The one song Jack White thought defined rock and roll: “One man against the world”
A lifelong inspiration.
Blues
“That was your introduction”: The first blues artists Mick Jagger ever heard of
“The first blues people I saw, when I was really young on TV.”
“I started to get my head around it”: The blues musicians Jimmy Page couldn’t copy
“There’s a poetry within the blues.”
‘Shave ‘Em Dry’: The first rebellious act of complete vulgarity in music history?
Far ahead of its time.
The genre of music Eric Clapton called his bible: “It completely changed my outlook”
Finding his new musical religion.
The bandmate John Mayall called “totally unique”
John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers was a fertile breeding ground for guitar talent.