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Sonny Sharrock: Like No Other Guitarist Ever Born

Interview by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 27 June 1970

WARREN "Sonny" Sharrock created one of 1969's most extraordinary musical moments, during a track called 'Chain Of Fools' on Herbie Mann's big-selling Memphis Underground album. ...

Stevie Wonder, Syreeta: Stevie & Syreeta: A Perfect Marriage Of Musical Ideas

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 17 July 1970

THIS YEAR, 1970, Motown are celebrating their 10th anniversary. During their ten very successful years, Stevie Wonder has been virtually an ever present. ...

Clarence Carter, Candi Staton: Clarence Carter & Candi Staton: Clarence and Candi and Rick Hall

Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 14 August 1970

WHEN WE heard the good news of Clarence Carter's impending marriage to his protege, Candi Staton, we felt we had to get in touch with ...

Mark-Almond: No Drums For Almond And Mark

Interview by Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 22 August 1970

WHEN JOHN Mayall led the revolt against volume by dispensing with a drummer in his line-up, he also paved the way for what promises to ...

Stoneground: The Electric Rum-And-Butter Ice-Cream And Melon Slices Test

Report by Geoffrey Cannon, New Society, 10 September 1970

Update, 2020. Wavy Gravy (born 1936 as Hugh Romney) featured in my piece below, does not just dream dreams and see visions. He lives them. ...

Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant: Robert Plant: Down To The Roots

Interview by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 12 September 1970

ROBERT PLANT lives in an old, rambling farmhouse near Kidderminster, on the edge of the Black Country, with his wife Maureen, baby daughter Carmen, dog ...

Rolling Stones, The: Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (Dacca) ****

Review by uncredited writer, Disc and Music Echo, 12 September 1970

Stones give new vitality to some old numbers ...

Jimi Hendrix: The Story

Obituary by Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 26 September 1970

"JIMMY HENDRICKS," was the name scribbled on a notepad, when Chas Chandler rang the MM towards the end of 1966. "You must come and see ...

Jimi Hendrix: Goodbye, Jimi

Obituary by Richard Green, New Musical Express, 26 September 1970

A tribute by Richard Green, who once worked with him ...

Jimi Hendrix 1942‐1970

Obituary by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 27 September 1970

"I could sit up here all night and say thank you, thank you. thank you, you know... I just want to grab you, man, and ...

Savoy Brown: Lookin' In, Lookin' Out

Profile and Interview by Dave Marsh, Circus, October 1970

IF THE BRITISH blues scene seems circular, both in terms of the way it has progressed over the last few years and in terms of ...

Chuck Berry Can't Be Followed

Profile by Charlie Gillett, The Alternative, 1 October 1970

AT THE TIME of his greatest popularity, 1955-59, there were several other singers who had more hits, were more often copied, and commanded higher fees ...

The "famous" children are going to pot...

Report by Lillian Roxon, Sydney Morning Herald, the, 4 October 1970

More and more big names are cropping up in the round-up of dangerous narcotics-takers ...

The Americanization of Rock

Comment by Bill Graham, Cue, 10 October 1970

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE that rock has been on this planet for two decades. My own involvement with the music, as a producer in these ...

Janis Joplin: The Agony of Janis

Comment by Geoffrey Cannon, Melody Maker, 10 October 1970

Update, 2020. Yes, the deaths of Brian Jones in July 1969, then of Jimi Hendrix in September 1970, then of Janis Joplin a couple of ...

Janis Joplin: Girl of the Electric Generation

Obituary by Lillian Roxon, Sydney Morning Herald, the, 11 October 1970

To be all woman, yet equal with men; to be free and yet a slave to real love; to nose-thumb convention, yet get back to ...

Reggae: The Real Underground Music

Report and Interview by Mark Williams, Strange Days, 23 October 1970

FORGET YOUR Edgar Broughtons and your Pink Floyds and your three million other 'underground' groups, ('underground' that is, until they start selling lottsa albums, when ...

Jimi Hendrix: A Funeral In His Home Town

Report by John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 29 October 1970

Seattle, Washington – It had been very hot and sunny the last few days in Seattle, most unusual for this time of year. But on ...

Grand Funk Railroad

Profile by Danny Goldberg, Circus, January 1971

ODDLY ENOUGH, the first question that come to mind writing about Grand Funk Railroad is, why don't people like them? This is followed quickly – ...

Laura Nyro

Profile by Richard Williams, The Times, 5 January 1971

THE CURRENT STATE of pop music allows its performers to make the most naked personal statements. Only an artist with considerable character, though, can keep ...