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Every Free album ranked, from worst to best
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
Nine albums by Paul Rodgers you should listen to... and one you should ignore
From Free to Bad Company and beyond, Paul Rodgers' back catalogue is a gold mine, and these are his best albums
In 1970 Free had the world in the palm of their hands... and they let it blow away
How Free made their masterpiece, Fire And Water
"There were guitar players weeping. They had to mop the floor up": How Jimi Hendrix invented everything we love
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
"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
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
"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
Free burnt brightly and all too briefly: The story of Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke
10 massively successful British bands who failed to crack America
Not every band can be as huge as The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in America – just ask Slade, The Small Faces and Status Quo
"A vision with the light shining through her dress" - the woman who inspired Free's All Right Now
The "raunchy and suggestive" All Right Now broke Free in America - although the band members' stories about the origins of their most famous song differ
