Blues Features

From Free to Bad Company and beyond, Paul Rodgers' back catalogue is a gold mine. Here's how to buy his best albums

We investigate the career highlights of Jaco Pastorius, bass player extraordinaire

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

A great shot of a young band can help launch their career. In the final round of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020, we want to see your local band portraits

Chess Records songwriter Willie Dixon was the man behind some of the most beloved and influential songs in history, inspiring a whole generation of musicians

Ireland’s greatest, man-of-the-people guitar hero Rory Gallagher left a tremendous legacy of albums studded with real gems

John Bonham’s marathon solo Moby Dick was one of the high spots of every Led Zeppelin show in the 1970s and inspired countless aspiring drummers

Black and white photography can lend drama and timelessness to your music photography. In the fifth round of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020, we want to see your B&W shots…

Keeping track of livestreams, empty hall gigs, good deeds and innovation as musicians come to terms with a new landscape

20 Black Crowes songs that tell the story of the band the Robinson Brothers built

With coronavirus causing chaos in the world of music, we’ve come up with the best ways you can help support your favourite musicians, record stores, venues and shops during the current lockdown