When Neil Peart and Afrobeat architect Tony Allen both rave about Ginger Baker, you listen. Here is how he rewired rock drums and Afrobeat.

In 1990 Freddie Mercury could hardly walk, yet he walked into the studio, downed a vodka and delivered rock’s most fearless vocal. Here is what really happened.

A candid photo of Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson with Stevie Nicks, sold as a Studio 54 moment, reveals how three rock queens quietly rewrote the 70s rulebook.

How Gary Puckett’s huge voice, Union Gap uniforms and the risky hit Young Girl made him one of 1960s pop’s most unforgettable and debated singers.

In 1974 Mott the Hoople tried to immortalise the ‘Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ just as their own world exploded in hits, riots and burnout.

How Keith Richards and Bill Wyman went from unlikely bandmates to estranged colleagues who still built the Rolling Stones’ heartbeat.

How a shy kid from Dallas became the loudest voice in 80s blues, changed guitar forever and left a legacy players still chase decades after his final show.

How the death of Eric Clapton’s son Conor shaped “Tears in Heaven,” his sobriety, and a legacy that is as haunting as it is controversial.

From Aussie bar gigs to disco backlash, Barry Gibb’s falsetto and pen turned a nearly forgotten band into architects of modern pop.

Blind, seated and ferociously inventive, Jeff Healey turned a stock Strat into something terrifyingly new. Here’s how his lap-style blues and jazz still school guitarists.