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Eric Clapton - Guitarist - 1996 -

The singer so good they embarrassed Eric Clapton: “I didn’t have the nerve”

Still an amateur on the mic.

Tim Coffman
Jun 22, 2026
Freddie Mercury - Queen - Singer - Frontman - Musician

The lyrics Queen borrowed the 1986 movie ‘A Kind of Magic’

“One golden glance of what should be…”

Tom Phelan
Jun 22, 2026
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska - 1982

The Hollywood icon who inspired Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting

Springsteen draws inspiration from various art forms.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 22, 2026
Brian Wilson - Musician - The Beach Boys - 2004

The 1950s music legend who snubbed Brian Wilson: “Too bad”

An anti-climax.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 22, 2026
Robert Plant - 2025 - Stephen Colbert

The 1958 song Robert Plant called the best to sing: “This is it”

Nobody does it better.

Tim Coffman
Jun 22, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1997

The 1972 song Stevie Nicks listens to before performing live: “I don’t think much has changed”

A formative classic.

Jordan Potter
Jun 22, 2026
Steely Dan - Mark Knopfler - Split -

The 1980 Steely Dan and Mark Knopfler song that ended in tears: “A strange experience”

Loveable misanthropes.

Arun Starkey
Jun 22, 2026
Joe Walsh - The Eagles - Guitarist

The one wild rock star Joe Walsh was terrified of: “This guy was nuts”

Not being able to anticipate anything.

Tim Coffman
Jun 22, 2026
John Lydon - Singer - Sex Pistols - 2016

‘Rise’: The song John Lydon crowned as his ultimate “anthem”

An enduring anthem…

Ben Forrest
Jun 22, 2026
Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

“This was a hit”: the moment a 15-year-old Cat Stevens knew he’d cracked songwriting

A young star.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 22, 2026
John Lennon - 1972 - Musician - The Beatles

The only John Lennon solo album to reach number one

Goin’ for gold.

Tom Phelan
Jun 22, 2026
Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

The song recorded as an afterthought that sold 11 million copies in 1974

Thrown together in ten minutes.

Rachael Pimblett
Jun 22, 2026

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