Blues Features

Ladies and gentlemen: the fabulous Jon Spencer on his new solo album, his most groovy past and the 'orange piece of shit' and 'stupid men that run the United States of America'

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A 60s guitar prodigy who shaped Dylan’s sound and blew Clapton away, Bloomfield had the world at his feet. But he would never quite fulfil his promise.

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On May 8, 1974, Graham Bond died under a tube train. This feature traces the apocalyptic story of one of the 1960s most influential talents

For a band succeeding where so many have failed, Greta Van Fleet are receiving a lot of resistance. It's time for that to stop

Rod Harrod promoted Jimi Hendrix's first show in London. Here, the tells the story

Before big hair there was the blues. Whitesnake might be arena rockers these days, but as Classic Rock #95 recalled, they began as a gritty British band with Coverdale as just one of the lads

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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

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BB King left behind the racism of rural Mississippi to become the King Of The Blues. Here's his incredible story in his own words…

BB King’s early 70s prison album attempts to shiv his iconic ’65 Live At The Regal and replace it as top dog. We keep a look-out for the guards.

One of the brightest stars at Stax, Redding’s life was cut tragically short, but the work he left behind lives on...

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The cult Texan singer took the blues to strange new places. But he never had a chance to conquer his demons.

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No bunch of white kids from London every had more right to play the blues than The Rolling Stones. This is their top ten greatest blues tracks...

Years after his death, Stevie Ray Vaughan is still being discovered by new generations. We pay tribute to this incredible bluesman, with a story from a writer he befriended and who reported his demise