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“There were some people that were broken up after the first song or two in the rehearsal. It was intense”: Derek Trucks on how Tedeschi Trucks Band got Leon Russell to reunite the original Mad Dogs to celebrate Joe Cocker with an all-star set

TTB and Leon Russell's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited set at LOCKN' 2015 was a historic moment as the key players from the 1970 tour reunited for the first time. With the live album out now, Trucks tells us how it all went down

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“They’re kind of singing along… but no one knows the words:” Derek Trucks says Tedeschi Trucks Band have completed their next studio album – and they’ve been sneaking in some of the new tracks live

Trucks says TTB has “the best collection of tunes” they have written to date, with 17 in the can, an Atmos mix – and the crowd are liking what they are hearing when they've dropped them in the set

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 4, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Eric Gales, Tyler Bryant, Starbenders and more

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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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‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more

He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers

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“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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"I started crying. I was completely overwhelmed by how special it was that we were there": How a band of Dutch retro-rockers ended up recording at two legendary recording studios

The Queen Of Soul, the birth of the Allman Brothers Band, and the new album from retro-rock flag bearers DeWolff all have something in common

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"A frustrating album for me because every brilliant detail seems to be matched by something I don't like": Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young may have harmonised beautifully on Déjà Vu, but they avoided each other while recording it

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NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies

The storied civil rights organization accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of having "waged war on Black America" by championing legislation to dismantle diversity and inclusion efforts at public schools.

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‘Thanks for visiting Florida’: one Black family’s road trip to a ‘hostile’ tourist trap

The NAACP has issued a warning about the state. But being Black in America was a long-odds game well before DeSantis showed up

The Guardian - US

Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Album Of The Week Club review

The live album of Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's shambolic, chaotic, sex-fuelled, Mad Dogs & Englishmen rock’n’roll circus

Louder

NAACP says Florida travel warning is just the start of organizing effort

Advisory about state’s ‘active hostility’ is beginning of campaign to engage voters ahead of DeSantis presidential run, leaders say

The Guardian - US

Willie Nelson’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!

As the 90-year-old country icon releases a new album, I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, we look back on the outlaw’s best tracks

The Guardian - UK

Jim Gordon obituary

Accomplished rock drummer of the 1960s and 70s who played with George Harrison and Eric Clapton

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Five Great Reads: rock’s forgotten hero, shirtfronted by gen Z and standups making light of their demons

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - US

‘He was central to music history’: the forgotten legacy of Leon Russell

In an illuminating new book, the incredible highs and devastating lows of the influential musician are remembered

The Guardian - US

He played with Dylan, Clapton and Lennon: the unsung genius of guitarist Jesse Ed Davis

He was the go-to session guitarist for some of the biggest music stars of all time yet his incredible highs and tragic lows have often been overlooked

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