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Sad news.

Les Paul, the designer of one of rock’s most iconic guitars, has died aged 94. The Gibson Les Paul is second only to the Fender Stratocaster as the world’s most recognisable electric guitar designs. The first electric guitar I bought as a spotty teenage was a Les Paul… or rather I wished it was. It [...]

I just turned on the TV News to hear that Michael Jackson has died. He was due to begin a series of comeback concerts next month. Well, it goes without saying that he’s had his ups and downs, with more downs lately, followed by even more downs, but no one can take away his period of [...]

This is a guest post by Paul McGee It would perhaps be overstating things to say that Norman Whitfield, who died yesterday, was one of the forgotten giants of post-war black pop music, but it’s certainly true that his significance as a writer, producer, arranger and innovator has often been overlooked and undervalued in comparison [...]

Oh this is sad. Richard Wright, keyboard player for Pink Floyd died yesterday after a battle with cancer. As a long-time fan of the band, I’m just so pleased that the four principles managed a final reunion in 2005 for at Live8.  After a quarter-century of estrangement and recriminations, it would have been terrible if [...]