Listen to Al Stewart performing his cover of the Yardbirds’ ‘Turn Into Earth’:
Born in Scotland but brought up in Dorset, Al Stewart started his career in local bands, buying his first guitar from Andy Summers (Zoot Money, the Police) and taking guitar lessons from Robert Fripp (King Crimson). Inspired by Bob Dylan, he moved down [...]
Originally, there was no licensed bar in the Marquee and during the intermission or before their set, all the bands would rush out and have a drink at the Ship, which was just down the road. So if you wanted an interview, you’d just go into the Ship and I’d find, say, Jeff Beck standing [...]
I joined ‘Melody Maker’ in 1964, but before that I used to go to the old Marquee when it was in Oxford Street, which had a bit of a plush jazz vibe, to see people like Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine. Then the club moved round the corner into Wardour Street and it became much [...]
One of the UK’s foremost keyboard players, Brian Auger has played with a number of British blues and jazz greats, including the Yardbirds and Long John Baldry, both as a session musician and a band leader. He enjoyed a massive hit single in 1966 with ‘This Wheel’s On Fire’ featuring Julie Driscoll on vocals and [...]