It was the dawn of the 70s, a period that delivered some now iconic albums – although some could easily have gone straight to the bargain bins. So why were they dismissed at the time?

In the 70s guitarist Robin Trower made his classic album Bridge Of Sighs. Today he heads up a similar power trio and shows no sign of slowing down

There’s much more to this often unsung British guitar hero and songwriter than his outstanding 1970s power-trio albums

Classic Rock pays tribute to the late Leon Russell

After just five days of recording at Atlantic Studios in New York, Cream emerged with what many consider to be their greatest album

The death of David Bowie at the start of the year sent a seismic shock through the music world. But his chameleon career colours a legacy that endures beyond his passing

With Wings and Joe Cocker, the late Henry McCullough was one of the great sideman of the 1970s. We pay tribute to an under-appreciated guitarist

The Rolling Stones launch their Exhibitionism show at London's Saatchi Gallery today. We got a sneak preview...

David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick reveals the secrets of the Thin White Duke’s quasi-mystical opus Station To Station – No. 5 in our rundown of the Greatest Albums Of The 70s

Before 1966, the blues was tired, worn out and unsexy. But then four British six-string geniuses helped birth blues rock – and the modern guitar hero too.

The poet laureate of rock’n’roll Chuck Berry takes on Jagger, Richards, Jones, Wyman and Watts on the R&B song that set the Stones rolling... Come On!