“I can’t do it”: When Chicago flat-out rejected Frank Sinatra in 1970
“I can’t do it…”
Chicago
Stevie Nicks’ favourite song by Chicago is a forgotten 1984 classic
A characteristically odd choice.
The one band Sammy Hagar didn’t want to turn into: “Every cheese ball band”
Can’t go down that road.
Hubert Sumlin: The blues innovator who shaped rock music in the shadows
Howlin’ Wolf’s lead guitarist was a huge influence on Clapton, Page, Richards, and more.
Chicago the band vs Chicago the city: How a lawsuit turned into an ambassadorship
Never mess with a public transport department.
Barbara Gardner Proctor: The woman who brought The Beatles to America
The tale of one of the key, overlooked figures in the British invasion.
The Edinburgh connection: Inside Chris Connelly’s jump from Scottish post-punk to Chicago industrial
“I listened to them, and this little light went off…”
The first meeting of Bob Dylan and his greatest guitarist, Mike Bloomfield
“I was just charmed by the man”.
