Latest articles by Bill DeMain
Southern Rock is inextricably tied to the land and character of the American South - and here are five albums that tell its tale
Buying guide Much-loved singer-guitarist Peter Frampton has delivered more that 50 years' worth of compelling songcraft and searing guitar playing - and these are his best albums
"I anticipated that a lot of people might get weird about it" - George Harrison on My Sweet Lord, his love song to The Creator
How Prince learned to play nice with others, how he learned to rock, and how he made Purple Rain, his world-beating sixth album
"We didn’t really care about scenes: For us, it always came down to the song” - Jellyfish's Roger Manning Jr
After guitarist Duane Allman’s tragic death, the Allman Brothers Band pulled together and recorded the landmark double album Eat A Peach
Inspired by a single line from a gospel song, Paul Simon's classic Bridge Over Troubled Water has been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin
"I am myself and I know why" - How John Lennon used primal therapy to create the Plastic Ono Band album
Originally a b-side, Joni Mitchell's generational classic Woodstock found its biggest audience with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida started life as a 90-second country ballad, but turned into a psychedelic and cultural landmark
The Doobie Brothers' Long Train Runnin' was an instrumental showcase for "half-hour solos" before their producer saw its hit potential
Jeff Beck's first single was his biggest hit, but he would go on to describe it as "a pink toilet seat" hanging around his neck
All those shimmering pop masterpieces about dysfunctional relationships can be traced back to a single Fleetwood Mac song
Featuring one of the greatest wah solos of all time, this is the story of the Chicago classic 25 or 6 to 4
The story of Pat Benatar's Hit Me With Your Best Shot: "I can’t say those words out loud with a smile on my face"
Jellyfish founder member and keyboard player Roger Manning Jr picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the song that makes him cry
One critic described Waterloo Sunset as "the most beautiful song in the English language", and for some it's the ultimate London anthem
Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith on digging jazz, doing things on his own terms, and Bob Dylan confusing him with Taylor Swift
Purple Rain represented Prince’s breakthrough moment, but it was the tour that followed – and one show in particular – that turned him into a living legend
Ric Ocasek's 1978 hit My Best Friend's Girl was the song that consolidated The Cars' sound and style
David Bowie received glowing reviews for his performance as John Merrick in The Elephant Man, but the run ended with Bowie distraught and escaping into seclusion
It's 1979, it's Halloween, ands Ace Frehley has had a drink
What happened when John Lennon showed up at WNEW-FM and broadcast for two hours – a show that's still talked about nearly 50 years later
