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“Sharp Dressed Man” was released by ZZ Top on their album Eliminator in 1983.
Never considered as sex symbols, ZZ Top were somewhat believable in this song about how rich, well-dressed men are irresistible to women. This being the 1980’s, a silk suit was considered stylish, even if ZZ Top seemed much more comfortable [...]

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“Sweet Home Alabama” was recorded by the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. It first appeared in 1974 on their second album, entitled “Second Helping”. Despite lots of controversy, it reached #8 on the US charts in 1974, and was the band’s second hit single.
According to the band members, “Sweet Home Alabama” was written as an [...]

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Written by Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry, “Walk this Way” was released in 1975 on Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” album.
In a February, 2006 Q magazine issue, Aerosmith discussed the song’s beginnings:
“We were still searching for a hit when Joe Perry came up with the stuttering riff during a soundtrack in Hawaii in March 1975. [...]

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Another classic released by John Fogerty and the boys, “Fortunate Son” can be found on the album, “Willy and the Poor Boys”, which was released in 1969.
The song was very popular during the Vietnam War, and it can be heard in many Vietnam War movies, as well as, video games.
“Fortunate Son” reached position 14 [...]

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By Guest Writer Brad Finley
Although made popular recently by Eddie Van Halen, guitar tapping or right hand ‘legatos’ is a technique players have been executing for years. Country players know the benefit of laying down a nice subtle lead and just putting in those quick hammers with clear guitar tapping. And while it’s not the [...]

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Released by Deep Purple in 1972, the classic song, “Smoke on the Water” can be found on their album entitled Machine Head.
When the song was originally recorded, the band did not think it would be a hit. It was not until it was released in the United States as a single, a full year after [...]

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“Let There be Rock” was released on AC/DC’s album of the same name in 1979.
During an interview, Angus Young recalled the following about the recording session for the song:
“I remember the amp literally exploded during the recording session. My brother watched it with crazed eyes, and he told me ‘Come on! Keep on [...]

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ZZ Top’s famous hit song about Miss Edna’s whorehouse, which at the time of the songs release was located in Texas. It was later closed down by the governor of Texas under pressure of a zealous TV reporter from Houston.
The music is based on a John Lee Hooker song called “Boogie Chillen”. In 1992, Bernard [...]

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Arguably, the most famous rock song of all time, “Stairway to Heaven” was released by Led Zeppelin in 1971. Even though it’s banned in most guitar shops, (lol) the sheet music for this song has sold well-over a million copies.
During an interview with Jimmy Page, Rolling Stone magazine asked how much of the song’s guitar [...]

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“Born Under a Bad Sign” though recorded by many including Cream was Albert King’s signature song. It can be found on the album, which is also called, “Born Under a Bad Sign” which was released in 1969.
The video below will also comes with a backing track that you can play along with.

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