Jeff Beck got his start in the Yardbirds, as the guitarist after Eric Clapton and before Jimmy Page. But he soon established himself as a solo artist, leading several terrific…
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First Eric Clapton, then Jeff Beck, then Jimmy Page—The Yardbirds are a band known first and foremost for the string of great guitarists who began their careers with the band….
Steve Winwood, straight off his experience in the British pop music scene with the Spencer Davis Group, teamed up with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and on-again off-again member Dave Mason…
Almost completely unknown in the US, The Pretty Things were one of the highlights of the British music scene in the mid-‘60s, cranking out electrifying blues-rock tunes before shifting, like…
I’ve split the Beatles work into five CD-length playlists here. Clearly, their greatness needs no explanation, and their work changed so much over time as to warrant multiple playlists to…
The Rolling Stones have been called the world’s greatest rock and roll band for a reason. Here’s why, in three 1960s playlists. Note: I’ll update this post with more playlists...
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When music fans think of Them (if they think of Them at all), it’s most likely for one of two things: the song “Gloria” or, more likely, the starting point…
Centered around the twin talents of Allan Clarke and Graham Nash, the Hollies emerged with a pop sound similar to that of the early Beatles. Their three-part vocal harmonies in…
Led by the songwriting duo of Chris White and Rod Argent with lead singer Colin Blunstone, The Zombies spent most of their short career bemoaning their lack of success after…
Hailed as the first supergroup (Clapton coming from the Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker from the now-forgotten Graham Bond Organisation), Cream reached its peak…
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