Among them, black guitarists have made indelible marks across genres, shaping the soundscape of rock, blues ... Eddie Hazel’s psychedelic playing and extended solos were revolutionary.

Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page took heavy inspiration from the world of American blues music, but one classic track also drew from soul sensation Wilson Pickett.

Up until then, he’d barely played in public, aside from briefly busking with Barrett in Saint-Tropez (for which they were arrested) and performing in the blues-rock trio Joker’s Wild ...

used imagery purloined from Lewis Carroll’s proto-psychedelic fairytale Alice in Wonderland, highlighting its references to pills, mushrooms and hookah-smoking caterpillars over a twisted rock ...

LEGENDARY punk rock guitarist Brian James who founded The Damned has sadly died aged 70. The iconic musician, who played with icons including Iggy Pop and Black Sabbath during his stellar career ...