Free was an English hard-rock band that released six studio albums and a live set between 1969 and 1973 on Island Records. Their first two albums, Tons of Sobs and Free, appeared in 1969 and established their soft/heavy blues-based style. They reached their popular peak with the 1970 albums Fire and Water and Highway. After […]
Bad Company was an English hard-rock supergroup led by Free vocalist Paul Rodgers. They released six albums between 1974 and 1982 on Swan Song and achieved FM evergreen status with the hits “Can’t Get Enough,” “Rock Steady,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy.” In 1986, they reconvened with singer Brian Howe for […]
Black Cat Bones were an English blues-rock band from London that released the album Barbed Wire Sandwich on Decca in 1970. Their two constants were brothers Stuart Brooks (bass) and Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar), who steered the band through an ever-changing cast of singers, drummers, and lead guitarists. Early members Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke […]
