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The man Neil Peart called his "six favourite drummers": Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

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“Just like that it came to him”: Why Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic riff is one of music’s greatest ever moments

That thrilling and inspired John McVie bassline steered the band to create one of its most captivating songs

MusicRadar

“We went down the sheep-dip in the 80s. They douse you with pesticide, and then you’re lucky to make it out alive”: The rollercoaster story of Heart, the 70s rock icons who survived MTV, grunge and each other

Ann and Nancy Wilson look back over the rise, fall and resurrection of Heart

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"Ted Nugent came down to the dressing room and said ‘Guys! You have to calm down!'": The turbulent story of the Scorpions

Whether it’s almost changing their name to Stalingrad or filling their biggest hit with whistling, there’s always a sting in the Scorpions' tale

Metal Hammer

“Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to talk to me. They thought I would be right for the part of The Terminator”: WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’ wild tales of Lemmy, Gene Simmons and The Village People

Metal Hammer

"I knew the MC5 was telling the truth; There were dangerous truths that needed to be revealed": The last stand of rock's great revolutionaries

In 1968 the MC5’s Kick Out The Jams album was a grenade thrown into the music scene. Wayne Kramer acted as guardian of the band’s legacy until he died earlier this year, after making one final album

Louder

"You're caught up in the tornado, and you see the cow fly by, and there goes the tractor": The Wilson sisters reflect on Heart's 50-year roller-coaster life

Heart's long and eventful career has taken the Wilson sisters to thin-air highs and crushing lows in a real rock’n’roll saga

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

MusicRadar

“Christine had been killed. The studio was somewhere I could go where I’d feel something other than lost”: how David Crosby turned grief into hazy magic on his solo masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name

Louder

Len Chandler obituary

American folk singer and civil rights activist who performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger

The Guardian - UK

Ray Hildebrand obituary

Singer and writer of Hey Paula, a US chart-topper in 1963 that appealed to teenagers around the world

The Guardian - UK

"Van Halen could do nothing, night after night, to stem the charge of this Godzilla": How 1988's Monsters Of Rock tour was the making of Metallica

In 1988 Metallica released ...And Justice For All. Then they went out on the road to claim the throne of modern metal

Metal Hammer

'Knowledge of self': How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop

I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track booming out of car stereos and hearing it on Black radio, like Kiss FM’s top eight at 8 p.m. countdown.

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11 saxophonists, 4 re-recordings and a £17,000 haircut… The tortuous tale of George Michael's Careless Whisper: "I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head"

There’s much more to the Wham!-man's modern classic than meets the ear

Louder

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

Guitar World

From rocket-shooting Les Pauls to 'bananas' Superstrats: 10 iconic Kiss guitars that powered rock's most outrageous band

10 bonkers guitars that chart the history of the American hard-rock institution

Daily Mirror

Tina Turner's former assistant talks star fleeing Ike after experiencing 'no freedom'

Tina Turner's former personal assistant Eddy Hampton Armani has spoken about the late singer in the weeks since her death last month, including briefly discussing her experience with Ike Turner

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Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in Brazil

Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the laid-back Brazilian musical genre with rhythms recognizable to music lovers around the world.

Daily Mirror

Tina Turner died before being able to meet her grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Tina Turner died last week at her home at the age of 83 and the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll sadly never got to meet her three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren

The Guardian - UK

The Lion Sleeps Tonight: one song’s journey from 1930s South Africa to Disney money-spinner

Mbube – the vocal harmony song that ended up on The Lion King soundtrack – made its writer $2. But beyond the exploitation and legal battles lies a more inspiring story

Daily Mirror

Elvis Presley's grim final moments recalled by young lover who found him on toilet

Elvis Presley's autopsy results were sealed by his family and will remain a secret for another four years, but his young girlfriend has lifted the lid on what happened in his final moments

The Independent UK

Jim Gordon death: Drummer for Eric Clapton and Beach Boys dies in prison aged 77

The session drummer was convicted of killing his mother in 1983 and was serving time in prison when he died

Daily Mirror

Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough's 'fight over Graceland' could rest on spelling error

Priscilla Presley and granddaughter Riley Keough are involved in a bitter legal battle over the late Lisa Marie Presley's $35million will - with Elvis' ex-wife questioning the 'authenticity and validity' of a 2016 amendment

Daily Record

Priscilla Presley 'questions' daughter Lisa Marie's will over $1bn Graceland estate

Sources say tensions are high among Presley family members and have been for years.

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