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"It was just the lifestyle. You don't know you're making history when you're doing it": Dave Mason on his fantasy musical adventure

Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more

Louder

“Every time Steve Winwood put fingers to a guitar or piano, something came out that transcended the normal. He has his failings as a person, but I guess you can’t have everything”: The story of Traffic

It seems every member of the groundbreaking band paid a price for their involvement – but a three-album run of rare quality remains as testimony to their lofty creative intentions

Louder

"If I was young now, I'd probably be stalking Taylor Swift. We have affairs, we make it dramatic and write hit songs about it" - Stephen Stills on the romance that drove a classic and the making of his first solo album

Growing tired of the tensions in CSN&Y, Stephen Stills moved to the UK to record his debut album, with a little help from Jimi, Ringo and Eric

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Parliamentary punch-ups, painting mishaps and red carpet insults – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

The 20 greatest rock supergroups ever

From Cream and ELP to Temple Of The Dog and Velvet Revolver, these are history’s greatest supergroups

Louder

“Duane Allman played a great solo, came back, and Eric says, ‘Well, I want to do mine again!’ This went on for at least an hour or two”: How Eric Clapton went from God to all-'round guitar genius in the ‘70s

After the writing on the wall proclaimed him a deity in the '60s, where else was there to go for Eric Clapton but on a search of self-discovery, musical improvement, and new artistic frontiers

Guitar World

In the spring of 1967, the newly formed Traffic retreated to a haunted cottage to write their debut album, Mr. Fantasy. Cue in-fighting, an unhappy local with a shotgun, and incredibly strong acid

"We were like four students living on top of one another, surrounded by filthy crockery and unmade beds" - Steve Winwood on Traffic's early experiments with communal living

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“Eric Clapton played with a stately authority. It’s missing in guitar today. It seems every great player has to play very fast. It can be distasteful, honestly”: Scott Holiday says Slowhand’s slow hand is still the gold standard for expressive playing

Clapton remains an ever-present force in the Rival Sons star’s own sound – here’s why Holiday views his hero as one of the most influential guitarists of all time

Guitar World

The hits, the posthumous tracks, the interstellar space jams: These are the 20 greatest songs Jimi Hendrix ever recorded

In four short years Jimi Hendrix created a rock'n'roll revolution, changing the way guitarists played their instruments and redefining what was possible in music itself

Louder

“Mike Oldfield engineered the first track Henry Cow recorded, because Tom Newman had been celebrating the end of Tubular Bells and was brainless drunk under the console”: Bassist John Greaves’ life in prog

After starting out in his dad’s dance band, the Welshman encountered Henry Cow at university, knew he had to be part of it - and he’s never looked back

Louder

Rock’s 20 greatest one album wonders: the bands that made one album then vanished

They came, they saw, they vanished – these are the bands who made one perfect album then split up

Louder

‘On best behaviour, he was a joy’: the lost archive of English pop eccentric Vivian Stanshall

The man best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was brilliant but volatile, and met an untimely end. Now his unfinished work has been rescued

The Guardian - UK

Session guitar ace Eddie Martinez breaks down his parts on Robert Palmer, Run-DMC and Steve Winwood hit songs

The player behind Addicted To Love, Higher Love, King Of Rock and Simply Irresistible

MusicRadar

Procol Harum: The epic story of A Whiter Shade Of Pale

More than half a century ago Procol Harum recorded the unlikeliest, best-selling, most bitterly-contested drug anthem of all time

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Slash once partnered with Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates for a stirring tribute cover of Hey Joe in honor of the guitar great

Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox supported Slash and Steve Winwood as the supergroup paid tribute to the guitar master in scintillating style at the UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony

The Independent UK

Rock and royals: Steve Winwood’s surprising family connection to Queen Camilla

Traffic and Blind Faith musician has links to the monarchy

Wales Online

King's Coronation Concert: Who is Steve Winwood and what songs is he famous for?

The rock'n'roll icon is behind many famous tracks

Manchester Evening News

Prince Andrew among the Royals to attend Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle

The Duke of York arrived with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their children Beatrice and Eugenie

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Coronation concert to feature Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins

The stars will act in a series of sketches, while an impressive line-up performs at Windsor castle next Sunday.

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise and Winnie the Pooh to feature in King Charles’ Coronation Concert

‘Mission: Impossible’ star has longstanding relationship with the royal family

Manchester Evening News

Show me the honey! Tom Cruise and Winnie the Pooh to feature in Coronation concert

The event will be broadcast on May 7

Wales Online

Big celebrity names revealed for King Charles Coronation concert

The inclusion of one Hollywood has had a close relationship with the royal family

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise, Tom Jones and Winnie the Pooh to appear in Coronation Concert sketches

Paloma Faith and Olly Murs have also been added to the line-up, which already included stars such as Katy Perry and Lionel Richie

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise and Winnie the Pooh to feature during Coronation Concert

Music acts Paloma Faith, Olly Murs and veteran rock guitarist Steve Winwood have also been added to the line-up.

The Independent UK

Tom Cruise and Winnie the Pooh to feature in King Charles’ Coronation Concert

‘Mission: Impossible’ star has longstanding relationship with the royal family

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