Latest articles by Harry Shapiro
How Eric Clapton helped reinvent the blues with The Bluesbreakers’ landmark Beano album
The epic story of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers’ 1966 blues rock milestone Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix: murder, the mafia, and the multiple mysteries surrounding the death of rock's most influential guitarist
Jimi Hendrix biographer Harry Shapiro talks to former Jimi Hendrix roadie James ‘Tappy’ Wright and reconsiders the mysteries surrounding Jimi's death
"We got mobbed for autographs – thousands of screaming schoolgirls and we had to escape in a limo": the wild ride of Pacific Gas & Electric
Fêted by critics, mobbed by crowds, admired by Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton… then God intervened to dim the lights of Pacific Gas & Electric
Gary Moore: leaving Thin Lizzy, the story of G-Force, and the terror of success
In June 1979, Gary Moore sensationally quit Thin Lizzy mid-tour. In this exclusive extract from his official biography, we look back at his post-Lizzy period and the formation of G-Force
How Gary Moore reignited the British blues scene with the help of a famous guitar
1990's Still Got The Blues album was an abrupt and risky game-changer that reignited the tradition of blistering British blues guitar
How Jimi Hendrix died - and the mysteries surrounding his death
Was Hendrix murdered by a manager with debts to the Mafia? Hendrix biographer Harry Shapiro talks to former roadie James ‘Tappy’ Wright and reconsiders the mysteries surrounding Jimi's death
Ego, tempers, affairs: The tumultuous story of BBM
When Gary Moore joined Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in the ‘ersatz Cream’ BBM, it was a dream come true for the guitarist – but one that was over almost as soon as it began
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton: The Making of 'the Beano album'…
Released in 1966, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton changed the musical landscape. Here’s how Beano came to be…
