Person: Muddy Waters

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Review: LP, at the Olympia

LP really should be a household name, says Ellie O'Byrne, after witnessing the American musician's incredible gig at the Olympia

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New album of Rory Gallagher's music features unreleased tracks

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Where civil rights history meets rock ‘n’ soul

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Tennessee to Mississippi - Where civil rights history meets rock ‘n’ soul

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Georgie Fame reflects on his career ahead of Cork gig

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Edge and Bono to join board of Fender guitars

Rolling Stones play surprise gig in Paris

Last night the Rolling Stones pitched up at a club in the north of Paris for an impromptu secret gig and rocked the house to its foundations.

Fri, 26 Oct, 2012

Sir Mick is rolling in it and that’s how he likes it

An unauthorised biography of Mick Jagger, writes David Kernek, is a must-read for fans, but it doesn’t provide a clue to the central Jagger puzzle

Sat, 06 Oct, 2012

Rolling Stones mark 50th anniversary

Rock veterans The Rolling Stones returned to where it all began as they posed outside a recreation of the venue of their first ever gig, half a century on.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012

Deaths a reminder of grim realities of ’70s

POP STARS and killers.

Sat, 26 May, 2012

Stones still rolling half a century later

WHEN The Rolling Stones toured Ireland in 1965, there was no local music scene.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

My brother’s keeper - Guarding the legacy of the legendary Rory Gallagher

As Rory Gallagher’s ‘lost’ album is finally released, his brother Donal tells Marc O’Sullivan about guarding the guitar legend’s legacy

Sat, 04 Jun, 2011

‘Cadillac Records’ a downbeat nostalgia trip

Darnell Martin’s dramatisation of the rise of legendary blues label Chess Records steps back in time to the 1940s, when guitar man Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) abandons the fields of Mississippi to chase his dreams of stardom.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2009

Knowles to play Etta James in movie role

Beyonce Knowles is to play music legend Etta James in a new film about blues label Chess Records.

Thu, 21 Feb, 2008

Seagal to launch children's guitar charity

Hollywood star Steven Seagal is set to launch a charity to help provide underprivileged youngsters in Britain with guitars.

Fri, 16 Mar, 2007

Dylan's radio show turns out sunny

Rock veteran Bob Dylan's first stint as a radio DJ has proved an instant hit with the station's listeners.

Fri, 05 May, 2006

DJ Dylan blowin’ in the wind

MUSIC legend Bob Dylan started a new job as a radio DJ yesterday and proved to be surprisingly chatty.

Thu, 04 May, 2006

New career move for Dylan

Bob Dylan is embarking on a new career, by becoming a regular DJ on US satellite radio service XM.

Wed, 03 May, 2006

Richards' regrets

The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has two career regrets, he never got to play with Otis Redding and Warren Zevon.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2005

Muddy Waters daughter faces murder charge

The daughter of blues artist Muddy Waters was arrested for murder by detectives investigating the shooting of a man during a drug deal in 1996.

Sat, 13 Mar, 2004

Folk pioneer Alan Lomax dies

American folk music pioneer and song collector Alan Lomax has died aged 87.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2002