Musical worlds collide in the most interesting of ways with this exclusive stream, as 1970s guitar god Peter Frampton joins the Royal Philharmonic to do a Fleetwood Mac song. You May Also Like: Heart – ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ (2016) Peter Frampton BandRead More

I often imagine myself in the 1990s as crawling through a musical desert and finding the occasional oasis. It is, I think, my least favorite musical decade. You May Also Like: Elton John – Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (1992): On Second Thought

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Something clicked with Bobby Whitlock connected with Eric Clapton, and their combined voices — as singers, and as writers — fired the blast-furnace of anguish and lust that was Layla. You May Also Like: ‘All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs’ by Kenneth Womack andRead More

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