Rock and roll has always had a ferocious energy but things got taken up a level when Motörhead released the 1980 album, and ...

Among a handful of key collaborators, poet Pete Brown helped 1960s psychedelic power trio Cream lyrically realise some of their most enduring cuts.

Jeff Tweedy of Wilco penned a uniquely self-conscious break-up song, where the speaker can only express himself by inhabiting the voice and beard of his hero.

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While four original members of the Bar-Kays perished in the 1967 tragedy alongside Redding, the two survivors rebuilt the ...

Sly Stone broke down barriers back in the 1960s, with the mixed-race line-up of Sly and the Family Stone, and he never ...

During a period of career revival, Paul McCartney headed to the studio with his brother Peter, under the stage name Mike ...

In 1971, when confusion and societal disillusionment were high, George Harrison pulled everybody together with his spiritual ...

Having played and jammed with some of the 1960s' biggest names, Cream bassist Jack Bruce highlighted one group he felt lacked the plaudits they deserved.

After Andy Warhol was shot, the artistic world of New York changed. With him no longer the ruler, his disappearance gave way to the darker punk scene.

Usually due to threats of trademark infringement suits from obscure American performers, many popular British bands had to alter their names when stateside.