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Author: Sam Kemp Archives: 05/2026

Elvis Presley - Singer - Actor - 1968

“He hugged me”: the only singer Elvis Presley was ever in awe of

The king of kings.

Sam Kemp
May 23, 2026
Paul McCartney - Ringo Starr - John Lennon - George Harrison - 1967 - The Beatles

The 1965 Beatles song inspired by a soul legend: “It wrote itself”

A soul icon and pop’s finest.

Sam Kemp
May 18, 2026
The Police - Sting - Stewart Copeland - Andy Summers - 1979

The classic rock band Stewart Copeland couldn’t take seriously: “The singing put me off”

Taking the rock greats down a peg.

Sam Kemp
May 18, 2026
The favourite film of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia

The best album of the 1970s, according to Jerry Garcia: “Captured the world’s imagination”

A poignant LP.

Sam Kemp
May 16, 2026
Steely Dan

Who is Rikki from Steely Dan song ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’?

A chance meeting.

Sam Kemp
May 15, 2026
Jimi Hendrix Copenhagen, 1967 - by Bent Rej

The one guitarist Jimi Hendrix crowned the “best in the universe”

High praise indeed.

Sam Kemp
May 15, 2026
Blur - Damon Albarn - Far Out Magazine

The two Blur albums Damon Albarn will always regret: “I’ve made hundreds of mistakes”

“Messy.”

Sam Kemp
May 12, 2026
Tom Waits

The 1992 album that left Tom Waits in awe: “His last major work”

“Frank reigns and rules with the strangest tools.”

Sam Kemp
May 11, 2026
George Harrison - Musician - 1967 - The Beatles

George Harrison’s favourite covers of his 1969 Beatles hit

“It’s a killer!”

Sam Kemp
May 8, 2026
David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away - Sukita - 2025 Press Image

The surreal kids TV show that inspired David Bowie’s an otherworldly song in 2002

“I just loved that show.”

Sam Kemp
May 6, 2026
Paul McCartney - John Lennon - The Beatles - 1964

The 1963 Beatles song that changed how Paul McCartney wrote music

Lessons in songcraft.

Sam Kemp
May 5, 2026
Robert Plant performing with Led Zeppelin in the US c. 1975

How a 1970 voyage to Iceland inspired a Led Zeppelin classic: “We weren’t being pompous”

Hammer of the Gods.

Sam Kemp
May 3, 2026
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