AC/DC guitarist Angus Young might not be hailed as the most nuanced musician, but he is original. That is something that he ...

How Eric Clapton’s Split With Yardbirds Caused a Chain Reaction How Eric Clapton’s Split With Yardbirds Caused a Chain Reaction Guitarist sent heavy blues in a new ...

He is held in the highest regard by Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, was close friends with Jimi Hendrix, and his mid-Sixties ...

had just left the Yardbirds, and was on the verge of quitting music altogether – a few years later, and the pair went on to ...

The last we had was a bit of a flop. I own up about it, it was quite bad.” Speaking to the BBC’s Brian Matthew on 4 April ...

Eric Clapton may have the most impressive résumé in rock ‘n’ roll history, having played in the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluebreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos.

Rock eats its young ... was with Manfred (Mann) and Eric was with the Yardbirds. At that time we were all up for something new. It was luck." Both he and Clapton spoke highly of The Band ...

His 1966 album, Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, was a pivotal moment between the initial blues scene that produced The Rolling Stones, Manfred Mann and The Yardbirds and the post blues-boom era ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton's ... [+] Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023 in Los Angeles ...

Seeing Long John perform in the early 1960s sealed Eric Clapton’s intention to become ... began to get access to this faraway music. Young John soon became deeply fascinated by the voice and ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 03: Eric Clapton performs on stage during Music For The Marsden 2020 at The ... [+] O2 Arena on March 03 ...

“As a young adult, I did a really deep dive into ... apparently thanks to Robertson’s collaboration on a song for it with Eric Clapton, who arrived to play the third set of the show.