Ultimate Guitar Articles (Trends) https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/article/rss-article/category?category_id=39 Latest Articles from Ultimate-Guitar.Com en-US The Doors Sold Millions Without A Bass Player, And The Men Who Played Bass On Their Biggest Songs Were Never Members https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-doors-sold-millions-without-a-bass-player-and-the-men-who-played-bass-on-their-biggest-songs-were-never-members https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-doors-sold-millions-without-a-bass-player-and-the-men-who-played-bass-on-their-biggest-songs-were-never-members Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:57:23 -0400 UltimateGuitar The Byrds Went To Number One With Their First Single, And Only One Byrd Played On It https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-byrds-went-to-number-one-with-their-first-single-and-only-one-byrd-played-on-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-byrds-went-to-number-one-with-their-first-single-and-only-one-byrd-played-on-it Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:07:25 -0400 UltimateGuitar KISS Sold Millions Of Records With A Drummer On The Cover Who Barely Played On Them https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-sold-millions-of-records-with-a-drummer-on-the-cover-who-barely-played-on-them https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-sold-millions-of-records-with-a-drummer-on-the-cover-who-barely-played-on-them Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:52:39 -0400 UltimateGuitar Ozzy's Guitarist After Randy Rhoads Lasted Seven Shows, And He Said He Was Never Meant To https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ozzys-guitarist-after-randy-rhoads-lasted-seven-shows-and-he-said-he-was-never-meant-to https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ozzys-guitarist-after-randy-rhoads-lasted-seven-shows-and-he-said-he-was-never-meant-to Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:57:58 -0400 UltimateGuitar The Rolling Stones Have Had The Same Bassist For 30 Years, And He Has Never Been In The Band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-rolling-stones-have-had-the-same-bassist-for-30-years-and-he-has-never-been-in-the-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-rolling-stones-have-had-the-same-bassist-for-30-years-and-he-has-never-been-in-the-band Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:49:57 -0400 UltimateGuitar AC/DC Had Another Singer Before Bon Scott, And He Sang On Their First Single https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/acdc-had-another-singer-before-bon-scott-and-he-sang-on-their-first-single https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/acdc-had-another-singer-before-bon-scott-and-he-sang-on-their-first-single Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:44:19 -0400 UltimateGuitar Fleetwood Mac Fired The Guitarist Who Wrote Their Early Songs, And He Spent Years On The Streets Of London https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/fleetwood-mac-fired-the-guitarist-who-wrote-their-early-songs-and-he-spent-years-on-the-streets-of-london https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/fleetwood-mac-fired-the-guitarist-who-wrote-their-early-songs-and-he-spent-years-on-the-streets-of-london Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:30:13 -0400 UltimateGuitar KISS Fired Their Guitarist Twice, And Then He Vanished For Almost 20 Years https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-fired-their-guitarist-twice-and-then-he-vanished-for-almost-20-years https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-fired-their-guitarist-twice-and-then-he-vanished-for-almost-20-years Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:13:26 -0400 UltimateGuitar 56 Years Ago Today, The First Glastonbury Cost One Pound With Free Milk, And The Headliner Pulled Out At The Last Minute https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/56-years-ago-today-the-first-glastonbury-cost-one-pound-with-free-milk-and-the-headliner-pulled-out-at-the-last-minute https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/56-years-ago-today-the-first-glastonbury-cost-one-pound-with-free-milk-and-the-headliner-pulled-out-at-the-last-minute Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:13:29 -0400 UltimateGuitar Thin Lizzy's Guitarist Walked Out Mid-Tour In Oakland And Never Came Back — And They Finished Without Him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/thin-lizzys-guitarist-walked-out-mid-tour-in-oakland-and-never-came-back--and-they-finished-without-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/thin-lizzys-guitarist-walked-out-mid-tour-in-oakland-and-never-came-back--and-they-finished-without-him Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:14:00 -0400 UltimateGuitar 35 Years Ago Today, Guns N' Roses Dropped Two Albums At Midnight, And The Man Who Helped Make It Possible Was Fired Months Before https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/35-years-ago-today-guns-n-roses-dropped-two-albums-at-midnight-and-the-man-who-helped-make-it-possible-was-fired-months-before https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/35-years-ago-today-guns-n-roses-dropped-two-albums-at-midnight-and-the-man-who-helped-make-it-possible-was-fired-months-before Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:39:05 -0400 UltimateGuitar Herman's Hermits Sold 50 Million Records, And The Musicians On Them Went On To Form Led Zeppelin https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/hermans-hermits-sold-50-million-records-and-the-musicians-on-them-went-on-to-form-led-zeppelin https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/hermans-hermits-sold-50-million-records-and-the-musicians-on-them-went-on-to-form-led-zeppelin Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:01:17 -0400 UltimateGuitar Two Different Bands Toured As Queensrÿche At The Same Time, And Only One Could Keep The Name https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/two-different-bands-toured-as-queensrche-at-the-same-time-and-only-one-could-keep-the-name https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/two-different-bands-toured-as-queensrche-at-the-same-time-and-only-one-could-keep-the-name Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:46:39 -0400 UltimateGuitar 45 Years Ago Today, The Rolling Stones Played A 350-Capacity Club Under A Fake Name, And 4,000 People Found Out https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/45-years-ago-today-the-rolling-stones-played-a-350-capacity-club-under-a-fake-name-and-4000-people-found-out https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/45-years-ago-today-the-rolling-stones-played-a-350-capacity-club-under-a-fake-name-and-4000-people-found-out Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:40:43 -0400 UltimateGuitar 57 Years Ago, Eric Clapton Learned An Entire Set On The Plane, Then Played John Lennon's First Solo Show https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/57-years-ago-eric-clapton-learned-an-entire-set-on-the-plane-then-played-john-lennons-first-solo-show https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/57-years-ago-eric-clapton-learned-an-entire-set-on-the-plane-then-played-john-lennons-first-solo-show Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:56:14 -0400 UltimateGuitar After The Monkees Rebelled, Their Music Supervisor Built A Band That Couldn't Talk Back, And It Outsold Them...Or Did It? https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/after-the-monkees-rebelled-their-music-supervisor-built-a-band-that-couldnt-talk-back-and-it-outsold-themor-did-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/after-the-monkees-rebelled-their-music-supervisor-built-a-band-that-couldnt-talk-back-and-it-outsold-themor-did-it Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:44:50 -0400 UltimateGuitar Neuroscience Study Links Childhood Guitar And Piano Lessons To Stronger Working Memory https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/neuroscience-study-links-childhood-guitar-and-piano-lessons-to-stronger-working-memory https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/neuroscience-study-links-childhood-guitar-and-piano-lessons-to-stronger-working-memory Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:11:43 -0400 UltimateGuitar Rory Gallagher Auditioned For The Rolling Stones, Jammed For Days, Then Left Without Saying Goodbye https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/rory-gallagher-auditioned-for-the-rolling-stones-jammed-for-days-then-left-without-saying-goodbye https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/rory-gallagher-auditioned-for-the-rolling-stones-jammed-for-days-then-left-without-saying-goodbye Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:47:30 -0400 UltimateGuitar A Queen Member Retired In Total Silence, And Hasn't Spoken Publicly In Almost 30 Years https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/a-queen-member-retired-in-total-silence-and-hasnt-spoken-publicly-in-almost-30-years https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/a-queen-member-retired-in-total-silence-and-hasnt-spoken-publicly-in-almost-30-years Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:54:03 -0400 UltimateGuitar Stevie Ray Vaughan Played On Bowie's Biggest Album, Then Walked Off The Tour Days Before It Started https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/stevie-ray-vaughan-played-on-bowies-biggest-album-then-walked-off-the-tour-days-before-it-started https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/stevie-ray-vaughan-played-on-bowies-biggest-album-then-walked-off-the-tour-days-before-it-started Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:02:39 -0400 UltimateGuitar Aerosmith Lost Both Guitarists At Their Peak, And Toured For Years With Replacements Most Fans Can't Name https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/aerosmith-lost-both-guitarists-at-their-peak-and-toured-for-years-with-replacements-most-fans-cant-name https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/aerosmith-lost-both-guitarists-at-their-peak-and-toured-for-years-with-replacements-most-fans-cant-name Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:25:38 -0400 UltimateGuitar Paul McCartney Spent 9 Days In A Tokyo Jail, And He Still Calls It The Maddest Thing He Ever Did https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/paul-mccartney-spent-9-days-in-a-tokyo-jail-and-he-still-calls-it-the-maddest-thing-he-ever-did https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/paul-mccartney-spent-9-days-in-a-tokyo-jail-and-he-still-calls-it-the-maddest-thing-he-ever-did Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:31:40 -0400 UltimateGuitar 43 Years Ago Today, Phil Lynott Played The Real Last Thin Lizzy Show, And It Wasn't The One Billed As The Farewell https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/43-years-ago-today-phil-lynott-played-the-real-last-thin-lizzy-show-and-it-wasnt-the-one-billed-as-the-farewell https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/43-years-ago-today-phil-lynott-played-the-real-last-thin-lizzy-show-and-it-wasnt-the-one-billed-as-the-farewell Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:34:19 -0400 UltimateGuitar Heart's Label Released Their Album Against Their Will, So The Band Re-Recorded It On Their Own Terms https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/hearts-label-released-their-album-against-their-will-so-the-band-re-recorded-it-on-their-own-terms https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/hearts-label-released-their-album-against-their-will-so-the-band-re-recorded-it-on-their-own-terms Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:05:23 -0400 UltimateGuitar 79 Years Ago Today, Thin Lizzy's First Guitarist Was Born, And He Wrote The Riff That Made Them Famous Before Walking Away https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/79-years-ago-today-thin-lizzys-first-guitarist-was-born-and-he-wrote-the-riff-that-made-them-famous-before-walking-away https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/79-years-ago-today-thin-lizzys-first-guitarist-was-born-and-he-wrote-the-riff-that-made-them-famous-before-walking-away Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:10:08 -0400 UltimateGuitar 58 Years Ago Today: George Harrison Filled Ringo's Drum Kit With Flowers, And The Beatles Were A Band Again https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/58-years-ago-today-george-harrison-filled-ringos-drum-kit-with-flowers-and-the-beatles-were-a-band-again https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/58-years-ago-today-george-harrison-filled-ringos-drum-kit-with-flowers-and-the-beatles-were-a-band-again Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:40:00 -0400 UltimateGuitar The Beatles' Manager Signed Away 90% Of Their Own Merchandise. The Mistake Cost Them A Fortune https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-beatles-manager-signed-away-90-of-their-own-merchandise-the-mistake-cost-them-a-fortune https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-beatles-manager-signed-away-90-of-their-own-merchandise-the-mistake-cost-them-a-fortune Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:58:11 -0400 UltimateGuitar Frank Zappa's Worst Week: A Fire That Inspired 'Smoke On The Water,' Then A Fan Who Nearly Killed Him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/frank-zappas-worst-week-a-fire-that-inspired-smoke-on-the-water-then-a-fan-who-nearly-killed-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/frank-zappas-worst-week-a-fire-that-inspired-smoke-on-the-water-then-a-fan-who-nearly-killed-him Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:37 -0400 UltimateGuitar UFO Guitarist Kept Vanishing Before Shows. He Was Rumored To Be In A Religious Commune, But The Truth Was Different https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ufo-guitarist-kept-vanishing-before-shows-he-was-rumored-to-be-in-a-religious-commune-but-the-truth-was-different https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ufo-guitarist-kept-vanishing-before-shows-he-was-rumored-to-be-in-a-religious-commune-but-the-truth-was-different Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:58:49 -0400 UltimateGuitar Marvin Gaye Fled To A Belgian Seaside Town Broke And Addicted, And Wrote His Biggest Hit There https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/marvin-gaye-fled-to-a-belgian-seaside-town-broke-and-addicted-and-wrote-his-biggest-hit-there https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/marvin-gaye-fled-to-a-belgian-seaside-town-broke-and-addicted-and-wrote-his-biggest-hit-there Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:57:34 -0400 UltimateGuitar The Monkees Supposedly Sold More Records Than The Beatles And The Stones Combined In 1967, And Weren't Allowed To Play A Note https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-monkees-supposedly-sold-more-records-than-the-beatles-and-the-stones-combined-in-1967-and-werent-allowed-to-play-a-note https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-monkees-supposedly-sold-more-records-than-the-beatles-and-the-stones-combined-in-1967-and-werent-allowed-to-play-a-note Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:57:03 -0400 UltimateGuitar