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Guy Stevens

Legendary producer Guy Stevens wrote for the Record Mirror in the early '60s, before joining Island Records as a producer. He was heavily involved in the formation and recording of Mott The Hoople. In 1979 he produced the Clash's landmark album London CallingHe died in 1981. 

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Howlin' Wolf: The Great Unknowns No. 11: Howlin' Wolf Burnette

Profile by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 31 August 1963

WHEN PYE records launched their second R & B campaign, one of the artists involved was a gentleman by the strange name of Howlin' Wolf. ...

Chuck Berry: Although He Crashes Into The Charts With Three Discs In One Week, Chuck Won't Be Here Yet!

Profile by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 5 October 1963

CHUCK BERRY, born on October 18th, 1931, has now become an almost legendary figure to many people in this country. ...

Muddy Waters: Great Unknowns: No. 15 Muddy Waters

Profile by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 12 October 1963

MUDDY WATERS was born McKinley Morganfield, at Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on April 4th, 1915. ...

Chuck Berry: I Can't Wait To Meet My Friends In Britain

Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 30 November 1963

THE RECORD MIRROR TELEPHONES CHUCK BERRY IN MISSOURI ...

Chuck Berry: New Discs From Chuck

Report by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 1 February 1964

SENSATIONAL news for all R & B fans is that Chuck Berry's new record 'Nadine' is to be released over here on February 4th, prior ...

Chuck Berry, Little Walter: Chuck Berry Tells Guy Stevens About "How I Write My Songs"

Report and Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

MY FIRST MEETING with Chuck Berry proved to be as exciting and interesting as I had expected. I met him in the offices of Chess ...

Jimmy Reed: Talks Like He Sings

Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

JIMMY REED is perhaps the most successful blues singer on the American scene today, for his music has found wide acceptance among both the white ...

Larry Williams: Heir To Little Richard

Profile by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

IN OCTOBER 1958, Little Richard decided, in the words of the late Chuck Willis, to "Hang up his rock'n'roll shoes" and enter the Church. Many ...

Solomon Burke, Dee Clark, Freddie King, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Tymes, Dionne Warwick: The Tymes, Freddie King, Dionne Warwick, Dee Clark, Solomon Burke, The Miracles: Regal Theatre, Chicago IL

Live Review by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 4 April 1964

ON STAGE WITH THE R&B LEGENDS ...

Chuck Berry: Chuck — King of Beat

Report by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 25 April 1964

THE STORY OF CHUCK'S CAREER AND COMEBACK, BY GUY STEVENS ...

Inez & Charlie Foxx: The Pounding Breakthrough

Profile and Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 1 August 1964

ONE OF THE biggest and most interesting breakthroughs in the record industry here in recent months is the appearance of Inez Foxx with 'Hurt By ...

Downliners Sect, Jimmy Reed: The Downliners Quiz R&B King Jimmy Reed...

Report and Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 28 November 1964

JIMMY REED sat back into his chair and contemplated the five long-haired boys sitting opposite him. A group called the Downliners Sect. The subject of ...

James Brown, The Rolling Stones: James Brown: The Stones Can't Stop Talking About King James

Interview by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 19 December 1964

EVERY NOW and then, a rhythm and blues artist in America breaks through the confines of his own field of music and becomes a giant ...

James Brown: Sue Hit with 'Night Train'!

Report by Guy Stevens, Record Mirror, 2 January 1965

FIRST STOP No. 1 IN THE CHARTS FOR JAMES BROWN CLASSIC! ...

Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley: Sun Records: Country Meets Rock

Retrospective by Guy Stevens, International Times, 23 May 1969

An occasional series which looks into pop music and its antecedents is the latest plot to swell our readership figures, thereby making the fuzz look ...

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