Blues

From the archive: Leslie West talks about dropping acid at the Fillmore, kicking methadone with Johnny Winter and missing Jack Bruce

Video Exclusive: Addict-turned-author Kristin Casey remembers the “tragic fairytale” of her romance with the US rock icon, and her own hard road to redemption

Tommy Bolin had the looks and the talent, but he also had a deadly drug addiction. We look at the tragic career of a doomed guitar great, through band mates, friends, and family

Video Exclusive: Acclaimed Texan bandleader John Blangero on his mission to raise our spirits with this year’s roots masterpiece, Delta Tales

Most recently seen onstage at the Peter Green tribute show earlier this year, here are the eight songs that got British blues legend John Mayall started

From Deep Purple to Jimmy Page via solo albums and the long-running Whitesnake, national treasure David Coverdale has been there, done that, and sung a song of sweet love while at it

A bluesy cover that's good enough to make Slash jealous and raise the ghost of Gary Moore

TRIPPY! Bored? Let this slice of smooth-country-jazz-reggae and a promo filled with dolphins, buffalo and acid-fried wonder lift your spirits

John Kay tells the story of Steppenwolf: "We’re a hard rock band and we don’t take shit from anybody"

Among the many stars of London’s mid-60s blues scene, one guy outshone and outplayed them all – Peter Green. Here, we tell the story of how Fleetwood Mac were born