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From The Yardbirds to The Bluesbreakers, from Cream to The Dominoes, Eric Clapton carved out a legacy like few others
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The 30 best British Blues Rock albums ever
The best British Blues Rock albums: Direct from the Delta to Dartford and beyond, the Blues turned British rock on its head
Greta Van Fleet interview: "Maybe we’re introducing a new generation of rock’n’roll"
Greta Van Fleet might take inspiration from the past, but they’re poised to take the baton from the old guard of rock greats and carry it into the future
Gerry Rafferty: The Man Who Hated the Music Business
Gerry Rafferty’s former manager Jon Brewer recalls what it was like managing the Baker Street star in the wheeling-dealing 70s – the age of chart-fixing, payola and big money.
Win a Rolling Stones Confessin' The Blues album plus a Ronnie Wood cover print
There's three copies of the double-vinyl edition of the Stones-curated collection Confessin' The Blues up for grabs
Win an Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special 50th Anniversary box set
We've got two copies of The King's legendary Comeback Special up for grabs, and it's the freshly minted 50th Anniversary edition
What happened when Glen Campbell played football with Elvis Presley
Exclusive: In a new video, songwriter and producer Jerry Fuller reveals the background behind Glen Campbell's previously unreleased Elvis sessions
Why doesn’t your band get played on the radio? Here's the ugly truth...
A veteran rock DJ tells you what he's learned over 30 years in rock radio
The story behind this year's all-star tribute to Gary Moore album
How Bob Daisley gathered rock's great and good together to record Moore Blues For Gary
Led Zeppelin: everything you need to know about Going To California
A heavyweight new book examines every Led Zeppelin song in detail. Here's what it has to say about Going To California
The 10 Best Jimi Hendrix Covers
What binds Toto, Slash, Fiona Apple and Living Colour together? Two words: Jimi Hendrix. Decades after his death and all are still helping to make his music sing
The story of Humble Pie, the anti-supergroup
In 1971 Steve Marriott’s mad mod-rock brew blew up big style, taking the rest of Humble Pie with him – for better and for worse.
Canned Heat: the badass blues band that death couldn’t kill
Booze, barbiturates, suicide and overdoses – the insane story of America's first great boogie-rock band
Trump, ageing and the power of rock'n'roll: An interview with Jon Spencer
Ladies and gentlemen: the fabulous Jon Spencer on his new solo album, his most groovy past and the 'orange piece of shit' and 'stupid men that run the United States of America'
8 reasons why it's OK to just relax and love Greta Van Fleet
For a band succeeding where so many have failed, Greta Van Fleet are receiving a lot of resistance. It's time for that to stop
The inside story of Jimi Hendrix's first UK show, by the man who made it happen
Rod Harrod promoted Jimi Hendrix's first show in London. Here, the tells the story
How Jimi Hendrix died - and the mysteries surrounding his death
Was Hendrix murdered by a manager with debts to the Mafia? Hendrix biographer Harry Shapiro talks to former roadie James ‘Tappy’ Wright and reconsiders the mysteries surrounding Jimi's death
BB King: The King Of The Blues
BB King left behind the racism of rural Mississippi to become the King Of The Blues. Here's his incredible story in his own words…
The big BB King question: Which is better - Live At The Regal or Live In Cook County Jail?
BB King’s early 70s prison album attempts to shiv his iconic ’65 Live At The Regal and replace it as top dog. We keep a look-out for the guards.
