A global star for eight decades, Petula Clark is finally telling her story

Don’t have a plan. Don’t be cocky. Doing drugs is dumb. He knows what it’s like to be poor. He’ll know when it’s time to quit – and will. These things and more shape his world view.

With the release of her eighth album, Can’t Take My Story Away , roots star Elles Bailey talks fame, vanity, mental health and the childhood trauma behind her smoke ’n’ honey battle cry.

Singer/guitarist Marcus King

The Ten Years After bassist survived Hamburg’s Star-Club, sparked the blues boom, achieved immortality at Woodstock – and is still going strong at 82. “Music,” he says, “it’s a drug…”

Dolly Parton turns 80 this month, as she celebrates this very special birthday, we bring you some Dolly wisdom! ‘We’re at our best when we see the best in everyone around us’