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Free sitting on a stoop circa 1972
The story of All Right Now, the anthem that broke Free in America – then broke up the band

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

All Right Now was an instant classic, but it also created instant problems for Free

Tracks & Singles
Tetsu Yamauchi onstage with the Faces in 1973
Former Free and Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi dead at 79

By Fraser Lewry Published

Tetsu Yamauchi replaced Andy Fraser in Free and Ronnie Lane in the Faces

Bands & Artists
Bad Company circa 1974
"I've heard it's responsible for a whole generation being conceived": The epic story of rock's ultimate aphrodisiac anthem

By Henry Yates Published

"I did feel like making love at the time... that happened a lot" - Paul Rodgers

Tracks & Singles
Free sitting on some steps
Every Free album ranked, from worst to best

By Classic Rock Published

Buying guide With their legacy defined by the tragic death of guitarist Paul Kossoff and the ubiquity of All Right Now, it’s often forgotten just how miraculous Free were

Buying guide
Paul Rodgers headshot, November 1974
Nine albums by Paul Rodgers you should listen to... and one you should ignore

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide From Free to Bad Company and beyond, Paul Rodgers' back catalogue is a gold mine, and these are his best albums

Buying guide
Free studio portrait
In 1970 Free had the world in the palm of their hands... and they let it blow away

By Mick Wall Published

How Free made their masterpiece, Fire And Water

Albums
Various musicians influenced by Jimi Hendrix
"There were guitar players weeping. They had to mop the floor up": How Jimi Hendrix invented everything we love

By Johnny Black Published

When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London he blew the minds of the British rock elite. Soon they would follow his lead and develop and explosive new form of electric blues

Bands & Artists
Paul Kossoff in 1975
"I think everyone has some sort of death wish... but I don't want to die": The spectacular rise and tragic fall of Paul Kossoff

By Mark Blake Published

Paul Kossoff should have been one of rock and blues' great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of the Free and Back Street Crawler guitarist shone briefly – and burned out quickly

Interviews
Free circa 1972, sitting on some steps
"Who knows where we would have gone had we not had that monster hit? It was the beginning of the end for us": The real story of Free, told by those who were there

By Steven Rosen Published

Free burnt brightly and all too briefly: The story of Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke

Interviews
Manic Street Preachers, Free’s Paul Rodgers, Marc Bolan, Slade, The Damned’s Dave Vanian, Statius Quo
10 massively successful British bands who failed to crack America

By Dave Everley Published

Not every band can be as huge as The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in America – just ask Slade, The Small Faces and Status Quo

Bands & Artists
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