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By Jo Kendall Published
Singing sister of Led Zeppelin drummer had tried to become Gong’s Shakti Yoni - but that was before Selling England By The Pound and Foxtrot changed her life

By Siân Llewellyn Published
Heavily influenced by the 60s boom, Thin Lizzy’s perennially under-rated guitarist Gary Moore would take blues rock to the next level and beyond

By Grant Moon Published
Singer has a soft spot for Tom Waits' melancholy first album and tree-hugger activities - and he’s in a band with his prog hero

By Paul Henderson Published
Some of the events still exist today, but back in the 60s they played hosts to bands for whom future possibilities were entirely unknown

By Geoff Barton Published
Before MTV and hair metal, Whitesnake were the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

By Niall Doherty Published
It may seem unlikely, but Billy Gibbons and co. learned their best moves from electro-pop duo OMD

By Martin Celmins Published
A homage to Long John Baldry, a man whose influence on the bands and musicians of the British blues boom made him a pivotal figure in UK music

By Alice Clark Published
Buying guide Blues from The Big Easy has a different flavour to that made anywhere else, with its roots in jazz and the music of the Caribbean
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