Blues
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Terry Cryer obituaryPhotographer admired for his pictures of jazz greats and for his skill in the darkroom
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Letter: Mose Allison at the Ricky-TickGiles Oakley writes: I first saw Mose Allison at a time when many of the African American blues giants were making a huge impact
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Rag'n'Bone Man wins 2017 Brits critics' choice awardUnlikely bluesman scoops the prize that helped launch Adele
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Rolling Stones’ Darryl Jones not just a spare partBrief letters: Missing Rolling Stone | What makes a Wales | Sportswomen absent | Dodgy estate agents | Ed Balls’ Strictly exit | Trumpitechture
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Phil Chess obituaryCo-founder of the record label that launched Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and other greats of American blues
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Phil Chess, the Polish immigrant who brought blues to the worldThe Chess Records co-founder was first inspired by music he heard through the walls of a Baptist church, and went on to make an indelible mark on music history
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Phil Chess, Chess Records co-founder, dies aged 95The Chicago-based label released blues records which helped define rock’n’roll, proving hugely influential to musicians like the Rolling Stones
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When Muddy Waters met my Last WaltzLetters: When that great, pounding rhythm on Mannish Boy started up, I certainly did go into a panic
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'Everybody knows everybody' – what the blues has given ChicagoHarmonica player Billy Branch, who’s played with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and BB King, hails the Windy City’s sense of community, its parks and its food
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How Seasick Steve turned out to be Session Man SteveA biography of the bluesman with the hobo backstory found that he’d made up his myth. But does it matter?
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Hear Led Zeppelin's previously unreleased Sunshine WomanNext month sees the release of Led Zeppelin’s complete BBC sessions, and we’ve got this rarity from their 1969 ‘lost session’ for you
Otis Taylor: Fantasizing About Being Black review – raw and unflinching