‘One of the hardest sessions’: Legendary Stax smash was no easy task for Steve Cropper
Here’s the story behind one of Cropper’s more brilliantly concise performances.

Here’s the story behind one of Cropper’s more brilliantly concise performances.

John Mayall has, of course, worked with a series of guitar heroes. His new album is different.
‘Black Messiah’ highlights Cannonball Adderley’s more adventuresome side.

Mark Egan again hooks up with former Pat Metheny Group bandmate Danny Gottlieb.
Issued decades ago now, Yes’ ‘Talk’ remains widely dismissed – when it’s not being ignored all together.

Glenn Hughes, in conversation, is as expansive as his own strikingly multi-faceted career.

Willie Nelson sounds at peace. At peace with where he’s been but, even more importantly, where he’s headed.

Chrissie Hynde is exploring new textures, new emotions, new places. And that, really, is what solo albums are about.

As a multi-disc October set of live recordings from the early 1970s is announced, John Wetton remembers those heady times with King Crimson.

Composed for a forgettable documentary on the 1976 Winter Games, Rick Wakeman’s ‘White Rock’ still offers moments of very real discovery.