The Allman Brothers hit their instrumental peak with In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed, recorded for their 1971 album Live At Fillmore East.

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Traffic are one of those bands who somehow fell through the cracks of my musical journey. Consequently, Dave Mason was not a name that meant a great deal to me.

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David Crosby took a break from his CSNY supergroup to launch a solo career in 1971, teaming up with The Grateful Dead and other Bay Area musicians.

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Here’s a song from 1971 that I’ve never heard before by an artist I’ve never heard of before – Christopher Blue.

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Clean Up Woman is one of the greatest soul songs of all time, recorded by Betty Wright when she was only 17. I’m amazed I’ve not posted it before. (more…)

Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the best guitarist in the world. Hendrix shrugged and replied: “I don’t know – ask Rory Gallagher.”

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George Harrison’s song Beware Of Darkness provides the perfect soundtrack to the opening scene of horror film Weapons.

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Husband-and-wife schlager duo Cindy & Bert made arguably the best rock cover of all time with their reimagined version of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid… in German.

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Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar, with an unusual “single note” style of playing.

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Mambo Sun is the first track on the first side of the first proper T. Rex album Electric Warrior, released in 1971.

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