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Johnnys Rock Blogs

Every journey starts somewhere

I was watching a Rick Beato video which made a very good point. That you...

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We took for granted the way things were

I probably shouldn’t dwell on the past quite so much but I think I’m just...

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Johnny Winter - A Lifelong Bluesman...

My pal Russell’s parents had gone away for the weekend, leaving him on his own....

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Hit singles that rock kids like me loved...

I bet back in the day, you really paid attention to the singles charts but...

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Puzzling Records...

When I was a teenager my dad, who hated rock music, told me in no...

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Garth Hudson - A star who wasn't a star

The Band remains one of music’s most  important, influencing many (Clapton was a big admirer...

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RIP John Sykes

It feels like losing an old friend you lost touch with but used to run...

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Charisma Records

Charisma is one of my favourite labels from the early 70s and I think...

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Heavy Inspiration

I love Black Sabbath and reckon a lot of inspiration for today’s heavy music can...

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New Deep Purple Album

I was delighted to learn there was a new Deep Purple album. =1. Recorded with...

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Top five gigs...

When we’re discussing bands and gigs from back in the day, they tend to really...

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Genesis - Irresistible and consistently satisfying

On New Year’s day in 1977, it was a snowy one, as was 1978, a...

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