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"One of those shows that you will be thinking about for the rest of your life": Tedeschi Trucks Band announce live album of historic Mad Dogs & Englishmen show

Tedeschi Trucks Band's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (Live At Lockin’) features Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Chris Robinson, Warren Haynes and more

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“The director said, ‘Fine, why don’t you just mime in that case?’ So we did – and air guitar was born”: Have the origins of air guitar finally been found? Unearthed footage contests the Joe Cocker at Woodstock ’69 theory

A 1968 promo clip of English psych-rockers Rupert’s People suggests Hampstead Heath in London – not Woodstock – was the birthplace of air guitar

Guitar World

“I love change. That’s what one should do with music. But I know it’s cost me a lot of fans… the music business rewards repetition”: Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Blue Öyster Cult DNA lies within Mike Scott and the Waterboys

It might not be obvious in his songs but it’s clear in his progressive attitude – he wants other musicians to get better so he can aim to outdo them

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Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes to join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes are among the artists set to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the class of 2025.

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Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Bad Company, Cyndi Lauper and Outkast get into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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“He sang one of our songs With A Little Help From My Friends, a version produced by Denny Cordell which was very imaginative”: Paul McCartney lobbies for the inclusion of "a great man and a fine singer" in the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame

Joe Cocker is competing with Soundgarden, Billy Idol and the White Stripes

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Sir Paul McCartney backs 'great man' Joe Cocker for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025

The Beatles icon Sir Paul McCartney has thrown his support behind late singer Joe Cocker among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees.

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2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Revealed

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees feature iconic musicians like Mariah Carey and OutKast. The induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles this ...

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Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Independent UK

"He was trying to numb the past, dull the present and look for comfort in the future. He found it there and it killed him": Dan Aykroyd on the tragedy of John Belushi and the making of The Blues Brothers

Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and Aretha Franklin

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There’s no reason for older people to fear smartphones

Letters: Joe Cocker and Colin Crouch respond to a letter by a 94-year-old man who wrote that adults as well as children should avoid smartphones

The Guardian - UK

"I've got my new band together now. I've got the Yes that I wanted": After half a century of Yes music, Jon Anderson talks about everything, from football to fairies

Fronting Yes he was one of the architects of prog rock, and now he fronts his own band. But that’s only part of his wondrous story

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‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?

He helped shape classic songs by the Rolling Stones, The Who and the Beatles but his influence on music has been largely ignored. A new documentary aims to correct that

The Guardian - US

“They put me in a cell with a bank robber and a murderer. The bank robber seemed like a nice bloke. Said he had all my albums”: The wild life and crazy times of Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker was the unlikely Sheffield superstar loved by The Beatles – but drink, drugs and debauchery almost sent him over the edge

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“The Grateful Dead? Man, they were abysmal. After 20 minutes half the audience had gone”: Meat Loaf’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, the MC5, The Who and more

Iggy, Joe Cocker, Jerry Garcia, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Meat Loaf crossed paths with them all

The Guardian - UK

Will Jennings obituary

American lyricist who enjoyed huge success with Up Where We Belong and My Heart Will Go On

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"It was just the lifestyle. You don't know you're making history when you're doing it": Dave Mason on his fantasy musical adventure

Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more

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“I have to prove that I’m capable of doing it, and I wasn’t just being done a favour by Deep Purple”: the two forgotten David Coverdale solo albums that sowed the seeds for Whitesnake

David Coverdale’s late 70s solo albums, White Snake and Northwinds, are overlooked – but without them, Whitesnake wouldn’t exist

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"Stevie liked a clean sound. He really didn't turn everything up until the last song": Stevie Ray Vaughan's tech Rene Martinez remembers his boss, friend and blues guitar legend

Classic interview: "The way he had it configured was so that everything acted like one big gigantic speaker"

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"If I was young now, I'd probably be stalking Taylor Swift. We have affairs, we make it dramatic and write hit songs about it" - Stephen Stills on the romance that drove a classic and the making of his first solo album

Growing tired of the tensions in CSN&Y, Stephen Stills moved to the UK to record his debut album, with a little help from Jimi, Ringo and Eric

Guitar World

“I was scared to death. Miles didn’t say a word to me. Afterwards, I asked what he thought of my playing. He said, simply, ‘It was cool’”: T.M. Stevens on playing with Miles Davis and James Brown – and what went wrong on Vai’s Sex & Religion project

Vai hired the “flashy bassist with the long hair” after spotting him in a Joe Cocker video

Guitar World

“They counted me in and I ripped through the first solo that came to mind. They stopped the tape, and Paul Stanley went, ‘Dude… will you wear high heels?’” Steve Farris on his close call with Kiss before he formed Mr. Mister (who he might rejoin)

Starting out with a $5 guitar and spending $25 on a life-changing lesson from Joe Pass, Farris is no longer professional – but could be persuaded to go round again

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In Memoriam: remembering the rock musicians we lost in 2023

Raising a toast to those musicians, producers, songwriters and artists who passed away in 2023

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10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version

The Guardian - US

Tony Visconti: ‘I’ve been a better record producer than I’ve been a husband’

The super-producer, who worked with David Bowie and Marc Bolan among others, reflects on a long career filled with highs and lows

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