Despite being the son of guitarist Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band, Duane Betts doesn’t like to dwell on the pressures of following in anyone’s footsteps.

It wasn’t until singer-songwriter Mehro saw the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line as a teenager that he had the urge to pick up a guitar.

Jazz Is Dead! reimagines the Grateful Dead’s songs as jazz standards.

Southern rockers Drive-By Truckers are known for their descriptive storytelling.

Even as part of Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall pursued a solo career.

The Darkness rebels against rock music that takes itself too seriously.

Spellbound is Judy Collins’ 29th album – but the first where she wrote every single song.

“You’re going to record this conversation, aren’t you?” Mireille Campbell asks before putting her husband, dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry, on the phone. “Otherwise you’re going to have a hard time understanding him.” Her comment proved to be sage advice.

Soon we’ll be celebrating the music of the 2000s. Prepare to hark back to the days when Modest Mouse and the Black Keys ruled the airwaves.