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"You're caught up in the tornado, and you see the cow fly by, and there goes the tractor": The Wilson sisters reflect on Heart's 50-year roller-coaster life

Heart's long and eventful career has taken the Wilson sisters to thin-air highs and crushing lows in a real rock’n’roll saga

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Classic 1994 interview: "Once I got over the fact that I was lumbered with it, I did get quite proud to be a bass player"

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“Christine had been killed. The studio was somewhere I could go where I’d feel something other than lost”: how David Crosby turned grief into hazy magic on his solo masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name

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Len Chandler obituary

American folk singer and civil rights activist who performed with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger

The Guardian - UK

Ray Hildebrand obituary

Singer and writer of Hey Paula, a US chart-topper in 1963 that appealed to teenagers around the world

The Guardian - UK

"Van Halen could do nothing, night after night, to stem the charge of this Godzilla": How 1988's Monsters Of Rock tour was the making of Metallica

In 1988 Metallica released ...And Justice For All. Then they went out on the road to claim the throne of modern metal

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'Knowledge of self': How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop

I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track booming out of car stereos and hearing it on Black radio, like Kiss FM’s top eight at 8 p.m. countdown.

The Conversation

11 saxophonists, 4 re-recordings and a £17,000 haircut… The tortuous tale of George Michael's Careless Whisper: "I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head"

There’s much more to the Wham!-man's modern classic than meets the ear

MusicRadar

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

Louder

From rocket-shooting Les Pauls to 'bananas' Superstrats: 10 iconic Kiss guitars that powered rock's most outrageous band

10 bonkers guitars that chart the history of the American hard-rock institution

Guitar World

Tina Turner's former assistant talks star fleeing Ike after experiencing 'no freedom'

Tina Turner's former personal assistant Eddy Hampton Armani has spoken about the late singer in the weeks since her death last month, including briefly discussing her experience with Ike Turner

Daily Mirror

Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in Brazil

Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the laid-back Brazilian musical genre with rhythms recognizable to music lovers around the world.

The Conversation

Tina Turner died before being able to meet her grandchildren and great-grandchildren

Tina Turner died last week at her home at the age of 83 and the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll sadly never got to meet her three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren

Daily Mirror

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight: one song’s journey from 1930s South Africa to Disney money-spinner

Mbube – the vocal harmony song that ended up on The Lion King soundtrack – made its writer $2. But beyond the exploitation and legal battles lies a more inspiring story

Daily Mirror

Elvis Presley's grim final moments recalled by young lover who found him on toilet

Elvis Presley's autopsy results were sealed by his family and will remain a secret for another four years, but his young girlfriend has lifted the lid on what happened in his final moments

The Independent UK

Jim Gordon death: Drummer for Eric Clapton and Beach Boys dies in prison aged 77

The session drummer was convicted of killing his mother in 1983 and was serving time in prison when he died

Daily Mirror

Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough's 'fight over Graceland' could rest on spelling error

Priscilla Presley and granddaughter Riley Keough are involved in a bitter legal battle over the late Lisa Marie Presley's $35million will - with Elvis' ex-wife questioning the 'authenticity and validity' of a 2016 amendment

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Priscilla Presley 'questions' daughter Lisa Marie's will over $1bn Graceland estate

Sources say tensions are high among Presley family members and have been for years.

Daily Mirror

Presleys in battle for Graceland's $1bn as rumours fly over Lisa Marie's will

War breaks out over Elvis’ empire as it emerges his ex-wife Priscilla has filed a petition in court questioning the “authenticity” of a change to a document

The Guardian - UK

The 20 greatest Christmas albums – ranked!

Whether you fancy a heartwarming carol with Elvis or the story of a yuletide drug dealer from OutKast, there’s a festive album for you in our rundown of the best ever

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Lee Lewis was a star who lived life dangerously close to the edge

Beloved for his music but also known for his off-stage extremities, the late singer leaves behind a difficult legacy

The Guardian - UK

‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul

As they tour the UK together, Motown icons Duke Fakir and Otis Williams reflect on meeting the Beatles, facing down white supremacists, and the collaborators they’ve lost along the way

The Guardian - UK

‘It paved the way for all of us’: the classic garage rock compilation Nuggets at 50

Half a century on from its release, we track down the surviving artists from the hugely influential record and hear how the double LP changed their lives and careers

The Guardian - UK

Lamont Dozier: the Motown master craftsman who created miracles under pressure

As one third of a legendary songwriting and production partnership, Dozier produced a slew of indelible hits that expressed the joy and frustration of a whole generation

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