Ronnie Wood credits the Rolling Stones not "over socialising" with one another during down time as the key to their survival.

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran and Elton John among musicians named on Sunday Times Rich List for 2025

Only a handful of musicians were featured on the annual wealth ranking

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