Steve Cropper might not have been a household name to the average music fan, but to the world's biggest rockstars, he was a legend.

Steve Van Zandt has spoken out about who he would consider to be the most important rock guitar player of all time.

Keith Richards may be one of the most iconic rhythm players of his generation, but he wouldn't have dared try to compete with ...

In a performance space that felt more like an extended living room than a club, Keith Richards surveyed the crowd and flashed a sly smile. “So I have to follow Mavis Staples,” he said of his ...

We tend to lump a lot of artists underneath the umbrella of "Classic Rock." So much so, I think it's almost jaded us into forgetting just how revolutionary a lot of this music was. I grew up loving ...

He's the guitarist behind such iconic riffs as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Start Me Up," but Keith Richards has become just as famous for the rock and roll lifestyle that he has somehow ...

Moore, who died in 2016, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career and later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. He spoke in 1997 about recording "Blue Suede Shoes." ...

We begin our series with a guitarist on Elvis' version, Scotty Moore. He played with Elvis from 1954 to 1964. He reunited with Elvis for his 1968 comeback special. As Peter Guralnick, the author of ...

GROSS: Before Scotty Moore recorded with Elvis at Sun Records, Moore recorded at Sun with his own country band, the Starlite Wranglers. That's how he got to know the owner and mastermind of Sun ...

Moore, who died in 2016, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career and later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. He spoke in 1997 about recording "Blue Suede Shoes." ...

This is FRESH AIR. I am Terry Gross. It's a FRESH AIR tradition that the week leading into Labor Day, we do a themed series of interviews from our archive. This week's theme is R&B, rockabilly and ...