Guardian Music — Leader of the Grateful Dead passes away of natural causes in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centreJerry Garcia, leader of The Grateful Dead, the ultimate San Francisco hippie band, was found dead yesterday in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation cent... more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in betweenA wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.Here ... more info

Guardian Music — Most of the artists on a new Fleetwood Mac tribute compilation are a million miles away from capturing the band's pure emotionFleetwood Mac memory No 1: I'm in a job interview for a hot, new indie music magazine. The editor asks which CDs I've bought... more info

Starpulse — Jimi Hendrix has seen off competition from a string of Brits to top a new Greatest Guitarists poll. The rock legend landed at number one on the Rolling Stone list ahead of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Pag... more info

ContactMusic — Jimi Hendrix has seen off competition from a string of Brits to top a new Greatest Guitarists poll The rock legend landed at number one on the Rolling Stone list ahead of Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Keith Richards and Jeff Beck who make up the top five b... more info

The Newsroom — An Eric Clapton guitar, Michael Jackson jacket and photographs of Marilyn Monroe feature in a celebrity memorabilia auction in Buenos Aires. more info

Guardian Music — Fifty years ago this week, a nervous band called the Rollin' Stones played their first gig – to a bemused crowd of jazz fans. Christopher Sandford, the band's biographer, charts a revolutionIn the summer of 1962, the management of the Academy cinem... more info

ContactMusic — Rock legends Sir Paul Mccartney Eric Clapton Roger Daltrey and Ronnie Wood came together at the weekend 30Jun-1Jul12 to celebrate pop artist Sir Peter Blakes 80th birthday The foursome posed for pictures as they partied at Londons Royal Albert Hall..... more info

Guardian Music — You only need eight seconds to make a guitar solo really burn. Someone should tell Eric ClaptonReading this on mobile? Click hereI've nothing against Eric Clapton; in fact my school satchel bore the blotchy felt-tip inscription "EC = God" for a few m... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Wayne Rooney has revealed that Oasis, Bruce Springsteen and Cat Stevens - are among the singers who help fire him up for the big matches as he prepares to join the action at Euro 2012.The England striker has selected 11 tracks to get him in the goal-... more info