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“If they are going to stick so violently to the form, then the standard of content must get a lot higher”: Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Free and the forgotten godfather of British blues who helped them all get off the ground

There were bigger and more famous British blues musicians, but few were as influential as the late Alexis Korner

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“You cannot visit the scene. The scene is now in the bedroom. There isn’t a group of people forcing each other to improve”: Roy Harper wants to hear new ambitious music, but knows why he’s struggling

The folk rock hero reflects on what the world lost when groups of hopeful artists stopped forming their own schools, like he did in the 60s with Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Alexis Korner, John Martyn, Al Stewart and others

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Ian Anderson says it's possible Robert Plant wanted to replace him in Jethro Tull

History could have been very different

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“The combination of music and sex was something I had never encountered in any other group”: How the Rolling Stones married sex, blues and rock’n’roll and launched themselves to notoriety

The story of the exhilarating early ’60s birth of the Rolling Stones

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“Jimmy Page allowed Eric to unleash the power he had”: How Eric Clapton helped reinvent the blues with The Bluesbreakers’ landmark Beano album

The epic story of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers’ 1966 blues rock milestone Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton

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Zoot Money obituary

Keyboardist and bandleader who rode the wave of the British rhythm and blues movement in the 1960s

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John Mayall was a lightning rod for the blues who changed the course of British music

He may not have had the star quality of those he inspired, from Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones, but the late musician’s skill and passion were transformational

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John Mayall obituary

Bandleader, composer, instrumentalist and singer who nurtured players such as Eric Clapton and put British blues on the map

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"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview

His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"

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Cyril Davies was a grumpy, balding panel beater who "drank bourbon like a fish": He also inspired a generation of rock musicians – and has been all but airbrushed out of history

What do The Kinks, Stones and The Who all have in common? For one thing, a harmonica-playing bluesman nicknamed 'Squirrel'

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“When I drank, I was going to be the best drinker in the bar, or take the most drugs or whatever. When I did give up the drink I was going to be the best at that:” The bottom-end drive that made Danny Thompson’s name

Rejecting criticism from those who wondered why he bothered playing folk music, the always-in-demand bassist’s attitude led to experiences with John Martyn, Kate Bush, David Sylvian, Tim Buckley and many others

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"I think everyone has some sort of death wish... but I don't want to die": The spectacular rise and tragic fall of Paul Kossoff

Paul Kossoff should have been one of rock and blues' great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of the Free and Back Street Crawler guitarist shone briefly – and burned out quickly

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"Who knows where we would have gone had we not had that monster hit? It was the beginning of the end for us": The real story of Free, told by those who were there

Free burnt brightly and all too briefly: The story of Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke

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Long John Baldry helped found the British blues scene, inspired Eric Clapton, discovered Rod Stewart, and gave his name to Elton John: He was also the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog's Dr Ivo Robotnik

A homage to Long John Baldry, a man whose influence on the bands and musicians of the British blues boom made him a pivotal figure in UK music

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The remarkable life of blues legend Victor Brox who played with Hendrix and Clapton, had a love affair with Nico and sang on Jesus Christ Superstar

Victor Brox, said to have recorded the first British blues record, has died

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