David Sinclair

David Sinclair

Musician since the 1970s and music writer since the 1980s. Pop and rock correspondent of The Times of London (1985-2015) and columnist in Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. Contributor to Q magazine, Kerrang!, Mojo, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, et al. Formerly drummer in TV Smith’s Explorers, London Zoo, Laughing Sam’s Dice and others. Currently singer, songwriter and guitarist with the David Sinclair Four (DS4). His sixth album as bandleader, Apropos Blues, is released 2 September 2022 on Critical Discs/Proper.

Articles by: David Sinclair

Late Wings and Joe Cocker guitarist Henry McCullough in the 1970s

Henry McCullough: Wings’ forgotten guitar hero

By David Sinclair published

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 - Exhibitionism

Top 10 Exhibits At The Rolling Stones Exhibition

By David Sinclair published

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

“We were out of it, all the time”: Inside David Bowie’s Station To Station

By David Sinclair published

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

Tom Jones, live in London

By David Sinclair published

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The Voice digs deep into his blues roots

Cuttin' Heads: Chuck Berry battles The Rolling Stones

By David Sinclair published

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!

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