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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Humble pie org - Caught on Camera

"We took a break and made some tea. Within 20 minutes Steve had written the words." How Humble Pie made the ultimate whiplash boogie white boy blues

With its monolithic riff and yelping lead vocal, the live version of Stone Cold Fever typifies Humble Pie, one of the best live blues-rock bands of their era

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“I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple

Clempson looks back on an epic career that has seen him replace Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, nearly replace Ritchie Blackmore, and tells us he's having more fun than ever with Colosseum

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"We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals": After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

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Unreleased and rare gems from Small Faces set for boxset by drummer Kenney Jones

The Small Faces' final album 'The Autumn Stone' has been turned into a special boxset.

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"Steve was living out this James Brown fantasy, only he'd taken it one step too far": Quarrels, cocaine, and the rise and fall of Humble Pie

In 1969 an exciting new supergroup was born - but the story of Humble Pie is one of frustration and crushing disappointment

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What happened when we went record shopping with Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

“When I toured with Jeff Beck I never missed a single soundcheck. I'd sit on the side of the stage, just soaking it in" - Tyler Bryant

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The rock musicians battling against AI: "If they can do it to Steve and they can do it to me, what's next? How far will they go?"

Exclusive: Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley on the attempts by the owners of the Steve Marriott estate to replicate the singer's voice with AI – and why they're determined to fight it

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One of the greatest live acts the world has ever seen: The Humble Pie albums you should definitely listen to

Humble Pie were unable to capture the power of their live shows in the studio, but their best albums still include some absolute gems

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"It sounds like someone trying to sound like someone trying to sound like Steve Marriott": Rock legends line up to protest release of AI-assisted Humble Pie recordings

Robert Plant, David Gilmour, Peter Frampton and more have added their voices to a growing chorus of disapproval

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"What a find!" In 1973 Humble Pie played a set at a trendy department store in London: That footage is now online

Filmed for US TV show The Midnight Special, Humble Pie pull out all the stops with a livewire version of their classic I Don't Need No Doctor with the Black Berries

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“Rest in peace, Bobby”: Veteran vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench – who worked with the likes of Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Humble Pie, Ginger Baker, Van Morrison and many more – dies, aged 79

The British musician played with everyone from Peter Green to Freddie King and Ginger Baker yet never got the limelight he deserved

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“I've never been a fan of tapping, tricks or whammy bars. There have been a few greats, like Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, but what they did came from somewhere”: Kiss's Paul Stanley names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The stalwart rhythm guitarist gets back to the roots of his brand of hard-rock showmanship: why AC/DC and Kiss share a similar guitar mentality, how Mitch Mitchell elevated Jimi Hendrix, and what makes Jimmy Page the Beethoven of guitarists

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