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When Blind Faith Made Their Debut In Hyde Park
1969 was THE year of the festival – a stellar year by which all others have been judged. Across North America and the U.K., there seemed to be a festival happening somewhere, almost every weekend of...
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‘Spoonful’: Howlin’ Wolf’s Classic Blues Song
In 1960, Chicago-based Chess Records released a single that became one of the most influential and much-covered recordings in its catalogue. It was called “Spoonful” and was delivered by a singer who,...
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‘Tales Of Brave Ulysses’: Cream’s Mythological Rock Landmark
At first, to some, it was just the B-side of a new single by the most happening power rock trio of the day. Soon, we were realizing that Cream’s “Tales of Brave Ulysses” was quite a strange brew of its...
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‘Badge’: Cream Wear ‘Mysterious’ Collaboration With George Harrison
Cream were far more of an album rock band than they were concerned with hit singles during their all-too-brief, two-year lifetime. Nevertheless, they notched up no fewer than seven visits to the UK Top...
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Remembering Jack Bruce, A True Giant Of Music
Legend is an overused term in music, and the world in general, but Jack Bruce was a genuine legend. Jack, christened John, was born on May 14, 1943, in Scotland. He took to music early and won a...
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‘How’s Tricks’: ‘Punch And Drive’ From The Jack Bruce Band
The solo career of Jack Bruce contains many a hidden gem, and there are plenty on an album that was showing its face on the US album chart in May 1977. How’s Tricks was a record that also had...
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Robert Johnson: The Life And Legacy Of The Blues Giant
One of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) was a legendary blues musician, whose influence spanned multiple generations and genres. A brilliant guitarist...
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Americana: How Country And Roots Music Found A “Brand New Dance”
When the term “Americana” was included in the prestigious Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2011, Americana Music Association executive director Jed Hilly joked that they would be selling T-shirts...
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The 13 Best Rock Band Trios Ever
Pivoting away from the traditional rock set-up of a singer, two guitars, bass, and drums, the best power trio find their strength in stripping down to more simplistic elements. The format has allowed...
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An Eric Clapton History Lesson: EC’s First Compilation
In the early 1970s, Eric Clapton’s release schedule was a mixed bag of retrospectives. He enjoyed UK success in the summer of that year with the reissue of his Derek and the Dominos single “Layla.”...
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Best Muddy Waters Songs: 20 Essential Tracks
For many, he was the greatest bluesman ever to growl into the mic. His authority was absolute. Whether his easy, wry smile was crossing his avuncular face, or he was barking tough warnings in deadly...
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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Origins Of Heavy Metal
Where does metal music come from and how did it get its name? In a technical sense, heavy metal was born in 1839. It’s a chemistry term describing a loosely connected set of metals defined as...
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Cream and The Who Make Their Live Debut In America
When both The Who and Cream made their live debut in America, it could hardly have been any less auspicious. It happened for both of them on March 25, 1967, at the RKO Keith Theater on 58th and 3rd Ave...
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Up To 11: The Songs That Inspired Heavy Metal
From heavy blues outings of the late 60s to pioneering hard rock anthems from the early 70s, we bring you some of the heaviest proto-metal songs that inspired heavy metal and today’s headbangers…...
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The Ealing Club, The Rolling Stones, And The Birth Of British Rock
A humble west-London basement next to a long-lost ABC bakery is an unlikely place to find one of the most significant venues in music history. Yet the Ealing Club, an overlooked historic venue – at 42A...
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Best Guitarists Of All Time: 75 Legendary Musicians
The guitar is the very backbone of rock – not to mention blues and country music – and the world is a better place to live in thanks to all the six-string geniuses that have come along. The best...
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The 120 Best Blues Albums: Classic Records You Need To Hear
A list of the best blues albums ever? We’ve set ourselves another, almost, impossible challenge. As usual, we haven’t just dreamed up this list; we’ve trawled the net and looked through numerous...
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The Rhythm & Blues Legacy: The Secret History Of Rock And Pop
The annals of rock and pop are full of artists who had the good sense and the timing to take existing material and give it a wider audience with their own interpretation. To mark Black History Month,...
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‘Goodbye’: Cream Say Farewell With Final Studio Album
Cream may have had all too short a lifespan as far as their millions of admirers around the world were concerned – but at least they had the chance to say Goodbye to each other. That, of course, was...
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Clapton Meets The Queen Of Soul: When Eric Played For Aretha Franklin
In December 1967, Eric Clapton was uneasily carrying the “God” nickname that had followed him since his emergence as the UK‘s premier electric blues-rock guitarist of his generation. He was about...
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