Chicago, Illinois, November 8th, 1975. 15,000 screaming fans packed into the International Amphitheater, ready to witness Black Sabbath at the height of their…
Castle Donington, England. August 16th, 1979. The Monsters of Rock Festival was in full swing. And backstage, the biggest names in heavy metal…
The young guitar teacher was demonstrating Crazy Train to a small crowd at the music store. See, most people play this wrong. Let…
Azie Osborne was browsing guitars in the back of a music store when the free workshop instructor needed a volunteer. “You, sir,” the…
Ozzy was quietly holding a guitar when the sales clerk leaned over and asked him a question. It was the last question anyone…
He told Carlos Santana to try the ‘Starter guitars’ — But Eddie Van Halen was standing right there D
Eddie Van Halen was standing unnoticed at the back of a music store when he watched a salesman dismiss Carlos Santana as a…
Eddie Van Halen was sitting alone backstage at a Los Angeles blues club when a stage manager handed an elderly man carrying a…
Eddie Van Halen walked into a pawn shop looking for old parts when the owner tried to sell him a broken guitar for…
Eddie Van Halen was standing unrecognized at a Grammy Museum donor event when a board member began arguing that rock and roll had…
September 18th, 1969. Elvis Presley was rushing through a quiet Memphis neighborhood when he saw something through his car window that made him…