Classic Rock might have "come of age" in the '70s, but it was born in the 1960s amidst a swirl of cigarette smoke, social revolution, and the sudden realization that a guitar could sound like a riot.

The rise of blues rock in the 1960s propelled acts like Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones to legendary status, and 1965 was ...

From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...