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Peter Galpin obituary

4385 days ago
Guardian MusicMy brother Peter Galpin, a talented jazz, blues and soul guitarist, has died aged 62 after suffering from mesothelioma. For the past 20 years he lived in Oxford, where he became well known in the local music scene. He used the nickname "Mr Chill Out"... more info

Watch Eric Clapton, Bobby Bland and more talk about BB King

4429 days ago
Guardian MusicIn a clip from BB King: The Life of Riley, a new documentary directed by Jon Brewer, Bobby Bland, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Walter Trout, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayall, Aaron Neville and Eric Clapton talk about the great bluesman more info

Gavin Esler: 'Prog is eccentric British genius'

4473 days ago
Guardian MusicBands such as the Von Hertzen Brothers, Gazpacho and Touchstone suggest the spirit of prog lives on. That's why I'm honoured to be hosting the first ever progressive music awardsIt was all Murray Sim's fault. He lived near me on the outskirts of Edin... more info

Lowdown Hudson Blues Fest night 1 in pictures (Buddy Guy, John Mayall, Quinn Sullivan)

4515 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphotos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Buddy Guy bring the blues to the people, 7/11/2012 Nothing says the blues like the World Financial Center, in the heart of Battery Park City, with massive VIP pens of suits and their female equivalents...... more info

Red Holloway

4649 days ago
Guardian MusicSaxophonist who adapted to the passing fashions in blues and jazzIn a long performing career, the saxophonist Red Holloway, who has died aged 84, criss-crossed musical genres, content to play in blues bands, bebop combos or 16-piece orchestras. A mas... more info

Bob Brunning

4774 days ago
Guardian MusicFounder member of Fleetwood Mac and a stalwart of the British blues sceneBob Brunning, a founder member of Fleetwood Mac and a stalwart of the British blues scene for five decades, has died after a heart attack aged 68. Brunning played with the group... more info

Eric Clapton creates the cult of the guitar hero

4912 days ago
Guardian MusicApril 1965: Number 7 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicNothing is more central to rock mythology than the cult of the lead guitarist. And no one did more to create that cult than Eric Clapton. He had already been a member... more info

Jack Bruce/Joe Bonamassa – review

4916 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Festival Hall, LondonThis was billed as the London guitar festival's celebration of 60 years of British blues, but Jack Bruce hasn't been playing for quite that long. He first shook up the British music scene a mere 50 years ago, as a teenager,... more info

Rock Family Trees - The British R&B Boom (BBC Rockumentary)

4926 days ago
Totally Fuzzy BBC Series exploring the dramas that lie behind some of the best-known bands. In the 60s young people in the UK were tired of pop and started listening to American blues. The British blues boom threw up two of the biggest bands of the late 60s an... more info

John Mayall - Lee Rocker Plans 50th Around Guitar Greats

4955 days ago
ContactMusicFormer Stray Cats star Lee Rocker is hoping to celebrate his upcoming 50th birthday early at the Topanga Days festival in California in May (11) by taking the stage with blues great John Mayall. The bass player hits the landmark in August (11) and... more info

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