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The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The recent passing of the ‘godfather of British ...
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Bob Dylan and Jorma Kaukonen on the 1960s guitar icon who led an electric blues revolution and died alone and unknown

Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated discomfort with success ...
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In 1960s Gainesville, interracial blues bands helped bridge the gap in the city's music scene

Charles Steadham is no stranger to blues music. He has been playing the blues for years, performing in venues across the South. Not once was he afraid to play onstage in front of a crowd or even to ...
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Wayne Cochran, extraordinary showman of '60s rhythm-and-blues, dies at 78

For a few years in the 1960s and 1970s, one of the music world's most extraordinary showmen was a Georgia-born rhythm-and-blues singer named Wayne Cochran. Inspired by the vocal styles of soul ...