The tragic house fire that destroyed John Mayall’s extensive blues collection
A tragedy.
Blues
‘Come On in My Kitchen’: the blues classic Bob Dylan listened to again and again
It’s just the blues.
‘Free Form Patterns’: the moment Lightnin’ Hopkins made blues go psychedelic
A groundbreaking album.
Ryan Coogler demanded ‘Sinners’ composer find unique guitar for blues soundtrack
The composer was given strict instructions from director Ryan Coogler.
“It really turned me on”: The first blues artist Eric Clapton fell in love with
I really don’t think any of us can quite understand the effect that the blues had on mainstream music in the 1950s. Especially to the…
The artists that made Jeff Beck give up on the blues: “Don’t mess with my music”
Life-changing advice.
