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“Ritchie Blackmore was playing licks to sound check. Andy started answering him. Their conversation with guitars was enough to impress Ritchie”: Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine

“The music needed to be paced differently and we needed a bit more going for us, thematically. We very much realised we needed a new identity to rise above the fray”: Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked

“The music needed to be paced differently and we needed a bit more going for us, thematically. We very much realised we needed a new identity to rise above the fray”: Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked

War, peace, dictators and a failed pursuit of young love were at the heart of the band’s attempt to make “proper grown-up music” in 1972

Can listening to banging tunes turbo-charge your indoor training?

Can listening to banging tunes turbo-charge your indoor training?

Everything you need to know about training to music

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Watch Wishbone Ash play the classic Blowin' Free on The Midnight Special 50 years ago

Pristine footage from Wishbone Ash's second appearance on The Midnight Special has made its way online

“He got all these twists and turns that I thought only John Wetton was capable of”: How Geoff Downes assembled his new Asia line-up

US tour with Focus, Martin Turner and Curved Air presents possibility of completing songs left unfinished after original singer’s death

Wishbone Ash's Argus was voted album of the year in 1972: Its standout track went on to influence Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden

With a riff claimed by both of the band’s guitarists and lyrics inspired by a summer romance, Blowin' Free became Wishbone Ash’s signature song and a rock classic

Aches, pains and new goals: what next for ‘hardest geezer’ Russ Cook after Africa run

Experts say best form of recovery will be to stay active and to get psychological support to help set healthy targets

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“These kinds of albums only come along once in a generation." Wishbone Ash and the making of Argus

“These kinds of albums only come along once in a generation." Wishbone Ash and the making of Argus

The story of how UK rock quartet Wishbone Ash made their prog masterpiece Argus...

Nisa commits to £6m investment to help lower wholesale prices for retailers

Nisa commits to £6m investment to help lower wholesale prices for retailers

Move to ease margin squeeeze for convenience operators

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